Deals
CapMan exits Esperi Care to ICG
Exit ends the six-year ownership of the care provider by CapMan’s Buyout division
Bain-backed Maisons du Monde in €769m IPO
Bain Capital acquired a majority stake in the French home decoration group for €680m in 2013
Rutland’s Walstead picks up Let’s Print
Rutland-backed Walstead expands further into Europe with the €175m acquisition of Let's Print
Menu Next Door gathers €1.75m in seed round
Belgian startup recently launched its activity in London, complementing Paris and Brussels
Benchmark in Contentful’s $13m round
Contentful will use the fresh capital to open a San Francisco office this year
Ardian-backed Laboratoires Anios expands with Inibsa Hospital
Transaction marks the fourth bolt-on since Ardian invested in the company in 2013
LDC lists Joules on AIM
LDC makes £53m and scores a multiple of 2.4x, reinvests for a 7% stake
Sherpa raises €5.8m series-A from Alma Mundi
GP invested through its Alma Mundi Innvierte Fund, alongside several private investors
Cherry Ventures backs TourRadar’s $6m series-A
Cherry Ventures and Hoxton Ventures join existing backers AWS and Speedinvest
NorthEdge’s Accrol eyes AIM listing
Listing would mark the first IPO of a NorthEdge-backed company
PE-backed Argenta buys Somed for €30.4m
Private equity backers Motion Equity and KKR provided funding to support the transaction
LFPI acquires CMG Sports Club from 21 Partners
French fitness group CMG spent eight years under 21 CP's ownership
IK in €300-350m deal to acquire Marle from Carlyle
IK is acquiring Marle through its buyout fund IK VII, closed on €1.4bn in October 2013
Albion Ventures et al. sell Haemostatix to Ergomed
Ergomed pays an initial consideration of £8m, with an extra contingent of £20m
Foresight invests £1.9m in Agar Scientific
Stanstead-based Agar manufactures electron microscopy products
Gamaya raises CHF 3.2m from VI Partners et al.
Startup is a spinout from École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
LDC backs management buyout of CIPHR
HR software company will aim to expand through acquisitions and invest in marketing
Inflexion reaps 7x money on CP Electronics trade sale
GP has sold the business to French corporate Legrand after a two-year holding period
Vei's Rina acquires Phoenix-backed Edif for £118.5m
Sale of the technical inspection business is the third exit for Phoenix's 2010 fund
LDC takes minority stake in Giacom
LDC acquires a significant minority stake in the company through a management buyout
Pollen Street backs 1st Stop
Deal marks the second investment for Pollen Street's third fund, which held a first close on £120m
Enterprise Investors considers Profi exit
Poland-based investor has mandated Citi to evaluate its options for selling the Romanian retailer
VC-backed eShop buys ChicPlace
Buyer’s backers include Qualitas Equity Partners, Bonsai, Kibo, Onza Capital and Nature Capital
Geenapp raises €500,000 round from Caixa and Kima
Backers include Spanish VC firm Caixa Capital Risc and French competitor Kima Ventures