Deals
Idinvest leads €6m round for Social Point
Idinvest has led a €6m series-B financing round for online games producer Social Point, alongside BBVA and Nauta Capital.
Riverstone backs Fairfield Energy with $150m
Riverstone Holdings has injected $150m in British oil & gas company Fairfield Energy.
HTGF et al. back in Epivios
High-Tech Gründerfonds (HTGF) and the investment arm of Life Science Inkubator have invested in German epigenetics specialist Epivios, alongside Technology Transfer Heinrich Heine University and a private investor.
Magnum buys Geriatros
Magnum Capital has acquired Spanish care services provider Geriatros.
Finatem acquires WST
Finatem Beteiligungsgesellschaft has acquired a majority stake in WST Präzisionstechnik, a specialised manufacturer of precision parts, as part of an MBO from the company's private owners.
G Square buys Mikeva from Intera
G Square Capital has acquired Finnish social care services provider Mikeva from Intera Partners.
Providence acquires HSE24 from AXA PE
Providence Equity has acquired Germany-based international home shopping group Home Shopping Europe (HSE24) from AXA Private Equity for an estimated €650m.
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EQT backs Sportradar
EQT has invested €44m in exchange for a minority stake in German sports data provider Sportradar.
Filas injects €1.2m into iLike.Tv
Italian regional investor Filas has injected €1.2m into online streaming and social media platform iLike.Tv.
Palero Capital acquires Tesa Bandfix
Luxembourg-based GP Palero Invest has acquired Switzerland-based Tesa Bandfix from its German parent Tesa SE in an all-equity transaction.
Litorina backs Gullbergs MBI
Litorina has acquired a majority stake in Swedish office supplies provider Gullbergs.
EdRIP et al. in CHF 25m GenKyoTex series-C extension
Edmond de Rothschild Investment Partners (EdRIP), Vesalius Biocapital Partners, Mitsubishi Pharma Corporate Venture and other investors have provided Swiss biopharma GenKyoTex with CHF 25m of early-stage funding.
VCs in £22m round for PsiOxus
Imperial Innovations and Invesco Perpetual have contributed ТЃ5.5m each to a ТЃ22m financing round in British biotech company PsiOxus Therapeutics.
Maven reaps 3.7x on Nessco exit
Maven Capital Partners has exited telecommunications provider Nessco Group in a ТЃ31m trade sale to US-based RigNet, generating a 3.7x money multiple on its original investment.
BC Partners sells stake in Brenntag for €577.5m
BC Partners and co-investors have sold seven million shares in listed German chemicals company Brenntag, reducing their joint stake to 13.6%.
Rabo Ventures and Value8 invest €4.5m in Ceradis
Rabo Ventures and Value8 have committed €4.5m to a new financing round for Ceradis, a Dutch producer of crop protection products.
BlackFin Capital Partners acquires MisterAssur
BlackFin Capital Partners has wholly acquired French insurance aggregator MisterAssur.
Hamilton Bradshaw backs Knights Solicitors
Commercial law firm Knights Solicitors has received a capital injection from Hamilton Bradshaw, the private equity firm owned by James Caan.
AXA PE nears €1bn Fives deal
Charterhouse is set to sell French engineering company Fives to AXA Private Equity and the company's management, according to reports.
Nova Capital Management exits Carbolite
Nova Capital Management has sold Carbolite Holdings to Dutch tech company Verder Group in a deal generating a gross equity return of 3.5x.
3i sells LNI stake for €36m
3i Group has sold its 5.7% stake in Lakeside Network Investments (LNI) to Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association of America for тЌ36m.
BGF invests £4m in online garden products retailer
Business Growth Fund (BGF) has injected ТЃ4m into UK online garden products retailer Primrose.
Providence to acquire HSE24 from AXA PE
Providence Equity Partners is to acquire a majority stake in AXA Private Equity-held German shopping channel Home Shopping Europe (HSE24), according to reports.