Deals
Bain to float Ibstock less than year after buyout
GP will offload part of stake in brick maker
German tax U-turn to bolster domestic startup scene
A recent U-turn by the government on tax spells good news for German startups and VCs
Creadev in €5m series-A for Ysance
Business to invest in R&D and make 50 new hires
HTGF backs Kukimi's seed round
Statup is backed by Atlantic Labs
Hannover Finanz acquires Frey&Winkler
GP hopes for good returns from medical engineerer
Bridgepoint acquires Balt
Second French foray for GP’s €4bn fifth buyout fund
Advent's Oberthur eyeing IPO
Listing plans come as GP rejects PE bids, according to reports
Seed Capital leads DKK 1.5m round for Teazr
Investment will fund US expansion and marketing
Pragma et al. to sell Nasse-Demeco
Exit plans come eight years after GP picked up majority stake
Opinion: Is security software becoming more attractive to private equity?
As the security software market matures, will it attract more buyout attention?
MBO Partenaires picks up MBM
First MBO for GP in France since March, according to unquote" data
Cinven sells Guardian to Admin Re for £1.6bn
Fourth Cinven Fund exits four years after ТЃ275m MBO
Iris leads €14m round for iAdvize
Business aims to make 100 new hires
Inflexion nets 84% IRR following On The Beach IPO
Fourth flotation in 18 months for the GP
UK private equity: small is beautiful
Two reports find that UK SMEs are confident on growth and open to external financing
VC-backed Deezer to list before year-end
IPO to value business upwards of €1bn, according to press reports
EQT eyes PLN 200m HTL-Strefa listing
GP targets late October for Warsaw listing
SHS and BWK buy minority stake in NDD Medizintechnik
Company operates in Europe, the US and Asia
Siparex et al. to sell DSO Interactive
Exit expected to go through by 30 September, according to unquote” sources
Vulog raises €8.4m from BPI France et al.
Business to enter Asian market and double headcount by 2016
KKR backs oil & gas buy-and-build platform
Former Star Energy team will head European oil and gas acquisitions
Palatine scores 2.5x on Playnation sale
Palatine backed company's buyout in 2013
Deal in Focus: Forbion to reap 50x on $1.55bn Dezima sale
Sale of Dezima could result in a staggering 50x return for Forbion
HTGF backs isaac10's seed round
Company develops SaaS technology