Financials
Synova's Stackhouse Poland bolts on Honour Point
Acquisition of corporate insurance broker and risk management firm is Stackhouse's ninth bolt-on
CVC, EQT Credit in second refinancing round for Paymentsense
Debt package follows a first refinancing deal in November 2016 by the debt providers
Eos Venture Partners launches $100m debut insurtech fund
Vehicle has raised $30m from two insurance companies to date and will have a global remit
Index leads €23m series-A for Alan
Previous investors OpenCNP, Partech and Portag3 Ventures LP also take part in the funding round
Mediterra sells ACP to Howden
Deal ends a four-year holding period under Mediterra, after the GP acquired the firm in April 2014
Tikehau backs insurance broker Filiassur
GP buys a minority stake in French insurance specialist Filiassur in a €30m MBO deal
Cabot Square sells LDF to White Oak
Sale ends a holding period of four years for Cabot Square, which bought the firm from Investec
Magenta backs insurance underwriter EGV
Investment is the second from Magenta's second fund after closing in August 2017
BlackFin Capital Partners exits Cyrus
Management team buys back the French wealth management advisory firm, with debt from Ardian
FPE generates 3x return on sale of Small World to Equistone
Equistone draws equity from its latest €2.8bn buyout fund, Equistone Partners Europe Fund VI
VC-backed N26 raises $160m
Earlybird Venture Capital, Horizons Ventures and Valar Ventures previously backed the business
Aberdeen to launch €1bn fund in joint venture with 21 Partners
JV will be based in London and led by 21 Partners' founder and managing partner Alessandro Benetton
Eurazeo invests further in IM Square ahead of acquisitions
With the fresh capital, IM Square plans to acquire three to six additional asset managers
Pragma sells NACC to trade
GP sells French distressed corporate debt specialist NACC to Norway's B2Holding
Bridgepoint makes 8.8x on sale of Trustly to Nordic Capital
Nordic Capital drew equity from its ninth fund, ending a four-year holding under Bridgepoint
Daphni leads €6.4m round for Margo Bank
Banking startup will invest in technical infrastructure as well as HR development
CBPE floats JTC in £310m IPO
CBPE has realised its investment in JTC in full, generating a return of 4.4x invested capital
Natixis buys minority stake in Clipperton
M&A boutique Clipperton solely focuses on the technology and internet industries
Altor buys majority stake in LRF Konsult
Altor acquired the business via its Altor Fund IV from the federation of Swedish farmers
Lakestar et al. back €56.6m series-B for SolarisBank
Bertelsmann subsidiary Arvato Financial Solutions and Japan's SBI Group also reinvest
GP Bullhound acquires AdMedia
Following the acquisition, five senior deal-makers will join the VC firm's investment team
Cerberus- and JC Flowers-led consortium acquires HSH Nordbank
Non-performing loans valued at approximately €7bn will be acquired by the consortium separately
Catalyst acquires investment management consultancy Knadel
Five months after Livingbridge's investment, market consultancy Catalyst acquires Knadel
AP7 in negotiations for fourth account manager
Procurement for final account manager is ongoing, with an announcement now depending on lawyers
