Deals
R Capital et al. sells EVE to Synopsys
An investor consortium has sold Emulation & Verification Engineering (EVE), which provides hardware-assisted verification solutions and services, to Synopsys, a provider of software, IP and services designed to accelerate innovation.
Accel Partners leads $40m round for HouseTrip.com
Accel Partners, Balderton Capital and Index Ventures have taken part in a $40m series-C round of funding for UK-based international holiday home rental website HouseTrip.com.
YFM sells Primal Pictures to Informa
YFM Equity Partners has sold Primal Pictures, a publisher of medically accurate 3D models of the human anatomy, to Informa UK, a subsidiary of the international publishing and events business Informa Group.
Paine acquires stake in Eurodrip from Global Finance
Paine & Partners has acquired a 67% stake in Athens-listed Eurodrip from Global Finance's Aquanova and another shareholder in a deal valued at €100m.
YFM backs £3m BIMBO of Insider Technologies
YFM Equity Partners has backed the £3m buy-in management buyout of software solutions business Insider Technologies.
August sells Enara for £111m
August Equity has sold UK-based domiciliary care provider Enara to listed trade player Mitie for £111m.
EQT buys offshore communication platform for NOK 1.5bn
EQT has acquired offshore communication operator Tampnet from Hitecvision for NOK 1.5bn.
Sudinnova invests in EyeBrain
Sudinnova Capital has partaken in a €3.3m second round of funding for French biotech company EyeBrain.
EdRIP and Iris back ProwebCE take-private
Edmond de Rothschild Investment Partners (EdRIP) and Iris Capital have backed the take-private of French support services business ProwebCE, alongside trade player Edenred.
HgCapital acquires Valueworks
HgCapital has acquired a majority stake in British online marketplace provider Valueworks.
Vertis backs LinkPass with €1m
Southern Italian investor Vertis has injected €1m into professional networking app LinkPass.
3i-backed SLR acquires GSS Environmental
3i-backed environmental consultancy SLR Management has acquired Australian consultancy GSS Environmental (GSSE).
LGV buys Air Energi from Palatine
LGV Capital has completed the secondary buyout of energy consultancy Air Energi Group from Palatine Private Equity.
Investindustrial and Trilantic buy Euskaltel
Investindustrial and Trilantic Capital Partners have acquired 48% of Basque telecommunications provider Euskaltel through the holding company International Cable Holdings.
Sniper Investments et al. back Ngdata
Sniper Investments, Plug and Play Ventures, ING and a number of US business angels have invested $2.5m in Belgium tech company Ngdata.
Gilde acquires Pre Pain & Smithuis from Neon Private Equity
Gilde Equity Management has acquired Dutch bakery Pre Pain & Smithuis from Neon Private Equity.
Electranova Capital completes first two deals
Electranova Capital, EDF's cleantech investment fund, has completed investments in French electricity management company Actility and Norwegian wind power business Seatower.
AEA buys NES from Graphite for £234m
AEA Investors has acquired technical recruitment group NES Global Talent from Graphite Capital for £234m.
TCR invests in In'Tech Medical
TCR Capital has acquired a stake in French orthopaedic devices manufacturer In'Tech Medical, alongside Arkea Capital.
3i-backed Azelis in €30m capital increase
3i has taken part in a €30m capital increase for its portfolio company Azelis, a Belgian speciality chemicals distributor.
vR and CBG Commerz back VELOX
vR Equity Partners and CBG Commerz Beteiligungskapital, the mezzanine arm of Commerzbank, have provided mezzanine funding for commodities distributor Velox.
3i looking to divest Labco and Civica
3i has initiated much anticipated exit processes for Labco and Civica, two acquisitions made in 2008, according to reports.
MTI Ventures and Spark back BiOxyDyn with £1.2m
Medical imaging firm BiOxyDyn has secured capital commitments totalling £1.2m from Spark Impact and MTI Ventures.
Strong economy belies faltering buyout market in Germany
With debt scarcely available and cash-rich corporates looking to diversify through acquisitions, Germany’s buyout market has suffered a heavy blow these last few years - but it is still well-placed to take advantage of opportunities. John Bakie reports