Deals
VR exits Janz IT to ACP
VR Equitypartner sells its stake in IT service Janz to ACP in a trade sale
Baird sells Alpha FMC to Dunedin
Baird acquired a minority stake in Alpha in October 2013 in a transaction worth ТЃ28m
Watchmaster raises $8m from Cherry Ventures et al.
Watchmaster completed its third funding round within less than one year
Albion leads £1.65m investment in InCrowd
Albion was joined by Sky and several angel investors in the funding round
Electra sells Daler-Rowney to Fila for €80.8m
Electra first backed fine art materials company in 2011 with ТЃ26m investment
EQT in €1.44bn EEW exit to Beijing Enterprises
Deal is largest Chinese direct investment in a German company to date, GP said
Siparex injects €600,000 into Batiroc
Second deal to come via VC’s 40%-invested Rhône-Alpes regional fund in space of a week
BGF in swift exit from Plastique
Business Growth Fund had bought a minority stake in the business for ТЃ5m in mid-2014
Priveq-backed CSAM acquires division of CapMan's Mawell
Mawell to sell electronic healthcare systems division nine years after тЌ8m CapMan investment
Equistone buys German candlemaker Gala
Equistone acquires majority stake in candle producer Gala as founder retires
Ardian-backed Trescal bolts on Kalibrix
Deal is Trescal's 15th bolt-on since the buyout by Ardian in July 2013
Maven backs £11m EE Smith MBO
Maven invested via its Maven Investor Partners fund rather than through its VCT vehicles
Elysian Capital in MBO for Sambro International
Transaction marks first platform deal for Elysian Capital II LP fund
Holtzbrinck backs Spotcap's €31.5m round
Investment firm of Russian billionaire Oleg Boyko invests alongside Holtzbrinck
Idinvest buys minority stake in VC-backed Secret Escapes
Institutional funds injection is company's fifth since inception in 2011
MML's Lomond acquires John Shepherd
MML first backed the Scottish property asset management company in August 2014
Accel, Octopus, Index exit SwiftKey in $250m Microsoft deal
US technology conglomerate continues European acquisitions with deal reportedly worth тЌ250m
Permira sells Creganna for $895m
All-cash transaction with TE Connectivity awards Permira a 3.4x return multiple
Industrifonden and Kreos lead €15.8m round for Widespace
Swedish state-backed investor contributes тЌ5m to mobile advertising company
BGF invests £2m in Castleton
Fresh funding supports AIM-listed company's acquisition of Kypera
Sofinnova leads €22m series-A for Enyo Pharma
Round featured €5m contribution from BPI France’s €173m healthcare-focused InnoBio fund
Principia's Applix bolts on Melazeta
Third acquisition in five years for Applix, which will focus on digital entertainment
Charme Capital exits Bellco to Medtronic for €110m
GP will concentrate on Charme III fundraising as exit brings Charme II fund to full realisation
Ardian scores 20%-plus IRR on FitnessBoutique OBO
Sports equipment specialist is reported to have doubled size during GP’s five-year ownership