PIPEs
KKR buys 5.2% stake in ProSieben
TV network is valued at less than half of its 2006 value when KKR and Permira first invested
Indaco Venture, Invesco invest €3m in Expert System
Company intends to use the fresh capital to further expand internationally, primarily across the US
LSP invests €5m in Kiadis Pharma
Company is listed on the regulated market of Euronext Amsterdam and Euronext Brussels
MVM invests $14m in MDxHealth
MVM is drawing equity from MVM Fund V, which held a first close on £150m in November 2018
Investindustrial to buy minority stake in Guala for €91m
Offers is made via Special packaging solutions investments, which is controlled by Investindustrial VII
Redmile, Sofinnova invest £26.3m in Redx
Redmile has agreed to subscribe for 11.5 million new ordinary shares for 11.2 pence per share
KKR invests in Oslo-listed Avida Finans
GP buys 9,090,909 shares for NOK 300m and intends to launch a conditional offer for all Avida shares
Horizon buys 6.8% stake in Bucharest-listed Purcari Wineries
Horizon Capital is currently investing from EEGF III, its 2017-vintage $200m fund
V4C buys stake in Warsaw-listed Summa Linguae
Deal is contingent upon the prior closing of two acquisitions by Summa Linguae
Apollo buys Gamenet stake from Trilantic
Sale ends a nine-year holding period for Trilantic, which acquired the company via its fourth fund
Thoma Bravo acquires Sophos in $3.9bn deal
Apax Partners, which holds a 10.15% stake in the cybersecurity firm, will sell its holding
Advent et al. bid for ThyssenKrupp elevators division
Carlyle, CVC, KKR, and Blackstone Group are also reported to be interested in the unit
Nordic Capital, Sampo buy Nofi stake for €223m
GP draws capital from Nordic Capital IX, which held a final close in May last year
Tikehau invests €25m in Milan-listed broker Assiteca
GP deploys capital from Tikehau Growth Equity II, which held a first close on €150m in July 2018
Tamburi buys minority stake in Milan-listed Elica
Following the deal, Tamburi CEO Giovanni Tamburi will become a member of the company's board
Tamburi backs Milan-listed IT specialist Sesa
Tamburi buys a 14.95% stake in ITH, which controls a 52.8% holding in Sesa, for €17m
Altor invests in XXL
Altor IV's mandate allows it to make minority investments in publicly traded companies
KKR, Axel Springer could target Scout24, Mobile.de – reports
KKR confirmed it is in negotiations to acquire a minority stake in Axel Springer
KKR in talks to acquire minority stake in Axel Springer
Axel Springer's largest shareholder, Friede Springer, and CEO Mathias Döpfner will not sell their stakes
EQT launches €631m takeover bid for Parques Reunidos
Offer is made via a bidco controlled by EQT, Miles Capital and Corporación Financiera Alba
Gresham House invests £4.5m in Diaceutics IPO
Deal comes a year after the pharmaceutical data analytics company raised $5m of mezzanine
HTGF-backed Immunic lists on Nasdaq
Consortium including LSP, Bayern Kapital, HTGF and IBG reinvested €26.7m in Immunic
KKR adjusts takeover bid to buy Telepizza in €604m deal
GP's new offer receives approval of the Spanish authority CNMV, according to public document
BC Partners exits OVS in €74.9m deal
Following the deal, Tamburi becomes the majority shareholder in the company with a 22.7% stake