Deals
Borromin sells Guntermann & Drunck to Naxicap
SBO will result in returns of 3.9x money and 30% IRR, according to a source close to the situation
21 Invest buys Aussafer Due
GP plans to strengthen the company's market position across Italy while expanding its international presence
Advent sells Faerch to trade
Deal comes three years after the GP acquired the company from EQT, reportedly paying around €1bn for it
WestBridge buys Eque2 for £46.5m from LDC
Between 2017 and 2020, the business increased revenues by 29% and EBITDA by 85%, according to a statement
Nazca Capital invests in Eurocebollas
GP deploys capital via Nazca Fund V, a lower-mid-market vehicle that closed on its €150m hard-cap in 2019
Alantra backs Surexport
GP deploys capital via Alantra Private Equity Fund III, a €450m vehicle that targets mid-market companies
MB Funds to sell Kotkamills to trade
Sale comes five years after an MB Funds-led consortium acquired the company from Opengate Capital
Rockpool invests in Xiatech
Martin Moran joined Xiatech’s board at completion of the deal as chairman
Cabot Square sells Asset Alliance for £4.1m
Asset Alliance's debt, including a £140m RCF, will be refinanced by the acquirer following completion
Eurazeo Growth, Dawn Capital lead €85m round for Tink
Other investors include HMI Capital, Paypal Ventures, Heartcore and Opera Tech Ventures
Octopus, BGF lead $24m round for Orbex
Existing investors High-Tech Gründerfonds, Heartcore Capital and Elecnor also participated
HVD Partners sells Solifos to trade
Turnarounds specialist scores 9x MM and an IRR of 135% on the sale, according to a statement
Digital+ Partners leads VMRay series-B extension
Round brings the malware detection software's series-B to $25m; eCapital has also invested
Polaris reaps high-teens return on €1bn sale of Molslinjen
Deal is the first exit from the GP's third buyout fund
ECI sells Arkessa to trade for 2.1x return
Arkessa was held in ECI Partners' 10th fund, which closed on £500m 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 £4.5m 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