Deals
Sertec raises £20m from BGF and Lloyds Bank
Round follows previous ТЃ20m working capital injection from Lloyds Bank in August 2015
Alpha in €400m deal for Qualium's Cofidim
GP drew equity from its €700m sixth fund in a deal reported to value asset at €400m
Target Partners backs Datapath.io's €965,000 round
Munich-based Target Partner and Swiss VC Speedinvest provide €965,000 for Datapath.io
HTGF backs Baimos's seven-digit round
High-Tech Gründerfonds, Bayern Capital and HCS take part in Baimos's third funding round
Deal in Focus: Endless acquires struggling Brabant Alucast
An in-depth look at the first Benelux deal for turnaround specialist Endless
Seventure in €1m seed round for MilliDrop
Deal saw VC draw on commitments from €60m seed-focused fund Quadrivium I
AQ Metrics raises $3.25m
Dublin-based AQ Metrics' first funding round attracted international investors
Nordian Capital takes majority stake in BouWatch
Dutch private equity firm splits off security equipment provider from local parent
Gradiente acquires 40% of Dierre Macap Group
Company plans to acquire competitors in the European market following capital injection
I&FP's SVP bolts on Sedarvi
Post-acquisition group to represent combined €25m in turnover
Hat Holding acquires Italian chair producer Luxy for €5m
Italian GPs Opera and Quadrivio exit the business after five-year investment
MBO Partenaires exits 21% Edouard Denis stake
Real estate group was one of the last assets remaining in the GP’s fully invested €150m second fund
Ardian backs Gantner MBO
French investor Ardian acquires Austrian electronic hardware company Gantner from Identec Group
Holtzbrinck leads $6.9m round for Bux
Financing comes after the fintech business raised $1.9m from Initial Capital in September 2015
Bridgepoint-backed Wiggle bolts on Chain Reaction Cycles
Cycling accessories retailer Wiggle acquires competitor Chain Reaction Cycles
Eurazeo PME in €100m Orolia take-private
Deal sees minority owner Isatis reap 2-3x return upon exit, according to unquote” sources
Deal in Focus: Electra repaints Daler-Rowney's fortunes
A look back at how Electra turned Daler-Rowney around from being its worst performing asset
TowerBrook in talks to recoup InfoPro
Takeover comes 14 years afte GP helped launch the B2B publishing house
Intera Partners buys scaffolding business Telinekymppi
Finnish firm drew capital from its 2010-vintage buyout vehicle Intera Fund II
Accent acquires Brand Factory for Ineko merger
Both companiesт management will retain minority shareholdings in the company post-merger
Orange leads €5.3m round for KissKissBankBank
Investment comes three years after the crowdfunding platform raised €2m in seed capital
Three Hills Capital invests €60m in Aquafil
Three Hills provides €35m from its Three Hills Capital fund
Endless acquires Brabant Alucast
Takeover comes as business secures a refinancing following failure to meet its debt obligations
Ratos acquires Airteam in DKK 575m MBO
Management, founders and key employees will retain a 30% stake in the ventilation company post-buyout