Deals
Principia backs Rysto with $1m
Italian venture capital firm Principia has injected $1m into Rysto, an online portal for jobseekers in hospitality and catering.
Pamplona set to buy OGF from Astorg
Pamplona Capital Management is set to acquire French funeral services provider OGF from Astorg Partners, a deal reportedly valued at around €900m.
Mobeus supports Veritek MBO
Mobeus Equity Partners has backed the £11m management buyout of Veritek Global, a provider of technical services.
Graphite tucks into Hawksmoor
Graphite Capital has succeeded in its bid to acquire Hawksmoor, supporting the high-end steak restaurant group's management buyout.
Ambienta sells Tower Light
Italian environmental investor Ambienta has sold lighting tower producer Tower Light to listed US-based generator manufacturer Generac.
CM-CIC LBO Partners’ Nerim acquires Boost
Internet and telecoms operator Nerim, which is backed by CM-CIC LBO Partners, has acquired software-as-a-service (SaaS) solutions provider Boost.
Q2 Barometer: overall value rockets by 175%
Q2 Barometer
Perusa exits Kammann Maschinenbau in trade sale
Perusa has sold its 85% stake in printing services supplier Kammann Maschinenbau to corporation Koenig & Bauer.
Finance Yorkshire exits S3 ID
Finance Yorkshire, via its Finance Yorkshire Equity Fund, has divested its 25% stake in UK-based S3 ID to CSE Global, reaping a 2.2x money multiple in a trade sale that values the company at £10m.
Xanit bolts on Croasa
Xanit International Hospital, the healthcare provider backed by N+1 Mercapital and Partners Group, has completed the bolt-on of oncology centre Croasa.
Aheim makes second exit in one month
Aheim Capital has sold its portfolio company Ecronova Polymer, reaping a 40% IRR and a 2.5x return on its original investment.
Aheim achieves 2.4x on Aqua Vital exit
Aheim Capital has sold water cooler provider Aqua Vital Quell-und Mineralwasser to fellow German private equity firm Halder, reaping a 2.4x gross money multiple.
Mid-cap valuations remain stable as dealflow stagnates
Mid-cap valuations
Index et al. back Wool And The Gang with $2.8m
UK-based knitwear e-commerce company Wool And The Gang has raised $2.8m from Index Ventures, Wellington Partners and MMC Ventures.
Strong branding boosts dealflow
A new study has revealed that 88% of CEOs believe a strong venture capital brand helps to attract entrepreneurs and improves dealflow.
ECI Partners’ Bargain Booze in IPO
ECI Partners reaped a 4.5x money multiple on its full exit from discount alcohol franchise Bargain Booze, which listed on the London Stock Exchange AIM in an IPO giving the company a market capitalisation of £66.7m.
Atlas leads €2.5m round for Harbour Antibodies
Atlas Venture has led a €2.5m funding round for Rotterdam-based Harbour Antibodies, an engineer of transgenic mice designed to produce high-affinity human antibodies.
Qualium backs Mériguet group
Qualium Investissement has invested in the owner buyout (OBO) of the Atelier Mériguet-Carrère group, a Paris-based arts specialist and renovator.
Electra refinances Park Resorts
Electra Partners has refinanced the existing debt of portfolio company Park Resorts - the GP now holds debt facilities totalling £145m and has upped its stake in the company to 54%.
Sycamore Aviation lands £750,000 investment
Durham-based Sycamore Aviation has received a £750,000 cash injection from a syndicate of investors led by regional firm FW Capital.
Exit focus: Encore finds generalist success in a specialist market
With limited expertise in the software-as-a-service (SaaS) sector, Encore Capital’s exit of digital marketing company Pure360 is a shining example of how the asset class really can drive operational improvement. Alice Murray speaks to the partners to...
BlackFin buys DevisMutuelle and KelAssur
BlackFin Capital Partners has acquired insurance comparison sites DevisMutuelle and KelAssur.
United Ventures supports LoveTheSign
United Ventures has led a €1m funding round for e-commerce interior design site LoveTheSign.com.
Octopus backs Affectv with £2m
Octopus Investments has injected £2m into Affectv, a UK-based targeted-advertisement technology company.