Deals
EdRip and Forbion lead funding for Allecra Therapeutics
Edmond de Rothschild Investment Partners (EdRip) and Forbion Capital Partners have invested in a €15m series-A round for Swiss biotech company Allecra Therapeutics.
SmartCap et al. in £5m round for Fits.me
Existing investor SmartCap has been joined by Conor Venture Partners, Fostergate Holdings and Entrepreneurs Fund in a series-A funding round of approximately ТЃ5m for Fits.me, a software-as-a-service developer for the online fashion retail industry.
BGF's Springfield Homecare Services acquires PLC
Business Growth Fund-backed Springfield Homecare Services has acquired domiciliary care business Positive Life Choices (PLC).
HTGF et al. invest €2.6m in Rodos BioTarget
High-Tech Gründerfonds (HTGF), InvestImpuls-Fonds and KfW’s ERP Start Fund have invested €2.6m of growth capital in German biotech company Rodos BioTarget, alongside private investors and family offices.
NorthEdge invests in Jigsaw24
NorthEdge Capital has invested growth capital in UK-based creative IT solutions provider Jigsaw24 for a majority stake in the business.
LP interview: The secondaries saga
Founded in 1991, London-based Paul Capital has decades of experience in secondaries and fund-of-funds investments. unquote" talks to secondaries specialist and partner Elaine Small about the drivers behind the market's unprecedented growth.
Sofinnova backs Auris Medical with CHF 47.1m
French VC Sofinnova Partners has joined US-based Sofinnova Ventures in a CHF 47.1m funding round for Auris Medical.
Cofides commits €5.6m to Grupo Sampol
Spanish investor Cofides has committed €5.6m to Grupo Sampol, a Spanish energy and engineering firm.
Lundbeckfond Ventures et al. invest in DySis Medical
Lundbeckfond Ventures has led a ТЃ7.4m fundraising round in DySis Medical Ltd, a womenтs health medical devices company.
HIG Europe's Haltermann acquires Petrochem Carless
HIG Europe portfolio company Haltermann Holding GmbH has acquired Petrochem Carless Holdings Ltd (PCL), a UK-based hydrocarbon chemicals refiner and producer.
Charterhouse could pull Ista and Elior sales
Charterhouse could put the sale processes of German energy-metering firm Ista and French catering company Elior on hold in the face of lacklustre bids, according to reports.
Joules attracts private equity interest
British fashion retailer Joules is planning on selling a minority stake to fund expansion in the UK and overseas, according to reports.
3i's Refresco merges with Gerber Emig
Refresco, a Dutch beverage manufacturer backed by 3i, will merge with European bottling company Gerber Emig.
Priveq and Investor divest Vårdapoteket
Priveq Investment and Investor Growth Capital have agreed to sell their holdings in pharmacies operator VУЅrdapoteket to Apotek HjУЄrtat.
360 Capital Partners and Eataly launch Eataly Net
360 Capital Partners has teamed up with Italian food retailer Eataly to found Eataly's online business Eataly Net.
Core Capital's Kelway acquires Equanet
Core Capital portfolio company Kelway has acquired the UK-based non-trade and public sector business of Equanet, the specialist IT solutions brand of Dixons Retail plc.
CVC eyes takeover bid for Betfair
CVC Capital Partners has confirmed it is considering bidding for London-listed online betting company Betfair Group plc.
Advent, Bain in £340m WorldPay dividend recap
WorldPay, a card payment services provider acquired by Advent International and Bain Capital in 2010, has secured a ТЃ700m refinancing including a dividend recap for the private equity owners, according to reports.
Enterprise reaps 10x on Magellan
CEE investor Enterprise Investors makes 10x on share sale of Magellan, 10 years after backing the business. The returns come just a week after the GP made 9x on Kruk.
XAnge divests RunMyProcess stake in trade sale
XAnge Private Equity has sold its stake in French cloud computing solutions developer RunMyProcess (RMP) to Japanese trade player Fujitsu.
UK Watch: Q1 activity hits five-year low
UK private equity saw its worst quarter since 2009 despite widespread optimism in the market, according to the latest unquoteт UK Watch, in association with Corbett Keeling.
Novaliq raises €13.9m from Dievini Hopp
German drug delivery firm Novaliq GmbH has completed a fifth round of funding, raising €13.9m from existing backer Dievini Hopp.
Boehringer Ingelheim invests in Eyevensys
Boehringer Ingelheim Venture Fund (BIVF) has invested in French biotech company Eyevensys, marking the start of a new funding round for the business.
Sofinnova's Omthera raises €48.8m in IPO
French investor Sofinnova Partners has completed the IPO of US-based portfolio company Omthera Pharmaceuticals on the Nasdaq Global Market in New York, raising €48.8m.