Deals
KKR backs ELL with early-stage funding
Capital to be used for company's new rolling stock
Wheb-backed PassivSystems announces IPO
Flotation has estimated market cap of £40-45m
Idinvest et al. in €15m Sigfox round
Co-investors include Elaia Partners, Intel Capital and BPI France
Capital Expansió commits €1m to Aïta
GP's maiden investment is part of a €2.2m round
Lakestar and Index lead $2.2m Lookback investment
Parse co-founder Ilya Sukhar also invests
Deal in focus: ATP, Advent and Bain pay €2.3bn for Nets
US GPs buy Scandinavia's largest card payment company
Albion Ventures injects $3.3m into Grapeshot
Keyword targeting app also retains support of initial investors
Clessidra’s Anima to pursue IPO
Flotation could value the firm at up to €1.3bn
NPM exits Dujardin
Belgian business merges with trade player Ardo
Better invests additional £7.5m in Jaeger
Fresh capital to be invested in outlets and online operations
GCP-backed Fishawack acquires JK Associates
Medical communications group expands further into US
H2's Jet Group Holding acquired by Egeria
H2 had acquired the business in 2011
VC-backed Supersonic aims for €60m IPO
Company is backed by VCs including EdRip and Omnes
Cinven in €220m Skandia Austria and Skandia Germany purchase
Life insurance companies will merge with Hannover Re
Equistone backs Performance Interactive Alliance
Deal merges four digital marketing businesses
Sicilian start-up raises €750,000 from Vertis and RedSeed
Firm to sell its product to the public in the coming weeks
CVC and Apollo’s Brit valued at £960m in IPO
Both GP owners sell shares in offering
BeCapital, Pechel sell Goëmar to Permira’s Arysta
Business was acquired in 2010
Holtzbrinck and Open Ocean back LoopMe’s series-A
German and Finnish VCs invest in London-based start-up
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VC-backed Mainstay announces intention to float
Medical therapy developer to sell shares on Euronext Paris and Irish Stock Exchange
Industrifonden and Pegroco exit Scandinavian Air Ambulance
SAA buyer subsequently bought by Babcock for €2bn
HIG Europe’s Weru completes bolt-on investment
GP provides additional financing to facilitate bolt-on
MPcroissance et al. invest €10m in Ermic
Ermic to bolt on French mechatronics specialist Noval