Deals
Albion exits Berkley Care for 2.5x return
Sale ends a seven-year holding period for Albion, which initially invested ТЃ16m in the business
Emeram, Gimv acquire Sofatutor; VC backers exit
Previous investors in the online learning platform include Acton Capital, Frog Capital and IBB
Ethos invests in People Value
In addition to the equity deployed by Ethos, Harwood Private Capital provides senior debt to support the deal
Brygge Partners invests in Tier 1 Asset
Founder and CEO Peter Hemicke will reportedly own 57.5% while board chaiman Lars Aean purchased 5%
Magnum exits Ita Mental Health to Korian
Sale ends a four-year holding period for the GP, which invested in the company via Magnum Capital II
VCs in $170m round for trading platform Bitpanda
According to Unquote Data, the round is the largest ever recorded for an Austrian company
BC Partners acquires Davies
Existing investors, US-based PE firm HGGC and Canadian firm AimCo, will remain invested with minority stakes
Bowmark exits Oxford International in split deal
Schools division goes to Nord Anglia Education, while the rest of the business undergoes an MBO backed by THI
Apax buys Lutech from One Equity
Sale ends a four-year holding period for One Equity, which acquired a majority stake in Lutech via One Equity Partners VI
Waterland sells Base Logistics to Ardian's Staci
With this add-on, Staci expects to build a logistics group with annual turnover of €450m and 2,500 staff
Activa Capital buys Cityzen
This is the first deal made by Activa Fund IV, which recently held a first close on more than €100m
DBAG's FLS merges with Impactit, Städtler Logistik
All three route-planning and logistics software companies will now operate as Solvares Group
Inflexion backs The Goat Agency
Minority deal is the fifth transaction announced by Inflexion in March alone
CBPE sells Xceptor to Astorg for 10.8x return
Sale ends a four-year holding period for CBPE, which bought a majority stake in Xceptor from SVG Capital
Capiton buys majority stake in Wundex
Wound care product supplier was a portfolio company of BE Beteiligungen prior to the sale to Capiton
HIG sells Infinigate to Bridgepoint
HIG invested in the cybersecurity service in 2017 and supported its European expansion
Aurelius acquires Hüppe
GP expects the shower enclosure producer's future growth to benefit from ongoing consumer trends
Ceder Capital acquires Kaffekapslen
After the transaction, Kaffekapslen's management team will own around 45% of the company
Core Equity scores Provalliance deal
Deal reportedly values the French hairdressing services chain at around €500-600m
Bridges acquires ethical homeware brand Nkuku
Bridges invests in the business via its Sustainable Growth Funds, alongside the founders
Magnum buys law school Isde
Deal is made via Digital Talent, established by Magnum to build an aggregation platform in the education sector
OpenOcean and Spintop lead €3.6m series-A for Cambri
Lynda Clarizio, former president of Nielsen US Media, joins the board of directors
ByFounders leads $4.6m seed round for Proper
Other investors include PreSeed Ventures, Prehype, Vaekstfonden and Bjarke Ingels
FPE sells Masstech to Genstar's Telestream
This is the second exit made by FPE Fund II, following the sale of intelligence provider IWSR to Bowmark