Deals
Xplorer Capital, Futury Venture lead $22m round for Wingcopter
Germany-based delivery drone developer is also backed by Hessen Kapital via Hessen Kapital III
Ufenau buys refrigeration specialist R&M
GP intends to boost the company's growth both organically and via new acquisitions across the refrigeration industry
Carlyle acquires Jagex
Carlyle is expected to pay more than $530m, the purchase price of the business in 2020
Nordic Capital-backed Trustly to list before summer – report
According to a press report, Swedish institutions would like the company to remain in Stockholm
Providence-backed Imaweb bolts on Procar
With this add-on, Imaweb plans to consolidate its presence in the DACH region and broaden its customer base
Permira-backed Dr Martens to publish IPO prospectus
Morgan Stanley and Goldman Sachs are the joint global co-ordinators on the listing
Alta Life Sciences invests in Inbiomotion
Existing investors including Institut Català de Finances also take part in the financing
Korys, FPIM et al. in €12m extended series-B for Remynd
Biotech company initially raised €12m in December 2018
Toscafund leads €25m round for Elinvar
Existing investors Goldman Sachs Growth, Ampega and Finleap also back the round
HIG exits Royo Group's furniture unit
HIG, alongside the Royo family, retains Royo's shower tray business, which operates under the Fiora brand
BGF invests £4m in CSN
For the year ending on 31 March 2020, the company generated £1.6m in EBITDA, from revenues of £27.1m
EMH sells stake in Native Instruments
SBO to Francisco Partners sees EMH and Native Instruments' management retain a minority stake
InfraVia's Celeste acquires PE-backed VTX Telecom
Exiting their stakes, Iris and Siparex first invested in the telecoms service in 1999 and 2005 respectively
Lightspeed leads $20m Wintermute series-B
Lightspeed led the company's series-A funding round in June 2020, following another round in January
Aurica Capital invests in SamyRoad
Aurica intends to support the company in further expanding its customer base and boosting its international development
Sagard invests in Flight Simulator developer Asobo Studio
Deal is the second for the Sagard NewGen fund, launched in July 2020 with a €300m target
Swanlaab leads $8m series-A round for Landbot
Startup has so far raised $10.2m in funding since being founded in 2017
Baird sells Prescient to BDC
In November 2020, the vendor requested another set of indicative offers from seven or eight bidders
Lumos Capital leads €16.5m series-B round for Ironhack
Other investors in the round include Endeavor Catalyst and existing investors Brighteye and Creas
Oaktree Capital backs Col Giovanni Paolo
With the GP's support, the company plans to consolidate its market position and boost its international expansion
Heritage Ventures buys ICT specialist Metoda
GP intends to boost the company's growth and double its revenues in the next five years
VCs in $50m round for Maps.Me
Navigation and travel app was bought by Parity.com subsidiary Daegu for around €16.65m in 2020
Partech sells stake in Once Dating to trade
French VC first invested in the dating app in 2015 via its first Partech Entrepreneur fund
Hellman & Friedman transfers TeamSystem from fund VII to fund IX
Hg and the company's management team reinvest in the transaction as minority shareholders