Deals
Deal in focus: Guard Capital et al. invest $3m in Doktor na Rabote
Russian venture continues apace depsite political tensions in Crimea
Seventure Partners leads €2.1m Testbirds round
German business offers app crowd-testing solutions
Advent, ATP and Bain to acquire Nets
Trio buy 100% of Nets for DKK 17bn
BGF acquires minority stake in TCC for £10m
Fresh capital will be invested in marketing, personnel and infrastructure
Polaris acquires Det Danske Madhus
Polaris secures 51% stake
Xeraya Capital leads €20m Invendo funding
TVM, Wellington and 360° also partake in round
Gigas raises further $2.7m from Cabiedes et al.
Cabiedes, Bonsai and Caixa among investors
VC-backed Horizon Discovery raises £68.6m for IPO
Offering gives company £120.5m market cap
Bravofly to pursue Zurich IPO
Listing expected to raise €80-110m
ECI reaps 6x in sale of CarTrawler to BC Partners
Sale reportedly valued at more than £300m
SEP, Albion invest £3m into Silent Herdsman
The software can dectect potential health issues in cattle
Guard Capital et al. invest $3m in Doktor na Rabote
Capital injection values company at $16.5m
HTGF reinvests in Rebelle
Deal value approximately €5m
Electra in £14m Calrec deal
Calrec to become sister company of Electra-backed Allen & Heath
CD&R-owned Exova to float on LSE
Material testing business aims to raise £110m
NCI Gestion, BPI France invest €5m in PGS
Capital injection marks first round of funding for PGS
Ratos-backed Bisnode acquires Vendemore Nordic
Business intelligence firm in second bolt-on this month
Comment: Rhonda Ryan on the challenges of European private equity investing
GP discipline is vital as confidence increases
RCapital invests in Giffen Group
Company chairman to retire following deal
ZernikeMeta et al. invest €2m in CellPly
The company is developing in-vitro cancer treatments
Deal in focus: Nordic Capital reaps 3x on FinnvedenBulten exit
Nordic Capital made a final exit from auto parts maker FinnvedenBulten at the beginning of March, marking the second exit from the GP’s fifth fund in quick succession.
Deal in focus: Downing invests £3.8m in Goonhilly’s space future
Multi-antennae site gears up for deep space communication
Accent exits Hööks to Alipes
GP had acquired the business in 2011
GI-backed Cambian announces IPO
Business expected to raise £20m in flotation