Deals
BGF pumps £3m into Dudson
Company is more than 200 years old
2014: the year of the VCT
From left, Tim Levett of NVM, Andrew Garside of Isis and Mark Wignall from Mobeus
Vitruvian et al. inject $66m into Farfetch
Series-D round will fund further international expansion
Faber and Portugal Ventures inject $1m into Liquid
Company to use funding to make new hires and expand platform
Tresorit raises $3m series-A
Latest round takes firm's total funding to $4.7m
Bridgepoint-backed Fat Face announces plans for £110m IPO
Outdoor lifestyle clothing retailer will list on premium segment of LSE
Enterome raises €10m series-B
Paris-based Enterome Bioscience has raised €10m in a series-B round from existing backers Seventure, Lundbeckfond Ventures and Omnes Capital.
Carlyle- and Palamon-backed IDH acquires The Dental Directory
Deal allows company to strengthen integrated consumables and service support structure
Argos Soditic sells Orsyp to EQT’s Automic
Argos Soditic acquired the company in 2008
Oxford Capital leads £4.75m round for Intent HQ
GP is joined by existing investor Edge Performance
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
VC-backed Mainstay valued at €90m in IPO
Company raises €18m with flotation on French and Irish markets
Index and Forward Partners provide $3.3m to Big Health
Capital will support firm's expansion into US
Ardian-backed Laboratoires Anios acquires Soluscope
Bolt-on is company's first since GP-backed MBO
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