Deals
Jaïna and Ecomobilité back OuiCar
Jaïna Capital and Ecomobilité Ventures have invested €3m in OuiCar, the French operator of a platform for peer-to-peer car rental services.
ICG picks up Equistone’s APEM
Equistone Partners Europe has sold its majority stake in APEM Group to minority shareholder Intermediate Capital Group (ICG).
CM-CIC’s Primus acquired by Alliance Laundry
Belgium-based Primus Laundry Equipment Group, which is backed by CM-CIC Finance, has been acquired by Teachers’ Private Capital-backed US group Alliance Laundry.
Index in $500,000 round for Blaze
Index Ventures has taken part in a £300,000 funding round for Blaze, a UK-based start-up that produces safety lights for cycling.
LBO France exits Sonovision in trade sale
LBO France has reaped a 2.1x money multiple on the sale of Sonovision Group, a Paris-based provider of logistics and document engineering services for the space industry, to French industrial firm Ortec Group.
Deal in focus: SEP drives car financing deal
Scottish Equity Partners’ (SEP) £8m investment in Car Loan 4U picks up on the growing need for online consumer finance as well as increased demand for cars in the UK.
CapMan acquires Suomen Lämpöikkuna
CapMan has acquired Suomen Lämpöikkuna, a provider of window and door renovations in Finland.
Octopus finances two bolt-ons for GetLenses
Octopus Investments has provided fresh funding for the acquisition of Dutch firms Lensbase and Vision Direct by its portfolio company GetLenses, a UK contact lenses retailer.
Hoxton and DFJ Esprit invest £3m in Campanja
Hoxton Ventures and DFJ Esprit have led a £3m series-A round for Campanja, a real-time search engine marketing platform.
Stable markets and high liquidity to boost Nordic exits
The Nordic region saw disappointing dealflow in 2013, despite an open and liquid financing market - but the industry is upbeat on exit prospects for 2014. Karin Wasteson reports
North West Fund backs Fusion Implants
The North West Fund for Venture Capital, managed by Enterprise Ventures, has made a six-figure capital commitment to Fusion Implants, which manufactures veterinary implants using 3D printing technology.
Innovacom invests €1m in PredicSis
French firm Innovacom has injected €1m of early-stage funding into PredicSis, a Brittany-based big data predictive analysis start-up.
3i's SLR bolts on US business
3i-backed environmental consultancy SLR Management has acquired US- and Canada-based HFP Acoustical Consultants.
Trade buyer appetite boosts mid-cap valuations
Mid-cap valuations
PE backers work out gym merger
CCMP Capital Advisers’ Pure Gym is merging with The Gym Group, backed by Phoenix Equity Partners and Bridges Ventures.
Kebek acquires Belgian business Mifratel
Belgian buyout firm Kebek Private Equity has acquired Mifratel, a Belgian contact centre operator, alongside the company’s management.
EDITD raises $4.4m from Index, Frog
London-based market data and analytics firm EDITD has raised $4.4m from Index Ventures and Frog Capital.
Ardian to acquire Vinci Park
Ardian has entered exclusive talks with French construction and concessions firm Vinci to acquire its Vinci Park division for an enterprise value of €1.96bn.
Vendis invests in Victoria Group
Retail and consumer brand-focused investor Vendis Capital has acquired Victoria Group, a Belgian jewellery designer.
Maven leads £7.25m SPS MBO
Maven Capital Partners has led the £7.25m management buyout of promotional merchandise supplier SPS from parent company 4imprint Group.
Sentica picks up Secto Automotive
Sentica Partners has acquired a majority stake in Finnish car-leasing company Secto Automotive.
Intel invests $10m in Mango Telecom
Intel Capital has injected $10m into Mango Telecom, a Russian provider of a business communications software-as-a-service (SaaS).
Intel, Practica back CGTrader
Intel Capital and previous backer Practica Capital have invested in CGTrader, a Lithuanian 3D model marketplace.
Charterhouse’s Webhelp picks up SNT
Charterhouse-backed Webhelp Group, a French provider of customer management solutions, has acquired Dutch customer contact services provider SNT.