Deals
Seriously raises third seed round
Funding brings total raised for Finnish games developer to $10m
Maxfield invests in PKB
Company will use funds to hire more clinical staff
Kernel invests in Certification Europe
Company plans on bolstering workforce by hiring 15 new staff next year
Buyout houses and the lure of minority investing
The volume of deals where private equity takes a minority stake is on the up
BGF invests £3.1m in Renal Services
Dialysis company to open three new UK centres
New Wave et al. invest in Endomagnetics
Funding will be used to support the company's US clinical trial
Motion Equity Partners acquires CDL
GP back on the investment front
P101 commits €4m to ContactLab
VC is currently investing from its maiden fund
Elbrus Capital buys Headhunter for RUB 9.85bn
Russian online recruitment company to expand into new territories
Northzone leads €3m round for AllUnite
Company plans to expand into 50 new countries in 50 weeks
Point Nine backs Marley Spoon
Samwer Brothers' Global Founders Capital also invests in €4m round
Earlybird et al. invest in SimScale
HTGF and Bayern Kapital re-invest following 2013 seed investment
Bain merges Brakes' fresh food brands with Fresh Direct
M&J Seafood, Pauleys and Wild Harvest to be merged into new company
Theranexus raises €3.6m
Company will use funds to start its first clinical programme
EdRip, BPI France invest in Finsecur
Fresh capital to be used for new product research and development
Finsight in Finexkap’s series-A
Company already received $4.1m of the round in July
Eurazeo's Asmodée buys Fantasy Flight Games
Company has long history of acquisitive growth
LBO France buys Fournitures Hospitalières
GP carried out the deal via €154m small-cap Hexagone III fund
Dawn and MMC invest £3m in Obillex
UK fintech company to develop product and roll out service
Cabot acquires Blue Motor Finance
Deal comprises equity from Cabot alongside £200m debt facility
WL Ross’s Virgin Money raises £312m in IPO
GP retains a 33% stake following the flotation
BGF injects £2.8m into RVL
Aviation group to fund project completion and expand fleet
LDC in Vysionics trade sale
GP has reaped more than 2x original investment
Carlyle invests in GSLS
Carlyle's joint Ireland fund closed in July on €292m