Deals
Polaris acquires Det Danske Madhus
Polaris secures 51% stake
Gigas raises further $2.7m from Cabiedes et al.
Cabiedes, Bonsai and Caixa among investors
VC-backed Horizon Discovery raises £68.6m for IPO
Offering gives company ТЃ120.5m market cap
Bravofly to pursue Zurich IPO
Listing expected to raise €80-110m
ECI reaps 6x in sale of CarTrawler to BC Partners
Sale reportedly valued at more than ТЃ300m
SEP, Albion invest £3m into Silent Herdsman
The software can dectect potential health issues in cattle
Guard Capital et al. invest $3m in Doktor na Rabote
Capital injection values company at $16.5m
HTGF reinvests in Rebelle
Deal value approximately €5m
Electra in £14m Calrec deal
Calrec to become sister company of Electra-backed Allen & Heath
NCI Gestion, BPI France invest €5m in PGS
Capital injection marks first round of funding for PGS
Ratos-backed Bisnode acquires Vendemore Nordic
Business intelligence firm in second bolt-on this month
Comment: Rhonda Ryan on the challenges of European private equity investing
GP discipline is vital as confidence increases
RCapital invests in Giffen Group
Company chairman to retire following deal
ZernikeMeta et al. invest €2m in CellPly
The company is developing in-vitro cancer treatments
Deal in focus: Nordic Capital reaps 3x on FinnvedenBulten exit
Nordic Capital made a final exit from auto parts maker FinnvedenBulten at the beginning of March, marking the second exit from the GPтs fifth fund in quick succession.
Accent exits Hööks to Alipes
GP had acquired the business in 2011
Doughty Hanson fully exits listed HellermannTyton
Firm sells remaining 21.6% stake in company through placing
Inveready–backed MásMóvil sold to Ibercom
Inveready to take 11% stake in Ibercom as part of transaction
MMC leads follow-on round for Invenias
Follows on from $1.5m MMC-led funding round in July 2013
Greycroft's Tagman sold to Ensighten
VC-backed US business Ensighten has acquired Tagman, a London-based tag management company backed by Greycroft Partners and iNovia Capital.
KKR's Pets At Home lists with £1.2bn market cap
KKR receives ТЃ136m in cash for paying down company debt
Cavendish's Polypipe targets £400m valuation in planned IPO
Company planning on 50% free-float
LDC invests in CEL Procurement
Mid-market buyout house LDC has invested in procurement services business CEL Procurement.
Gimv et al. invest €1.5m in CoScale
Capital supplied equally from three investors