Deals
Caledonia carves out Gala Bingo for £241m
GP invested £97.8m in return for 99.5% stake
Ambienta makes 20% IRR on Envirogen sale to Promethean et al.
Sale comes four years after GP deployed €16.1m into Envirogen
CommerzVentures et al. invest in GetSafe
Company is backed by Rocket Internet
Sequana Medical raises CHF 9m series-C extension
New investors Salus Partners and Quest for Growth provide CHF 3.7m
Deal in Focus: Main Capital boosts software drive with Ymor
The buyout of Ymor highlights Main Capital's build-up approach to the Benelux software segment
Seed Capital invests $1.5m in Nordic Power Converters
Power converter maker also announces 50,000 unit order
3i’s Element bolts on Cascade TEK
Latest add-on in a series initiated after 3i’s takeover in 2010
Mobeus invests in Access-IS
Deal marks Mobeus's fourth investment for 2015 so far
Northzone makes 13x on Avito exit
Nordic VC exits alongside Accel, Baring and Kinnevik
Oridao raises €1.3m from Starquest et al.
Funds to be used for commercial development in France and abroad
Mayfair acquires Hotels & More
Transaction marks third deal for Mayfair
BPI France et al. in €2m seed round for Nanocloud
Startup to expand to US and double headcount
HgCapital Trust makes £17m on JLA share sale and refinancing
LP's stake reduced to 62%, brings return up to 3.5x money
Vatel makes 22.5% IRR on Oceta trade sale
GP invested €500,000 in return for 1.5% stake four years ago
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