Deals
VR Equitypartner backs Ostertag Solutions
Company increased its turnover by 38.5% to €20.5m in the 2014/15 financial year
BayBG backs barbecues retailer Activa Grillküche
The business produces and sells coal- and gas-fired barbecue grills
Ardian leads €7m round for Bricoprivé
Group will continue expansion plans in Italy and Spain
Bessemer leads $7.5m round for Hibob
Funding will enable the company to roll out its product in the UK
Target Global and EBRD in $20m series-C for DocPlanner
In addition to raising capital, the Polish startup will merge with Spanish competitor Doctoralia
Viking Venture invests NOK 22m in Skooler
Norwegian VC backs the Moss-based software developer alongside entrepreneur Roger Larsen
Chequers Capital acquires Fime from Orange
Orange acquired Fime in 2007, simultaneously with Silicomp Group
Electra exits Elian to Intertrust in £435m deal
Sale of the fund administration business generates a 2.6x return
Abraaj takes minority stake in Fibabanka
CEE-focused GP will join existing backers International Finance Corp and EBRD
MTIP in ReActive series-A
Further investors in the round included High-Tech Gründerfonds, Bayern Kapital and TQ-Group
IK Investment Partners invests in B2S
IK made the investment through its Small Cap Fund I buyout vehicle, securing a minority stake
HTGF backs recreation booking platform Bookingkit
Startup plans expansion in its existing markets in Germany, Austria and Switzerland
Exponent offloads Radley
Exponent acquired the handbag retailer in 2007 in a deal worth £130m
LDC exits Synexus to PPD in £178m deal
Sale provides the GP with a 2.3x return after just a one-year tenure
CM-CIC provides €3m round to Okko Hôtels
Paris-based investment firm provided €1.5m funding to the chain in 2014
Quadrivio’s Somacis buys Graphic
Deal marks first acquisition afield for the Italian buyout house Quadrivio
CM-CIC leads €6m in series-A for InFlectis BioScience
CM-CIC and Regimes Ventures joins previous pool of investors including Go Capital
Bain Capital sells FTE Automotive to Valeo for €819.3m
Purchase price represents an estimated entry multiple of 8x 2016 EBITDA
EQT buys Bilfinger’s real estate service for €1.4bn
EQT paid partly in cash and partly via a deferred fixed-interest facility
Dunedin's CET bolts on Omega
Deal marks 13th acquisition by the testing and outsourcing business
Equistone buys ChartCo from ECI for £55m
SBO marks the 10th investment for Equistone Partners Europe Fund V
IK realises Attendo investment with SEK 1.91bn share sale
Mid-market GP brings ownership of care services business to an end 10 years after acquisition
Maj Invest exits Medicom IP in trade sale
GP sells pre-crisis investment in Danish medical devices company after nine-year holding period
Caixa Capital Risc leads €700,000 series-C for Biótica
Backers include the management team alongside existing shareholders