Deals
CIC Vizille and Masseran lead $11m round for Nanobiotix
CIC Vizille Capital Innovation has led an $11m series-C round for biotech business Nanobiotix, alongside Masseran Gestion.
Sigma raises £4m in funds
Sigma Offshore, a UK producer of mooring and fluid transfer systems, has succeeded in raising £4m of venture capital.
Vitruvian in £134m Inspired Gaming take-private
Vitruvian Partners has acquired software developer Inspired Gaming (formerly Bass Leisure Machine Services) for £134m.
Intera-backed Consti Yhtiöt acquires Rakennus-Lundén
The Finnish building renovation business Consti Yhtiöt, backed by Intera Private Equity, has acquired Rakennus-Lundén Oy.
Auctus invests in Benchmark Partner
Auctus Capital Partners has invested an undisclosed amount in call centre service provider, Benchmark Partner GmbH.
Apollo supports LyondellBasell restructuring
Apollo Management has backed the debt restructuring of chemical giant LyondellBasell allowing the company to emerge from the bankruptcy declared in January 2009.
Capvis and Partners Group buy Kaffee Partner from Odewald
Swiss-based Capvis Equity Partners and Partners Group have acquired a majority stake in coffee specialist Kaffee Partner from Odewald & Compagnie. The value of the transaction has not been disclosed.
Poundland: Advent sees the pounds roll in
This morning, Advent International successfully sold discount retailer Poundland, as part of a secondary buyout by Warburg Pincus.
Amundi leads €9m investment in Wyplay
Amundi Private Equity has led a €9m third round investment in audiovisual equipment manufacturer Wyplay alongside returning investors Elaia Parnters, A Plus Finance and Sofinnova Partners.
Langholm Capital backs Bart Spices’ MBO
Mid-market private equity player Langholm Capital, has acquired Bart Spices in a management buy-out backing CEO Matthew Shaw.
Gimv and Sofinnova lead €11.2m financing of INSIDE
Gimv and Sofinnova Partners have led a €11.2m round-D investment in Inside Contactless, an open-standard contactless chip company, alongside existing shareholders.
Apax purchases majority share in Sophos
Apax Funds will buy a majority stake of the information security and data protection provider, Sophos plc. The founders of the IT security company will keep a minority share and are positioned to make £197m from the deal.
GCP exits Fatfoogoo to Digital River $10m
Austrian venture capital house GCP gamma capital partners has sold online trading platform FatFoogoo to NASDAQ-listed e-commerce group Digital River. The exit values FatFoogoo at $10m and GCP has further agreed an earnout provision.
Advent sells Poundland to Warburg Pincus
Global Private equity firm Advent International has divested its stake in single price retailer Poundland to private equity firm Warburg Pincus, in a deal reportedly worth £200m.
Polaris divests Frösunda to HgCapital
Pan-European investor HgCapital has acquired Frösunda LSS from Danish private equity firm Polaris for an undisclosed sum.
CapMan backs Havator
Private equity investor CapMan has invested in Havator Group a Finnish crane services supplier.
Verdane acquires six internet companies
Verdane Capital has acquired a portfolio of six Internet companies from Aggregate Media.
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Buyout activity in the UK has been growing now for six consecutive quarters as the industry recovers from the financial crisis.
IPO exits: The two faces of public markets
This month saw the biggest private equity IPO since the financial crisis hit, with Amadeus IT Holdings, a travel reservations specialist, listing on the Spanish stock exchanges, raising €1.33bn. John Bakie reports
Consortium raises €20m Series C for Affimed
Existing investors aeris Capital, BioMedInvest, LSP Life Sciences Partners, Novo Nordisk A/S and Orbimed have provided €20m in in a Series-C financing round for Affimed Therapeutics AG.
Lime Rock invests NOK 50m in Reelwell
Lime Rock Partners has backed oil service technology business Reelwell with NOK 50m.
Sperian shareholder challenges Cinven takeover
The third largest shareholder in Sperian Protection, Investment Fund Governance for Owners, has called into question the benefits of the planned takeover for the minority shareholder.
Vinci buys Faceo from Apax
Apax partners has sold Faceo to French facilities management company, Vinci, for an undisclosed amount, according to media reports.
NLV leads $26m round for Immunotec
US-based New Leaf Venture Partners (NLV Partners) has led a second tranche of a $26m series-D round of funding for biotech business, Oxford Immunotec Ltd.