Deals
Bridging the gap with employee ownership
Inviting employees into ownership structures could improve returns
BPI France reaps €271m on Eiffage stake sell-off
State-backed investor to decrease stake from 18.8% to 13.8%
Advent reaps further £94m from DFS sell-down
Furniture retailer was listed earlier this year
Highland injects $17m into Adjust
Business has raised $30m since foundation
Idinvest injects €17m into Green & Biz
French GP invests via Alter Equity 3P and Novi 2 funds
Terra Firma to take Infinis private again two years after IPO
Share price has been halved since IPO in 2013
Ratos makes 3.6x return on full Inwido exit
Full exit sees GP reap SEK 1.48bn and 16% IRR
Deal in Focus: Solina returns to Ardian after four-year build-up
IK's sale of Solina marks Ardian’s full return to an asset it partially left in late 2011
Apax's Europe Snacks adds on Sibell
Acquirer has seen five PE-backed buyouts since foundation
TDR Capital invests in £1.3bn Euro Garages deal
Reports suggest merger with TDR's EFR Group ahead of joint US IPO
Foresight invests £4m in FFX
Second ТЃ4m investment in a week from British VC
Howzat Partners leads DKK 25m series-A for Bownty
Copenhagen startup has now raised nearly тЌ5m in total funding
Lonsdale takes majority stake in Ocean Media
Buyout comes 12 years after Ocean split from Trinity Mirror
Activa's La Maison Bleue bolts on La Part de Rêve
Second add-on since GP’s acquisition in December 2012
Foresight invests £4m in Itad
Deal sees two non-exec directors and new chair join Itad
Advent-backed Oberthur confirms 2015 IPO
Announcement comes after reports of unsuccessful bids from PE houses
Accel's Showroomprivé to raise €373m in upcoming IPO
VC to retain 5-8% stake from current 31%
Total Capital sells Arthouse to NorthEdge
Exit marks full realisation of Total Capital fund, which returns 1.9x
Electra and Exponent team up for £400m PhotoBox deal
JP Morgan will provide financing for the planned SBO
EQT exits Vertu
GP sells 90% stake acquired in 2012
Equistone's Concept Life Sciences bolts on Agenda1
Acquisition part of buy-and-build strategy
Northzone's mCash sells Norwegian operations
VC will not realise any value or receive cash from sale
Emeram buys Matrix42
Company is Emeram's fourth acquisition
Deal in Focus: Sun shines on Finlays flowers
Sun European's investment in Finlays' highlights growing appetite for flower assets