Deals
Newion exits Mirror42
Newion Investments has divested Amsterdam-based Mirror42, a provider of cloud-based IT intelligence platform solutions, to trade player ServiceNow.
Qualium et al. buy Invicta in MBI
Qualium Investissement has acquired a majority stake in the management buy-in of French wood-based heating devices manufacturer Invicta.
Idinvest et al. back Pathoquest with €3.8m
Idinvest Partners and Aurinvest, as well as existing backer Kurma Life Sciences Partners (KLS), have injected €3.8m into Paris-based biotechnology firm Pathoquest.
Metric acquires Danish lingerie chain
Metric Capital Partners (MCP) has bought a qualified minority stake in Copenhagen-based retail firm Change of Scandinavia, in a deal that values the business at around тЌ70m.
Argos Soditic buys Via Delle Perle
Argos Soditic has acquired a majority stake in womenswear firm Via Delle Perle.
NVM backs Buoyant MBO
NVM Private Equity has supported the management buyout of British upholstering manufacturer Buoyant Holding with a ТЃ7m equity ticket.
Sentica exits 9lives
Sentica Partners has sold Helsinki-based ambulance and emergency care services company 9lives back to the companyтs management.
Oakley's intergenia acquires German web hosting company
Oakley Capital Equity Partners’s (OCEP) portfolio company intergenia has bought web hosting provider Internet24.
BDC's Mezzo di Pasta enters safeguard procedure
Mezzo di Pasta, a French portfolio company of Bridgepoint Development Capital, has gone into "redressement judiciaire", a court-overseen safeguard procedure akin to the UK's receivership.
Accent acquires Steni from Total Capital
Accent Equity Partners has wholly acquired Norwegian faУЇade panel company Steni from Total Capital Partners.
Idinvest leads €34m round for Crocus
Idinvest Partners has led a €34m funding round for Crocus Technology, a French supplier of magnetic semiconductors and sensors, with participation from a consortium of new and existing backers.
August invests in Minerva Education
August Equity has invested in Minerva Education, the parent company of Eaton Square School Group (ESS) and Ravenstone School.
Terra Firma's Deutsche Annington reattempts IPO
PE-owned German residental real estate company Deutsche Annington Immobilien has renewed its IPO plans.
Avedon backs 2theloo
Avedon Capital Partners has provided funding to Netherlands-based 2theloo, a provider of public toilets and hygiene-related products.
SüdKB sells MSC-Gruppe to Avnet
Süd-Kapitalbeteiligungs-Gesellschaft (SüdKB) has sold its holding in MSC Investment to Avnet.
FSN Capital acquires Validus
FSN Capital has acquired a majority stake in Norwegian retail holding company Validus from founder Terje Stykket and Norgesgruppen.
BBVA joins SumUp extended series-B
BBVA Ventures, the venture capital arm of Spanish bank BBVA Group, has invested in Dublin-based SumUp in an extension of the companyтs previous series-B round.
EdRip in CHF 18m OncoEthix series-B round
Edmond de Rothschild Investment Partners (EdRip) has participated in a series-B funding round totalling CHF 18m for Swiss oncology drug development firm OncoEthix.
Menlo, Iris and FSN lead $22m round for Scality
Menlo Ventures, Iris Capital and FSN PME have led a $22m funding round for French software solutions company Scality.
TPG picks up Charterhouse's TSL Education
TPG Capital has acquired TSL Education from Charterhouse Capital Partners in a deal thought to be worth £400m.
Activa's Findis acquires Ronzier
Activa Capital-backed Findis, a wholesaler of household appliances, has acquired France-based Ronzier.
Towerbrook acquires majority stake in Metallum
Towerbrook Capital Partners has acquired a majority stake in Metallum Holding, a Luxembourg-domiciled metal refining and recycling company, from private equity firm Groupe Alpha.
Clave Mayor divests Gadea
Spanish venture capital investor Clave Mayor has divested its 9.73% stake in pharmaceuticals company Gadea Grupo Farmacéutico.
Encore Capital exits Pure360, reaping 4x and 47% IRR
Encore Capital has sold digital marketing software company Pure360 for ТЃ10m, reaping a 4x return on the original investment and an IRR of 47%.