Deals
Dunedin-backed Hawksford buys Janus
Hawksford completes fifth acquisition since Dunedin MBO in 2008
Ratos-backed Bisnode acquires Grufman Reje
Swedish business information business Bisnode, a portfolio company of Ratos, has acquired Grufman Reje, an analytics company specialising in trade and industry analysis.
Nordic Capital makes full FinnvedenBulten exit
Business was taken private in 2005, relisted in 2011
HIG Capital aiming for Nürburgring acquisition
Deal expected to be valued at €60-70m
VC-backed McPhy to float on Euronext
Company could raise up to €24.2m
Cinven looks to sell Spire
Asset expected to fetch more than ТЃ1.5bn
H2-backed Hancocks picks up JTS
H2 first invested in Hancocks in November 2012
Berlin start-ups attract Silicon Valley cash
But without a significant number of exits, can the city retain its prominence?
Montagu acquires Arkopharma
Pythotherapy business generates €200m turnover
High-Tech Gründerfonds invests in Desino
Business angel joins to complete first financing round
TA Associates sells off remaining Jupiter stake
Jupiter's current market cap ТЃ1.85bn
Altor-backed OW Bunker plans flotation
Altor finds exit after seven-year holding
XAnge et al. inject €6.75m into PrestaShop
Seventure and Serena Capital also take part in the round
Belgium leads the pack to head off stagnation fears
Belgium on the rise
VC-backed Just-Eat bolts on Meal2Go
Just-Eat to infuse electronic point-of-sale technology
Polaris leads $6m series-A for Boxever
Polaris Partners and Frontline Ventures have invested $6m in a series-A round for Boxever, a Dublin-based B2B platform for airlines and travel operators.
NVM's Kitwave acquires Eden Farm
UK wholesaler Kitwave Wholesale Group, backed by NVM Private Equity, has acquired frozen food and ice-cream wholesale and distribution business Eden Farm.
TVbeat secures $2m
London-based TVbeat, which provides real-time television ratings, has raised $2m from Episode 1 and Credo Ventures.
TCR buys Locabri from Ekkio
Siparex and Carvest to co-invest in SBO
Apollo and CVC seek IPO of Brit Insurance
IPO expected to value the business at around ТЃ1bn
Charterhouse buys Nuova Castelli
Deal is believed to be valued at more than €300m
Deal in focus: Riverside scoops Mec3
Riverside's acquisition of gelato ingredients maker Mec3 proves the unshakable allure of "made in Italy" brands. Amy King reports
Demeter and Emertec inject €1.8m into Ynsect
French biotech operates large-scale insect farm
CPE sells Orège stake to Eren
VC makes final exit from the listed business