Deals
Sofinnova and Imperial's Mission Therapeutics raises £60m
Investment led by Woodford Patient Capital Trust and saw existing backers re-up
Vendis inks first Nordic deal with Ferm Living MBO
Takeover of Danish design furniture brand is second deal for GPтs тЌ150m-plus second fund
I&FP buys Nova Technology
Buyout of IT consultancy is fifth to be financed via GP’s €135m buy-and-build fund
Bessemer backs ZenGuard
Internet security business ZenGuard receives funding from US VC Bessemer
Siparex kickstarts regional fund with Labojal BIMBO
Siparex’s €800,000 injection is the latest to be announced by the VC following a busy January
Siparex backs MBO for Déchelette-Malleval
The deal, financed with a €600,000 ticket, is the 23rd for GP’s 40%-invested Rhone-Alpes fund
Vaaka sells Finnish roofer to Sentica's Hämeen Laaturemontti
Exit comes five years after Vaaka's acquisition and two years after Sentica backed HУЄmeen Laaturemontti
Synova scores 16x on Kinapse sale
Synova first backed the company in 2012, with sales growing since from ТЃ6.5m to ТЃ27.5m
Progressio joins existing investors in ICF
Progressio secures a controlling stake in the business together with Mandarin Capital
EQT named as preferred bidder for Kuoni
Nordic GP emerges as favourite from a field of suitors for Swiss travel company
Ouest Croissance backs MBO for Azenn
MBO is the first to involve the SME investor this year after an active end of 2015
Inkef leads $4.5m series-A for Wercker
Round follows $2.4m seed round in 2014 and brings total funding to $7.5m
BGF Ventures leads $6.5m round in Tapdaq
Tapdaq first received $1.4m in seed funding from Balderton et al. in September 2014
Procuritas acquires Calorex in bolt-on
Deal follows buyout of Danthermтs HVAC and EMEA Telecoms divisions
VNT Management invests €3m in Norsepower
Capital injection made through Finnish cleantech VCтs Power Fund III
Mucosis raises €5.7m from BioGeneration et al.
Round comes eight years after €3m injection by BioGeneration and Medsciences, among others
Kester scores 3x on Garrets sale
Kester first backed the marine catering business in 2012 in a deal thought to be worth ТЃ17m
Game platform FaceIt raises $15m in series-A funding
Anthos, Index Ventures and United Ventures fund UK gaming platform to expand in the US
Chequers Capital acquires Phoenix Group from Opera
Chequers Capital buys controlling stake in Italian Phoenix Group
Ergon buys HIG's Looping
SBO comes five years after HIG helped set up theme park group with €20m investment
BGF joins existing investors in $30m NewVoiceMedia round
Cloud communications service had previously raised capital from Bessemer, Eden Ventures et al.
Ardian picks up $940m PE portfolio from USS
Transaction marks one of Ardian's largest purchases from a UK pension fund
Viking Venture takes 49% stake in Din ERP
Trondheim-based VCтs investment will support European expansion for the enterprise software company
Accel leads $10m series-A for Job Today
Employment marketplace will use the funds to launch its services in London and Paris