Financials
UK's financial sector buyout slump persists
Deal volume in the sector fell for the fifth consecutive year, with aggregate value falling for the fourth consecutive year
Pollen Street increases offer for Prime Car Management
Firm initially offered PLN 20 per share on 20 February, but has increased this to PLN 23.25
Souter takes part in £60m round for DivideBuy
Equity and debt round will support marketing and increase the lender's available pool of capital
IK buys majority stake in Eres
IK Investment buys France-based Eres in a €230-240m deal via the €1.85bn IK VIII vehicle
Multiples Heatmap: winter cooldown across Europe
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LDC backs £110m buyout of Evolution Funding
GP acquires a minority stake in the carve-out of the online B2B car finance broker
Augmentum leads £150m debt and equity round for Iwoca
NIBC and existing investors including Prime also took part in the round for the SME lender
Adams Street co-leads $75m series-E for GoCardless
GV and Salesforce also lead the round, with Accel, Balderton, Notion and Passion taking part
Index in €40m series-B for Alan
Latest round for the French digital health insurance firm comes 10 months after its €23m series-A
Palatine backs management buyout of SMP Partners
Isle of Man-based financial advisory business will pursue an acquisitive growth strategy
Softbank funding round values OakNorth at $2.8bn
Firm has led a $440m capital injection for the UK-based digital lender to fund its US expansion
Hg-backed Noventic bolts on Ch. Mittendorf and Neotech
Hg retained a minority stake in Noventic after the sale of its portfolio company Qundis
KKR backs Söderberg & Partners in $1bn deal
Buyout is being structured with a low level of leverage due to the preference of the family owners
Apollo acquires stake in Bene Assicurazioni
Transaction is part of Apollo's acquisition of NYSE-listed company Aspen Insurance Holdings
Index, Ribbit and Thrive in $114m series-D funding round for Raisin
Index Ventures first invested in a series-A funding round for the company in 2014
Alven, Blackfin lead €8m series-A for Pretto
Pretto previously raised €1.3m in a seed round led by angel investor Pierre Kosciusko-Morizet
Livingbridge's Broadstone bolts on CS Financial Solutions
CSFS becomes a fully integrated part of Broadstone and will serve the combined group's client base
Neva Finventures, Primomiglio lead €5m series-A for Yolo
Newcomers Net Insurance and Miro Ventures also take part in the latest funding round
Hg refinances A-Plan for second time in 19 months
GP previously secured a £170m refinancing package for the insurance brokerage in June 2017
Cerberus and Centerbridge offer €600m for NordLB
Firms will each pay half the offer price in a bid for a minority stake in the German lender
Bowmark's Aston Lark bolts on Robertson Low
Irish insurance broker will help the portfolio company safeguard against Brexit uncertainty
HTGF backs Iconiq Lab
HTGF uses its latest investment vehicle High-Tech Gründerfonds III for the investment
Amundi buys remaining stake in Anatec
Following the acquisition, Anatec will maintain its operational and business independence
Charterhouse's Siaci Saint Honore bolts on Driesassur
SSH, backed by Charterhouse since 2018, bolts on jewellery insurance specialist Driesassur