Deals
EQT acquires Top-Toy for DKK 2.325bn
Nordic Capital and Axcel were among bidders for Danish toy retailer
LBO France to buy troubled Fram for Karavel merger
Business went into receivership last week
Ratos-backed GS-Hydro acquires First Hose for £4.5m
Deal includes possible additional ТЃ1.5m payment
Inflexion carves out RSA division
New business will be named British Engineering Services
French IPOs: Last chance saloon?
Despite a large number of French listings over the past 18 months, rocky performance could close the window
Weinberg acquires Butler's 66% stake in Adit
BPI France and French state to keep remaining 34%
Maven invests £5.4m in GEV
GEV provides maintenance services to the energy sector
Inventure et al. in $3.4m series-A for Umbra
Capital to be invested in 3D video game rendering prototype
Dunedin's CitySprint bolts on Bexley
21st acquisition since receiving Dunedin backing in 2010
Germany: Generational shift the answer to cultural conundrum
As dealflow in Germany remains subdued, could a new generation bring about change?
Goldman Sachs backs Talentsoft with €25m
Sixth round seen by the business since inception, according to unquote” data
Catapult exits System Integration in management buy-back
Catapult exits business after six years
Wellington-backed Neuway extends series-A to €5.85m
Company is first spinout from Life Science Inkubator
Splittable raises $1.2m from Seedcamp et al.
UK-based property app has attracted investment from Boris Johnson fund
Mologic raises £3m from Calculus Capital
Diagnostic devices developer was founded in 2003
Partech leads $33m series-C for Brandwatch
Fourth deal to be financed via тЌ400m growth fund
Dzeta sells 51% My Media stake in €50m OBO
EV reported to have grown from €20m to €50m since 2013
Frothy tech venture market echoes dotcom bubble
The UK tech market is heating up again, but can VCs beat the bubble?
PE-backed $3.3bn Lumileds carve-out delayed by US regulators
CFIUS expresses "unforeseen concerns" around the takeover
H2 offloads Isero to Grafton
H2 first invested in Isero in 2010
Sun acquires Flexitech
Eighth investment to be financed via GP’s $2.1bn sixth fund
Life Sciences Partners' Curetis sets IPO price range
Company hopes to raise up to €50m
EQT's Sportradar scores $44m funding round
Existing investor EQT stays on board, Michael Jordan joins
VC-backed Deezer pulls high-profile IPO
Company backs down in light of "market conditions"



