Deals
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
Black Sea buys dental clinic operator DigiRay
GP is investing from its maiden fund, which held a first close on €43m in 2018
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
Investindustrial to take control of Guala
Investindustrial plans to launch a full takeover offer for Guala, at €8.20 per share
ArchiMed's Bomi bolts on Florence Shipping
Third add-on inked by Bomi, following its acquisition of Logifarma and its purchase of ILS
Rundit raises €1m in seed funding
Startup was founded this year and has so far raised €1.6m in total
Investcorp sells Avira, nets 200% IRR
Cybersecurity company saw EBITDA increase by 80% during the eight-month investment period
EQT acquires 30% stake in listed company Beijer Ref
GP buys $1.1bn stake from air conditioner manufacturer Carrier Global Corporation
VCs in CHF 20m funding round for H55
New investor Tippet Venture Partners leads the round alongside existing investor ND Capital
Korona Invest acquires stake in Enmac
Enmac is GP's sixth investment from the fund, which was 50% deployed following its fifth investment in April 2020
Sun Capital et al. in £13m round for Roxi
Other investors in the funding round include Terra Firma founder Guy Hands and other angel investors
EQT sells Apleona to PAI for €1.6bn
Deal is PAI's first in the DACH region since appointing Ralph Heuwing as partner and head of DACH