Financials
Investcorp acquires Mercury Capital Advisers
Investcorp has been acquiring stakes in companies such as 3i's credit business to reach $50bn in AUM
VC firms back €12m series-A for Kodit.io
Firm has recently launched in Madrid and plans to expand to Paris, Barcelona and Warsaw this year
Anacap buys SundhedsGruppen
Anacap will acquire a majority stake via its €900m fund, Anacap Financial Partners III
Frog leads £14m round for Modulr
Fresh capital will be used to accelerate Modulr's growth in the UK and expand in Europe
Balderton, Northzone co-lead £15m round for Wagestream
Wagestream has raised a total of £40m in the latest round, including a £25m credit facility
Bowmark sells Aston Lark to Goldman Sachs
Deal brings to an end a four-year tenure, during which the insurance brokerage made 13 bolt-ons
Dunedin acquires Acquis in MBO
Dunedin is currently investing from its Dunedin Buyout Fund III, which closed on £300m in 2013
Softbank invests $800m in Greensill
Transaction reportedly values the UK-based supply chain finance company at around £3bn
Phoenix to acquire Mobius Life from Souter, Manfield
GP is investing in the financial services firm with capital drawn from its 2016 vehicle
Oakley Capital invests in Spanish insurance broker Acierto
Oakley, Admiral Group and Mapfre will form a joint venture by combining Acierto with Rastreator
21 Invest France acquires FMA Assurances
21 Invest France invests in French companies providing tickets in the €20-50m range
NPM Capital backs fintech company Ohpen
Company plans to consolidate its market position, and further expand internationally
Nexi raises €2.3bn in IPO
Initial listing gives Nexi a market capitalisation of €5.7bn and an enterprise value of €7.3bn
ING Ventures leads €19m series-C for banking app Fintonic
Round also sees participation from 10 other investors, including Spanish insurance group PSN
Bowmark-backed Aston Lark acquires Jobson James
Transaction is Aston Lark's third in 2019 following the acquisition of two other brokers
BlackFin backs Consultim Group
GP will foster France-based Consultim's product development and external acquisitions
Quilam acquires home improvement loan provider Propensio
Deal is the seventh transaction completed by Quilam, which makes investments of up to £25m
CVC-backed SisalPay invests in Italian app MyCicero
Transaction includes a capital increase as well as shares acquired from Pluservice
Inception sells Penta to Finleap
Penta claims to have more than 5,500 customers including AirHelp, Bepro11 and Global Digital Women
Bowmark's Aston Lark bolts on Highworth Insurance
Deal is the eighth bolt-on made by the UK insurance brokerage in the last 18 months
Epiris to acquire IFG Group in £206m take-private
Financial services group's adjusted operating profit grew by 18% annually to £12.4m in 2018
Bridgepoint kicks off Primonial sale
Bridgepoint reportedly hired Rothschild and JP Morgan to conduct the sale in January
BC- and GIC-backed Acuris bolts on Blackpeak
Acquisition of the investigative research business comes amid a reported sale process for Acuris
Synova reaps 46% IRR on £74.3m Defaqto sale to SimplyBiz
Sale of the financial data firm sees the GP generate a 3.9x return after a four-year holding period
