Deals
European funds enjoying secondaries tailwind
Currency movements and good performance boost demand for European secondaries
Capital Export backs Celec BIMBO
Deal is the seventh to be made by Capital Export FCPR vehicle
Apax France wraps up Fund VI with Albioma share distribution
GP distributes shares in listed business to Fund VI investors
KCP's Gear4music lists on AIM
KCP retains 24% shareholding following placement
Idinvest and Kurma in €3m seed round for BioSerenity
Maiden deal for Kurma Diagnostics after €33m first close
OpenAirlines raises €1m from Alter Equity
Alter Equity 3P closed on €33m last April
Apax-backed Sophos seeks London listing
GP will exit company five years after тЌ546m acquisition
Apix raises first €3.7m round
Company will use funds to develop its petrochemical operations
Montagu exits University of Law
Exit comes three years after ТЃ200m buyout
Xerys in €10m second round for APR2
Firm has invested €60m since APR2 began operating in July 2014
CataCap acquires 60% stake in Skybrands
Deal value understood to be in excees of DKK 100m
GMT makes 2.3x on Seagull exit to Herkules
Deal value is said to be in region of тЌ100m
MML backs £75m CH&Co Group merger
Catering business has combined turnover of ТЃ200m
Blackstone in £2.5bn Center Parcs exit to Brookfield
Exit comes nine years after company was taken private for ТЃ205m
Herkules in NOK 2.2bn Espresso House exit
Herkules managing partner says investment was among GP's best ever
Spie back on IPO trail, aims to raise €700m
Company refinanced senior debt prior to second listing attempt
Bridges Ventures creates pharmacy platform
New company will focus on easing NHS burden
Northcap in DKK 23m series-B for Colego
VC follows up DKK 15m investment made in March
BlackFin buys majority stake in AMfine
All-equity transaction includes capital increase
Oakley buys ElitePartner
Oakley acquired another dating platform in April
PAI-backed AS Adventure bolts on Snow & Rock
Add-on comes three months after тЌ400m acquisition of AS Adventure
Polaris makes 4x on Hamlet Protein sale to Altor and Goldman
Altor and Goldman Sachs Merchant Bank division equal partners in deal
Naxicap picks up FIK Group from Perceva
Revenues up by 30% since Perceva-led recapitalisation in 2011
Axcel buys Conscia from Via Venture
Deal value is more than DKK 500m and first Axcel deal in 18 months