Deals
ECI sells Arkessa to trade for 2.1x return
Arkessa was held in ECI Partners' 10th fund, which closed on ТЃ500m in 2014
EQT Ventures leads $44m series-B for Cleo
Existing investors Balderton Capital and LocalGlobe also participated in the round
Summit Partners invests €50m in Solactive
Growth capital investment sees the GP take a minority stake in the financial indices provider
Verdane invests in AsGoodAsNew
Verdane has previously made 30 investments in the e-commerce sector, the GP said to a statement
SK Capital to buy Ipackchem from Sagard
Sale ends a holding period of around four years for Sagard, which bought Ipackchem from Céréa and BPI France
Endless acquires Party City's international assets for $59m
Amscan, the UK business being sold, will have its management team continue in place
Emeram acquires Tenié und Gores
Emeram plans to support TUG's growth in part by making add-ons to consolidate the submetering market
RA leads $45m round for PepGen
With a seed investment of ТЃ4.5m from OSI, PepGen was spun out in 2018
Mid Europa to acquire Sage Group's Polish business
Software business is valued at £66m and the sale process saw interest from a number of sponsors
PE-backed Elektroimportøren prices IPO
Company will start trading from 16 December on Euronext Growth Oslo
KKR's Unzer buys Lavego
Unzer, formerly known as Heidelpay, was acquired by KKR in a €750m SBO from AnaCap in 2019
One Peak leads $28m investment in Brightflag
Existing investors Sands Capital Ventures and Frontline Ventures also participate in the round
PE-backed Navico divests C-Map Commercial
Divestment will allow Navico to focus on its core business
Portobello buys Poligof from 21 Invest
Sale ends a five-year holding period for 21 Invest, which bought Poligof via its 21 Investimenti III fund
Inflexion sells LCP to Charterhouse for £300m
LCP's executives and employees own a majority of its shares and its partners will increase their share
Enterprise Investors to carve out Software Mind from Ailleron
GP will deploy equity from its Polish Enterprise Fund VIII, which held a first and final close on €498m
Lakestar leads €75m round for Isar Aerospace
Micro-satellite launch developer also backed by investors including Earlybird and UVC Partners
VCs in $36.7m series-C for Weaveworks
Weaveworks will use the fresh capital to enhance its platform and accelerate market expansion
Insight Partners leads £100m investment in Exclaimer
New investor Farview Equity Partners and existing investor Livingbridge both participate
Merieux Equity et al. in series-A round for Cell-Easy
Company plans to use the fresh funding to expand its manufacturing platform and scale up its team
Piper invests £7m in The Thinking Traveller
Ian Simkins, former CEO of Audley Travel, will join the business as executive chairman
Carlyle acquires IC Consult Group
Primary buyout from CETP IV sees the IAM software company's management team retain a minority stake
Nazca Capital buys Laboratorios Almond
GP intends to support the company in boosting its expansion across Spain and the rest of Europe
Castik sells Acrotec to Carlyle
Precision parts producer was valued at CHF 280m when it was acquired by Castik in 2016