Deals
FII-backed Seco to list in Q2
Following the placement, the company intends to boost its expansion and pursue a buy-and-build strategy
Klar Partners to acquire ISS Kanal Services
Carve-out is the first DACH-region platform investment from Klar Partners' €600m debut fund
Accel, IVP lead $69m series-B for Veriff
AI company has raised $92.8m to date and will use the proceeds to expand in the US market and enhance its product offering
Talde invests in AJL Ophtalmic
GP plans to consolidate the company's position in the ophthalmology sector, both in Spain and internationally
Polaris merges four financial advisory firms into North
Deal is the third from Polaris Private Equity V, which launched in 2019 and was targeting тЌ550m
Espiga sells Unica to Hexpol for €48m
Unica's management team stays on with the business and will continue to lead the company
Main Capital buys majority stake in Paragin
Software-focused GP plans to pursue a buy-and-build strategy, targeting education software companies
Searchlight's Survitec completes refinancing
Ares' ТЃ270m package will be used in part to finance the add-on of IK's Hansen Protection
Nordic Capital-backed Trustly announces plan to list
Fintech company is reportedly seeking a valuation of тЌ7-9bn
UK buyout rankings: who invested the most in Q1
Unquote tallies the top 10 most active GPs across the UK buyout space in an exceptionally busy first quarter
Activa sells Alliance Etiquettes to Chequers
Activa reinvests in the business in exchange for a minority stake, via its ACF IV fund
PSG buys software developer Nalanda
This is the eighth investment made by the GP via its PSG Europe Fund, which closed on €1.25bn in February 2021
Magnum sells Lexer to L-Gam's Grupo BC
Sale ends a three-year holding period for Magnum, which invested in the business via its second fund
KJK acquires heavy equipment provider Alwark
GP will acquire a 66% stake in the company via its €250m KJK Fund III
PE-backed Hemnet plans to list in Q2
The proposed listing comes six years after General Atlantic acquired a controlling stake in the company reportedly for around SEK 2bn
KPS to buy Crown's EMEA tinplate packaging business
European packaging sector buyouts in 2021 already exceed the aggregate value recorded in 2020
Equistone exits Charles & Alice
Management team becomes the controlling shareholder in the business, while Crédit Mutuel retains a minority stake
PE-backed Allfunds to list within weeks
Company's backers could raise around €2bn through the IPO, according to Mergermarket
Horizon Capital invests in The Marketing Practice
GP has made a ТЃ20m commitment to the UK-based B2B marketing company, with add-on deals to follow
SoftBank, Prosus lead €223m round for Kolonial
New round reportedly gives the company a post-money valuation of тЌ750m, up significantly from its last valuation of around $178m in 2017
Montana Capital completes US venture secondaries deal
Transamerica Ventures spinout HighScale Ventures will manage the assets following the sale by Aegon
Capidea acquires Obsidian Group
Deal follows an auction process initiated by the company at the end of summer 2020 and was led by Deloitte.
UK buyout activity sets new record in Q1
UK buyout market is truly back in full swing, according to preliminary figures from Unquote's proprietary database
Piper invests in Wild Nutrition
GP is investing ТЃ5m in the nutritional supplements producer via its Piper VI vehicle