Deals
PE-backed Banzai to float with €220–277m market cap
Principia and Sator among Italian company's backers
Alto Invest et al. back EZ-Wheel
BPI France leads round via €150m Fonds Ecotechnologies
CBPE acquires Compre from Milestone
UK-based insurance business to continue with acquisitive growth strategy
Industri Udvikling takes minority stake in East.dk
Investment made through GP's DKK 500m vehicle, raised in November
Activa’s Nexeya acquires Cabletest
Acquisition will support Nexeya's expansion across the US
Thuja et al. invest €2.4m in Therasolve
VC was joined by business angels in the round
Mid Europa acquires Danube Foods Group
Food group rumoured to also have been circled by KKR
Eurazeo's Europcar to list in Q2
Car rental business has been owned by Eurazeo since 2006
Kernel et al. invest €2m in Hibergene
Company will use the funds to commercialise its first two products
Bain and Advent join race for ICBPI
Private equity consortium reported to have tabled €2bn bid
Siparex, BPI invest €3m in Duralex
Initiative & Finance sells majority shareholding in the company
FF&P picks up Kallidus from Westbridge
Deal marks first exit from Westbridge SME Fund, generating 3.7x return
Equistone buys Polo from Paragon
Company went bankrupt in 2011 and was rescued by Paragon et al.
RJD secures marine engineering co-investment
RJD is joined on deal by LP F&C Private Equity, among others
Quadriga takes majority stake in Alicona
Imaging company manufactures optical 3D surface metrology systems
Quadriga acquires M&R Automation in MBO
Quadriga and management team purchase stake from former owners
Balderton and Holtzbrinck lead $8m series-A for Depop
London-based app developer to open New York office
XAnge et al. invest €1.3m in Kiwup
Deal marks second fundraising for Kiwup
BMT backs Oncgnostics series-A
HTGF initially provided seed funding in 2012
CM-CIC invests €2m in Mojovida
GP secures minority stake
M1 to buy private equity-backed Pepe Jeans
Deal is reported to be worth around €900m
Oakley acquires Damovo Europe
GP buys operations in Germany, Ireland, Switzerland, Poland and Belgium
Seventure’s AAA plans flotation
Company received €41m in funding last year
bmp invests in Rivalfox
Berlin-based company receives €1m