Deals
L Catterton acquires Birkenstock
German footwear company is reportedly valued at around €4bn and drew interest from several PE buyers
Hiro Capital invests $15m in three gaming studios
Funding will help the studios expand their development pipelines and accelerate global growth
Partners Group buys Parmaco from Terra Firma-led group
Vendors reportedly sought a valuation of between тЌ800m-1bn for the company
P101 invests €6m in series-B for Bipi Mobility
P101 deploys capital from its Programma 102 and Italia 500 vehicles for the deal
ND Group leads financing round for EGo Mobile
ND Group acquired the electric vehicle producer in August 2020 after its self-administration process
Capidea buys toy company Maki from Industri Udvikling
Industri Udvikling had backed Maki since August 2017 and owned a 40% stake
HTGF, Neuhaus Partners sell stakes in Next Kraftwerke
Shell acquires the virtual power plants operator one month buying VC-backed Ubitricity
Left Lane Capital leads €8.2m series A for Memmo.me
Swedish platform allows users to request personalised video messages from celebrities
Latour buys Omni-Pac from Motion Equity and Arkéa
Omni-Pac's management team and Motion Equity Partners reinvest alongside Latour Capital
Carlyle sells Logoplaste stake to OTPP
Packaging producer posted 2020 EBITDA of €120m, compared with €78m when Carlyle invested in 2016
Virgin wines prices IPO, set for £110m float
Selling shareholders, including Mobeus and Connection Capital, will reap ТЃ35m
Ardian buys majority stake in GBA from Quadriga
Quadriga reinvests in the business and retains a minority stake, alongside the company's management team
VCs in CHF 15m round for Carvolution
Entrepreneur Franvisco Fernandez, the founder of banking platform Avaloq, leads the round
Nobel buys Vitaminstore from Aletra
This is the second investment made by Nobel Capital via its recently raised €40m fund
Pinova, eCapital sell stakes in BrandMaker to Rubicon
Rubicon Technology Partners aims to assist the marketing software with its international expansion
Intriva invests in £60m MoneyPlus MBO
MBO, led by CEO Chris Davis, will see MoneyPlus's management team continue in their existing roles
Midroc New Technology leads €9m round for CorPower Ocean
Wave energy startup has so far raised тЌ38m in equity and public investments
Arcaris buys Magro Verbindungselemente
Acquisition of the industrial procurement business is part of a succession solution
Apax buys 17% stake in EQT's Idealista for €250m
Deal takes place just a few months months after Apax sold its majority stake in the business to EQT
Eurocov buys KTN out of administration
Entrepreneur Philipp Mühlbauer's investment holding will buy KTN following an administration process
Synova scores 4.5x on sale of Fairstone to TA
UK-based IFA consolidation platform is the first exit for Synova's third fund
DBAG's Ding Gruppe bolts on Bergert Gruppe
Telecommunications service Ding Gruppe now has 1,000 employees and posts €200m in revenues
Nordian Capital sells BouWatch to Haniel
Mergermarket reported that the purchase price values the security systems business at €325m
Penta sells Mecom Group to US-based trade buyer
GP exits the meat-processing company 13 years after acquiring Mecom Humenne in 2008