Deals
Eurazeo PME exits Mors Smitt
Eurazeo subsidiary Eurazeo PME has exited Franco-Dutch electronic rail equipment maker Mors Smitt to US manufacturer Wabtec, reaping a 3.5x money multiple on its initial investment.
Greylock and Northzone lead €25m series-B for iZettle
Greylock Partners and Northzone have led a тЌ25m series-B funding round for Swedish technology company iZettle.
Motion and FSI inject additional €80m into Tokheim
Motion Equity Partners (formerly Cognetas) and Fonds Stratégique d'Investissement (FSI) have provided French fuel distribution solutions company Tokheim with an €80m equity injection as part of a larger refinancing operation.
Ambienta backs FoundOcean
Ambienta Sgr has acquired a 35% stake in UK-based sub-sea and offshore foundation grouting services firm FoundOcean.
Encore acquires TSC
Encore Capital has acquired a majority stake in software company Technical Software Consultants (TSC).
YFM backs Mynt Facilities with £650,000
YFM Equity Partners has injected ТЃ650,000 into Merseyside-based commercial cleaning business Mynt Facilities Services.
YFM backs Mynt Facilities with £650,000
YFM Equity Partners has injected ТЃ650,000 into Merseyside-based commercial cleaning business Mynt Facilities Services.
Northzone invests $3m in Soundrop
Northzone has invested $3m in Norwegian music discovery and sharing service Soundrop.
EQT picks up Vertu from Nokia
EQT Partners has acquired luxury phone business Vertu from Nokia.
LDC acquires Metronet from YFM
LDC has completed the management buyout of UK-based internet service provider Metronet from YFM Equity Partners and Acceleris.
Holtzbrinck Ventures and HTGF invest in Paul Secret
Holtzbrinck Ventures and High-Tech Gründerfonds (HTGF) have invested in Berlin-based start-up Paul Secret, a fashion adviser and retailer for men.
Balderton dumps Sulake after documentary exposé
Balderton has dumped its stake in Finnish social networking company Sulake following a damning Channel 4 investigation into the firm.
Wellington Partners et al. invest in Readmill
Wellington Partners has joined previous investors Passion Capital and Index Ventures in a series-A funding round for German social reading platform Readmill.
Balderton Capital et al. in $16m round for Openet
Balderton Capital, Cross Atlantic and Kreos Capital have committed capital to a $16m series-D financing round for Irish management software provider Openet.
H2-backed Smartwares buys Hanesbrands Europe
Consumer essentials retailer Smartwares, a portfolio company of H2 Equity Partners, has wholly acquired Hanesbrands Europe as part of its buy-and-build strategy.
Apax leads $1bn Paradigm buyout
Apax Partners and JMI Equity have agreed to acquire oil & gas software vendor Paradigm from US investment group Fox Paine for around $1bn.
HTGF leads seed round for KeyRocket
High-Tech Gründerfonds (HTGF) has led a seed funding round for keyboard shortcut trainer KeyRocket, the launch product of start-up business Veodin Software.
CapMan Russia exits Tascom to trade player MTS
CapMan has exited Russian telecommunications firm Tascom to local trade player Mobile TeleSystems (MTS).
Private companies rethink pricing
The recession has had little effect on company valuations, but now companies are becoming more realistic about their value, writes John Bakie
Next Wave acquires Molinare
Next Wave Partners has acquired UK post-production firm Molinare TV and Film Ltd.
Conor invests €1m in Omegawave
Conor Venture Partners has invested тЌ1m in Finnish sports training equipment provider Omegawave.
Market volatility threatens Evonik IPO
The RAG Foundation, which owns a majority stake in CVC-backed German chemicals maker Evonik, could cancel the company's IPO in light of the current market environment.
OMERS PE acquires Lifeways from August Equity
The private equity branch of Canadian pension fund OMERS has acquired British healthcare services provider Lifeways from August Equity.
FSI Régions backs Solareo with €3m
FSI Régions has injected €3m into solar energy consultancy Solareo in exchange for a minority stake.