Deals
Ambar Venture Capital backs TechnoActivity
Spanish venture capital investor Ambar Venture Capital has committed €2.4m to TechnoActivity, a mobile payments provider, according to reports in the Spanish press.
3i invests €110m in Basic-Fit
3i has invested €110m in the management buyout of Basic-Fit, a Dutch and Belgian discount gym operator, in a deal valuing the business at €275m.
GE Capital and Ares refinance Astorg's Ethypharm
GE Capital and Ares Management have provided Astorg Partners portfolio company Ethypharm with a €170m unitranche facility.
JLL Partners, Royal DSM create $2.6bn pharma business
US private equity house JLL Partners and Dutch life sciences group Royal DSM have teamed up and combined assets to create a new, independent pharmaceutical company in a deal worth $2.6bn.
Carlyle sells P&I to HgCapital in SBO
The Carlyle Group has sold German human resources software company P&I Personal & Informatik to HgCapital in a secondary buyout.
Portobello and Vista sell Indas for €285m
Spanish GPs Portobello and Vista Capital have agreed to sell Spanish absorbent sanitary product maker Laboratorios Indas to Domtar Corporation for €285m.
Omnes-backed Exclusive Networks bolts on Secureway
Omnes Capital-backed Exclusive Networks Group, a French IT security software company, has acquired Dubai-based Secureway.
Balderton backs Lifecake launch with £700,000
Balderton Capital has backed the launch of photo and video sharing app Lifecake with £700,000.
Northstar’s Applied Graphene raises £11m in IPO
Northstar Ventures-backed Applied Graphene Materials (AGM) has raised £11m in its flotation on the AIM, giving the company a market cap of £26.2m.
Hellman & Friedman to take over Scout24
US private equity house Hellman & Friedman is set to buy internet portal group Scout24 from German telecommunications provider Deutsche Telekom, according to reports.
Sofinnova Partners et al. sell EOS for up to €310m
Sofinnova Partners, Aescap Venture and Principia have sold Milan-based cancer therapeutics firm Ethical Oncology Science (EOS) to Clovis Oncology via an agreement that could see the firm fetch up to €310m.
Partech et al. back Pricematch with €1m
Partech Ventures, via its recently closed Partech Entrepreneur seed fund, has taken part in a €1m round for Pricematch, a French software company specialising in revenue management for hotels.
Octopus leads £3.8m round for Kabbee
Octopus Investments and Moneysupermarket.com founder Simon Nixon have provided Kabbee, a price comparison app for London minicabs, with a £3.8m series-A round of funding.
Kernel et al. back TCAS
Kernel Capital, Enterprise Ireland and private investors have injected €650,000 into TCAS Online, a Dublin-based provider of software for student accommodation managers.
Horizon Capital and East Capital exit Platinum
Horizon Capital and East Capital have sold retail lending bank Platinum to a consortium of investment funds and financial investors, including the European Infrastructure Investment Company.
IBB and HTGF back Scopis in series-A
IBB Beteiligungsgesellschaft and High-Tech Gründerfonds (HTGF) have supported Scopis in a series-A financing round.
HTGF exits Zim Plant Technology in trade sale
High-Tech Gründerfonds (HTGF) has sold its stake in irrigation sensor technology company Zimmermann Irrigation Monitoring Plant Technology (Zim) to Yaka, a producer of fertilisers.
21 Partners backs Synerlab
21 Partners has acquired Synerlab Group, a French drug manufacturing and packaging company, from Ardian in a management buyout.
Ganymed Pharmaceuticals raises €45m in series-E
Biopharmaceutical company Ganymed Pharmaceuticals has raised €45m in a series-E financing round from MIG and family office ATS Beteiligungsverwaltung.
Mission Therapeutics raises £20m
A syndicate of new and existing venture capital investors has injected £20m into UK-based biotech Mission Therapeutics as part of its series-B funding round.
JC Flowers buys Eurovita for €47m
JC Flowers has acquired a 79.6% stake in life insurer Eurovita Assicurazioni from listed insurance firm Aviva and Banco Popolare for €47m.
Ardian and Consilium sell Rollon
Ardian and Consilium have sold Rollon, an Italian manufacturer of liner rails and actuators, to French GP Chequers Capital and Italian private equity firm IGI.
H2 Equity Partners sells Eska
H2 Equity Partners has wholly divested Eska Graphic Board, a Dutch graphic boards manufacturer, to private investment firm Andlinger & Company.
Argos Soditic buys Cisbio Bioassays
Argos Soditic has backed the €25m management buyout of French biotech company Cisbio Bioassays.