Deals
Novartis et al. in $36m series-B for GenSight
Capital to be used for development of GS010 therapy
Memo Therapeutics raises CHF 2.3m series-A
Zurich biotech attracts funding from Redalpine
Progressio reportedly invests in Italchimici and Giorgetti
GP's double-swoop follows two years without a single buyout
TDR in €3.7bn LBO for LeasePlan
Fourth largest transaction ever in Benelux, according to unquote” data
PE-backed Coral to merge with Ladbrokes
Backers including Apollo took stake in 2010 debt-for-equity swap
Mid-cap PE valuations back to pre-crisis heights – Argos research
PE houses and corporates neck and neck on pricing
Quick Mix bolts on Schwenk Putztechnik
Quick Mix makes purchase with mezzanine capital
Baring Vostok and Almaz lead $40m series-B for CarPrice
Round follows $2m seed round in November 2014
Par Equity in £2.5m round for Mallzee
Round led by recently privatised Royal Mail Group
CVC secures €477m acquisition of PKP Energetyka
Deal is CVC's first stand-alone investment in Poland
Herkules buys into Linas Matkasse
Investment values company at around SEK 900m
Unicorns blessed with big-buck fundings
Are fast-growth start-ups shunning IPOs for private funding rounds?
Ardian acquires two business units from DPX Holdings
Businesses had combined sales of around €200m in 2014
D-Bi raises €3.5m from Jaina Capital et al.
Funds to finance 20 hires and launch of UK and Germany offices
Northzone leads $8m series-A for FishBrain
Swedish angler app brings total funding above $10.5m
CapDecisif et al. in €3.6m round for InnaVirVax
Third funding round for French biopharma
RA Capital leads $33m round for KalVista
Deal will fund pharmaceutical company's second phase of testing
Bima raises $38.4m series-C from LeapFrog et al.
Swedish micro-insurance provider aims to expand across emerging markets
Summit invests $22.5m in Darktrace
Darktrace also receives support from former Autonomy boss Mike Lynch
Felix Capital et al. in $20m series-B round for Mirakl
Deal represents largest investment by Felix to date
Deal in focus: SuperAwesome raises $7m
Business gets boost thanks to new rules to protect children online
Isatis backs Lermite MBI from Siparex et al.
Second exit by Siparex in the space of a week
PE-backed SNAI to issue €110m of bonds
Offering to repay debt as gambling company merges with Cogetech
Activa's Findis refinances, acquires Désamais
GP bought business in 2011 SBO