Deals
TA’s Access picks up First Choice
TA acquired Access from Lyceum earlier this year
VC-backed HelloFresh mulling IPO
Company was valued at €623.8m after last funding round in February
Gimv et al. invest €2m in CoScale
CoScale focuses on speeding up slow websites
Seaya Ventures injects €1.5m into GetYourHero
Online cleaning platform to expand across Spain, France and Italy
French market springs back to life, but for how long?
Recent deal surge in France shows a market returning to pre-crisis levels
EQT backs Nordic Aviation Capital in $3.3bn deal
EQT invests via Fund VI
Livingbridge exits Inov-8 to Descente
Trade sale comes three years after £13.5m investment by the GP
Capnamic et al. in $6.4m series-A for Zeotap
Startup received $1.3m in seed funding in November 2014
Northzone in $18m series-A for Seriously
Series-A brings total funding raised by company to $28m
Deal in focus: Electra reaps 3.8x on Nuaire sale
An in-depth look at Electra's sale of Nuaire, which reaped 3.8x
Advent sells Centrul Medical Unirea to Mid Europa
Exit follows five years of ownership for Advent
Miura acquires Cutting's, merges it with Guzmán
New food distribution group will operate from six centres
Allianz et al. buy Tank & Rast from Terra Firma
The transaction is understood to value the company at around €3.5bn
BGF injects £10m into Four Communications
UK communications agency to expand internationally
Bridgepoint buys Tastecard, Gourmet Society from Didix
Waterland-owned vendor bought businesses in 2014
Acton and CommerzVentures lead $20m series-B for Iwoca
UK fintech company to further its international expansion
Deal in Focus: Sovereign makes £18m offer for Synarbor
Sovereign makes £18m offer for Synarbor, which trades on JP Jenkins
Oakley reacquires minority stake in Daisy for £39m
GP held 13.6% stake in business until it was delisted in 2014
BGF invests £6m in Prodrive Composites
Company specialises in motorsport components
SLF backs portfolio company Merson for ASG bolt-on
Deal marks second bolt-on for Scottish signage business
LDC acquires BOFA International for £23m
GP completes third buyout since 20 July
Arcadia and Futurimpresa wholly acquire Lisapharma
Italian pharmaceutical business to expand internationally
Providence and WPP team up for Chime takeover
Duo offers 365 pence per share, equating to 33% premium
Q2 Barometer: dealflow slips as aggregate value swells
Latest figures show total deal volume falling while overal value rises