Deals
Apax and Nordic Capital to list Capio
IPO values company equity at SEK 6.84bn
Axon injects €640,000 into Wayook
Deal is latest in string of investments in online home-cleaning companies
Industries & Finances exits L’Univers de L’Emballage
Firm’s first fund scored an average of 3x across seven exits
Gimv and Siparex in partial EasyVoyage exit
Divestment understood to be finalised within next 36 months
Apollo to buy Verallia from Saint Gobain for €2.9bn
Largest French buyout since financial crisis
Accent takes majority stake in Akademibokhandeln
Offer made to buy out 60 remaining shareholders
VC-backed Delivery Hero valued at $3.1bn in latest round
Two unamed investors back German food delivery company with $110m
Innov8 raises €24m from CM-CIC et al.
Capital to be used to support French technology start-ups
Alchemy-backed Incisive Media acquires Chartis Research
Deal marks first bolt-on for UK publisher under new owners
CD&R picks up Patron’s Motor Fuel for £500m
Sir Terry Leahy joins company's board as part of transaction
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
Advent- and Bain-backed Worldpay prepares for £6bn IPO
Payment services provider reportedly hires bookrunners and coordinators
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
Index- and Sequoia-backed Songkick merges with Crowdsurge
Consolidated company receives series-C backing reportedly worth $16m
3i invests €250m in WPPG's SBO from Lindsay Goldberg Vogel
German packaging company to continue with acquisitive growth strategy
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
Idea acquires Investitori Associati's stake in GNV
Acquirer increases stake in Italian ferry operator from 3% to 38%
Apax-backed Sophos seeks London listing
GP will exit company five years after €546m 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 £200m buyout
SLF injects £1.55m into Spaceright for Millhouse bolt-on
Deal marks second acquisition finance investment in education retailer