Deals
Lansdowne et al. in $120m round for TechMet
Company intends to launch a new round of funding later this year, with the goal of raising around $250m
Ardian backs MCH's Logalty
GPs plan to consolidate Logalty's market position in Spain and boost its expansion, especially in Portugal and Mexico
PE-backed diagnostics firm Synlab announces IPO pricing
Shares will be priced at €18-23, equating to a €4-5bn market capitalisation and €5.9-6.9bn EV
NB Renaissance launches €362m takeover for Sicit
NB Renaissance intends to take the company private alongside its current shareholder Intesa Holding
The Deals Pipeline
A highlight of deal processes underway and involving PE, either on the buy- or sell-side, across Europe
Aurelius raises first fund for institutional investors
Investor's тЌ360m fund has an extra capacity of тЌ150m from the GP's listed vehicle and will focus on carve-outs
Battery Ventures buys IMC Test & Measurement
Company will operate with the GP's existing test and measurement companies in the US and Denmark
Tech overtakes consumer in Italy
Numerous Italian GPs with a generalist approach have reshaped their activity towards the tech sector
Resource Partners buys dog food maker Atlantic Products
GP plans to merge Atlantic with portfolio company Maced, in which it acquired a majority stake last year
Hg acquires Auvesy from Brockhaus
Industrial automation software platform is the first investment from Hg's €1.3bn Mercury 3 fund
Electric car maker Polestar raises $550m from new investors
Company raised $1.2bn in a series-A round last year and said that further fundraising was being considered
Summit Partners leads $68m round for Lingoda
Existing investors in the Germany-headquartered online language school include Grazia Equity
Abac sells Isolana to Blackstone's BME
Sale ends a two-year holding period for Abac, which acquired a stake in Isolana via its €320m fund Abac Solutions I
Electra exits Sentinel Performance Solutions to trade
GP acquired the heating and water systems cleaning and maintenance business in 2011
Alpha to sell Cyrillus to Alandia, MGA
Cyrillus is part of the Cyrillus-Vertbaudet group, but this sale only seems to include the Cyrillus business
Electra Private Equity sets out 2021 exit plans
GP plans to exit its last portfolio companies: dining chain TGI Fridays and retailer Hotter Shoes
SBOs, mega-deals fuel strong Q1 for French buyouts
While the sharp quarter-on-quarter rebound of late 2020 was not replicated, the French market remained buoyant in Q1
Altor sells Centralpoint to trade for €425m
GP intends to acquire a stake in acquirer Dustin, which Altor listed in 2015
Gro Capital invests in Danish firm Luxion
According to Borsen, the GP's stake is more than 35% and that the deal valued Luxion at almost DKK 1bn (тЌ134.5m)
Gimv acquires homecare service Apraxon
GP plans to support the at-home wound care specialist through organic growth and a buy-and-build strategy
VCs in $115m round for CeQur
Funding round is the largest ever recorded for a medical equipment company in Switzerland
Silver Lake's Cegid buys VC-backed Talentsoft
Following the merger, the combined group's turnover is expected to exceed €600m
ECI looking to kickstart CPOMS sale after summer
GP appoints GCA Altium for the upcoming sale of the educational safeguarding software provider
H2 Equity sells Healthcare 21 to trade
H2 invested in the medical supplies business in 2018, merging it with portfolio company Aquilant