Deals
GCP sells Infinity Works to Accenture
GCP invested in Infinity Works in March 2019 as a minority partner to the founder management team
Heal Capital invests in Actio
New investment of €1.5m is an extension of the €8.5m raised by the live coaching company in December 2020
Sofinnova, Ally Bridge lead $108m Mainstay round
Mainstay intends to use the funds to support the company's commercial launch of ReActiv8 in the US
DACH exit rebound expected in H2 2021
DACH PE players completed 16 exits in January 2021, compared with 14 in January 2020, hinting at signs of a gradual recovery
Holland Capital, Join Capital invest in RheoCube
GPs are investing more than $2m in the laboratory research and development simulation software
Resource Partners acquires Polish company Nesperta
GP will help the company with its expertise and experience through international and product expansion
Main Capital's Mach bolts on Data-Plan
GP acquired public sector software developer Mach in September 2020 and is following a buy-and-build strategy
Ambienta buys Collingwood from Baird
Sale ends a three-year holding period for Baird, which invested in the company via its $310m Baird Capital Global Fund I
PE-backed NutraQ sold to trade in NOK 3.1bn deal
Based on the company's 2020 EBITDA of NOK 188m, the deal achieved an EBITDA multiple of 16.5x
FII leads €17m series-B for Inxpect
GP invests in the company via Fondo Italiano Tecnologia e Crescita (FITEC), which backs Italian technology SMEs
ECI-backed Edenhouse sold to trade
Accenture is a listed professional services conglomerate and acquires the IT service to improve its SAP provision capabilities
TA Associates buys majority stake in Igel
Mergermarket reported in March 2020 that the cloud workspace business was up for sale
Goldman Sachs, Via Equity buy Swedish IT firm Advania
Existing investors in the company reinvested alongside the new GP
Marlin backs e-commerce specialist Lengow
With Marlin's support, the company plans to further develop its technology and boost its international expansion
Quadrum Capital's Bark Packaging buys CarePack
Quadrum invested in Bark in March 2020 and the deal is part of the company's buy-and-build strategy
YFM invests in Outpost VFX
Investment coincides with the appointment of Robin Shenfield to the board as chair
CVC acquires System C – report
William Blair advised on the sale process, which was marketed based on £80m sales and £15m EBITDA
Hellman & Friedman sells Finanzcheck to VC-backed Smava
Acquisition of the consumer finance platform is financed by Smava's VC investors, including Earlybird
PE-backed Asmodee bolts-on Board Game Arena
Since being acquired by PAI Partners, company has completed seven add-on acquisitions
Apax to acquire Herjavec Group
Apax is currently investing from its 10th-generation fund, which closed on $9bn in February 2020
Sherpa sells Macrolibros to Gold Tower's Graficas Ceyde
With the addition of Macrolibros, Graficas Ceyde plans to boost its expansion into new business verticals
LDC-backed Onecom acquires BGF's Olive Communications
BGF invested £10m in Olive in 2016 in a deal that also raised £5.25m in debt provided by Barclays
EMZ acquires stake in Celebrate Company
GP plans to support the personalised stationery and photo business with its international growth
Sovereign's Acolin bolts on Fundbase
Swiss fund service platform is planning further add-ons in key European financial centres