Deals
Nordic IPO health check – how have 2014’s listings fared?
With the Nordic private equity market continuing to list assets, how have 2014's IPOs performed?
Skyscanner raises £128m from Vitruvian, Artemis et al.
Company will focus on accelerating its growth following the funding round
Miura to create Reefer group with Chereau buyout
Asset will be merged with Spanish peer SOR Ibérica, acquired by the GP last month
Ardian’s Italmatch acquires Solvay’s additives business
Business will join Italmatch's water management additives business, which trades as Dequest
Dayuse raises €15m from Partech et al.
Series-A saw VC draw equity from its €130m, 2011-vintage sixth venture fund
Merino picks up Tobar from Primary Capital
Tobar Group, the operator of Hawkin's Bazaar, fell into administration in December 2011
Baird's SR Group makes New York bolt-on
Baird invested in the recruitment services firm in 2013, with debt provided by Beechbrook
Acton backs Mambu’s €8m series-B
Mambu's series-A raised $2m from Runa, Point Nine et al. in Febuary 2013
Initiative & Finance buys minority stake in Fermatic
MBO is maiden deal for GP's recently closed €168m second small-cap buyout fund
Maj Invest takes 70% stake in DK-Foods
Danish media report DKK 500m price tag for GP’s stake in spicy sausage maker
Deal in Focus: Arle and Eyrir complete three-step divestment of Stork
An in-depth look at Arle and Eyrir's three-step sale of Dutch oil and gas services company Stork
Silver acquires Schüschke
Buyout of Schüschke marks Silver's first deal since the acquisition of Elmi in 2012
Priveq sells Office Management to Inter Ikea Investments
Exit comes three-and-a-half years after Priveq took a 65% stake in the Swedish office supplier
Onex exits KraussMaffei to ChemChina for €925m
German plastics machinery producer reported revenues of €1.1bn for 2014
BC Partners’ Côte completes double bolt-on
Bolt-ons are the first acquisitions made by casual dining chain under BC Partners’ ownership
Ysios et al. in €11.5m series-A for Aelix
Ysios has backed the HIV vaccine developer via its €100m second healthcare-focused fund
Nordic Capital buys Cint from Cipio, Creandum and Prime Ventures
The acquisition was made through the GP’s Nordic Capital Fund VII, providing an exit for previous backers
Push Doctor raises $8.2m in series-A funding
The online GP marketplace had previously received $1.2m in seed capital in November 2014
Gimv buys Itho Daalderop and Klimaatgarant for merger
Group is latest business to enter Gimv’s Sustainable Cities programme
MML’s BMB acquires Orion
MML supported BMB's MBO in July 2015, with the company now pursuing a buy-and-build strategy
Gimv acquires minority stake in Legallais
Ironmongery distributor Legallais reported a turnover of €225m for 2015
Equistone exits Sogetrel to Quilvest and BPI France
Quilvest and BPI France to become company's respective majority and minority owners
HTGF backs LifeTime’s seven-digit round
Innovationsstarter Fonds Hamburg and business angels also take part in the round
Aksia creates Italian contact centre group with dual acquisition
Contacta and Visiant Contact are the first deals for the Italian GP’s Fund Aksia Capital IV