Deals
Ardian acquires Italmatch from Mandarin
Italmatch senior management retains 12% stake
Large-cap activity gaining momentum in Q2
Welcome uptick at larger end of market, both for new deals and exits
Sun European sells DBA for €400m
Sale comes after eight years under Sun European's tenure
PAI acquires Europe division of TDR's VPS
Deal reportedly valued at ТЃ150m
Dunedin backs £69m MBO of EV Offshore
Company's turnover increased twentyfold in four years
Vitruvian takes off with Bowmark's JacTravel
Bowmark acquired the company for ТЃ11m in 2007
HTGF provides seed funding to akvolution
Company to use funds to bring its technology to market
PE-backed Ontex raises €518.6m in IPO
Flotation gives company enterprise value of c€1.87bn - 10.7x EBITDA
CVC to take over 3i's Vedici
Firm enters exclusive negotiations for private hospital group
Inkef, Sirius inject €2m into Aito
Deal marks second funding round for Aito
Siparex et al. back ECM Technologies with €10m
Round also includes BPI France, InnovaFonds and Capida
Auriga et al. invest €5m in Fab'entech
Company will use funds to expand internationally
EQT sells Blizoo Macedonia to Telekom Austria
EQT formed the company via a merger in 2009
HTGF et al. invest in Crealytics
Deal marks fourth funding round for Crealytics
VC-backed Layar bought by Blippar
US business acquiring 100% of Layar
Kinnevik invests in Yell.ru
Two funds injected $11m into the business
Astorg sells Staci to ICG
Staci's turnover almost doubles under Astorg's ownership
LDC agrees to sell GVA to Bilfinger
LDC backed the firm in 2007
Vendis makes first exit with Zeb sale
Zeb was Vendis's first investment
KKR supports €220m refinancing of Selecta
Allianz acquired Selecta in 2007
Bain's IMCD sets IPO price range
Bain retains significant shareholding post-IPO
NorthEdge injects £11.1m into Utiligroup deal
Carve out approved by parent company shareholders
Towerbrook's Volution lists with £300m market cap
Towerbrook and other shareholders raise ТЃ28m in IPO
Greylock leads £18m investment in Ebury
Ebury specialises in cross-border financial services