Deals
Certivox raises $8m series-B
Japan's NTT Docomo also backs company in first European investment
Atomico et al. invest $7m in Evrythng
Cisco invests alongside VCs
PE-backed Ontex preparing return to stock market
TPG Capital- and GS Capital Partners-backed Ontex, a Belgian producer of baby and feminine care products, is preparing a €500m Brussels Stock Exchange flotation, according to Belgian reports.
UK Watch: Q1 deal volume drops off
But increased exit activity is buoying the market
Saga announces plans to raise £550m in IPO
Proceeds will be used to pay down net debt
Alchemy's Parkdean completes £180m refinancing
Alchemy bought holiday operator in 2006
Voluntis raises €20.75m for series-D
Syndicate led by BPI France and Innovation Capital
Ardian buys $1.3bn GE Capital fund portfolio
Sale part of GE's strategy to reduce non-core assets
Altor fully exits Byggmax
Altor originally invested in 2005
Mercia, Finance Wales in $1m series-A round for Thalia
Firm also receives grant from Welsh government
IBB joins HTGF and Mangrove in ezeep investment
Second time in 2014 IBB has joined HTGF and Mangrove
SLM Solutions opens offering period for IPO
Price range per share to be between €18-23
Bridgepoint acquires LBO France's Médi-Partenaires
Bridgepoint has supported its portfolio company Médipôle Sud Santé with the acquisition of Médi-Partenaires, a French private hospital group, from LBO France and Equistone.
MMC leads $10m round for Brightpearl
Existing investors also took part in round
Inveready leads €1m round for Bilua
VC makes commitment from venture debt fund
Leosphere raises €20m from Electranova
Company's tech used predominantly in wind power sector
Chequers Capital exits Silver Care in trade sale
PE firm divests stake after 3.5 years
Life Sciences Partners leads Sequana Medical series-C
Existing investors also contribute to CHF 23m round
Verdane acquires Aggregate Media portfolio
Portfolio includes 10 Swedish e-commerce companies
Galen-backed Quotient raises $40m in IPO
Offering comprises 5 million units at $8 each
Sunstone and DFJ Esprit back Crate Data
VCs inject $1.5m into data business
HgCapital, Cinven and KKR in €2.5bn Visma deal
Deal sees Cinven joining existing backers HgCapital and KKR