Deals
VC-backed Quintiq sold for €250m
NewSpring and LLR backed the business in 2011
VCDE Venture Partners backs 004
VCDE invests in technology companies
Deal in focus: Change Capital Partners buys Frette
Looking back on the sale of JH Partners' Frette to Change Capital Partners
UK activity remains subdued while concerns over debt levels grow
UK Q2 activity did not increase dramatically despite market's upbeat sentiment
Crestview exits Martin Currie
Exit follows regulatory troubles at Martin Currie
Siparex and Calao back Enertime with €1.8m
Company had already attracted PE funding in 2011
Carlyle's Varo Energy bolts on Total assets
GP did not provide additional funding for deal
PE-backed companies team up to buy H2's Unipart
Two portfolio companies rescue part of H2's Unipart from administration
PE-backed companies team up to buy H2's Unipart
Two portfolio companies rescue part of H2's Unipart from administration
Battery Ventures in Vero Software trade sale
Sweden-based Hexagon will continue to run Vero as autonomous unit
Chalmers Innovation et al. sell Admeta
Company was founded and developed in Chalmers' incubator
Ardian buys ADA Cosmetics from Carlyle
Buyer is ADA's third private equity backer
CGS acquires majority stake in Masa
Acquisition in line with CGS's experience in sector
Sofinnova-backed Auris announces price range
Float expected to be worth between £69-82m
Notion, White Star lead $7m round for Glow
Business has raised $8.3m to date
Lower mid-cap valuations near 2006 levels
PE houses catch up with corporates as lower mid-market heats up
b-to-v enters Wine in Black shareholding
Funding round between €5-9m
Piton leads $25m Quandoo series-C
Co-investment provided by Holtzbrinck, DN and Texas Atlantic
BC-backed Mergermarket buys The Law Report Group
Bolt-on follows acquisition of Perfect Information earlier this year
Highland leads $30m round for Social Point
Company to use funding to expand into Asia
Xmos raises $26.2m in series-D
Investment comes from existing investors, including Amadeus
Mobeus inks Tharsten deal
Mobeus provides debt & equity to support transaction
TA partially exits Cath Kidston
New owners will assist company's expansion in Asia
Cabot Square injects £25m into Henry Howard Finance
Business to use capital to launch online funding portal