Financials
DN Capital et al. in €18m round for Finiata
Point Nine, Fly Ventures, Redalpine and Energy also take part in the €10m equity funding
Apollo buys Haydock Finance
GP invests alongside the company's founder and executive chairperson Jon Wilkinson
Dawn leads €40m funding round for iZettle
Existing backer Dawn led the round along with The Fourth Swedish National Pension Fund
Ardian sells infrastructure fund to APG and Axa
Both APG and Axa were previously LPs in the fund, which Axa Private Equity closed in 2007
Eurazeo in talks to buy Idinvest
Investment company Eurazeo looks into buying majority stake in French GP Idinvest
LDC backs Lakelovers MBO
UK holiday cottages letting agent will undertake an acquisitive growth strategy following the deal
Creandum in €10m round for Billie
Rocket Internet, Speedinvest, Avala and Picus backed the company in February and all reinvest
LeapFrog leads $40m series-C for WorldRemit
Fresh capital will be used to expand the company's payment services into new markets
GP Profile: Cinven
With six investments made from its 2016-vintage €7bn fund, unquote" takes an in-depth look at the European PE veteran and its track record
CDPQ takes $400m stake in Hyperion
CDPQ joins the UK insurer alongside General Atlantic, which acquired a 33% stake in March 2013
Deal in Focus: BC-backed Sabre floats with £575m market cap
IPO of the insurance underwriter raised £206m to acquire shares owned by BC and other investors
Bridgepoint-backed Primonial buys 40% of LFDE
Financière de l'Echiquier will take over Primonial's asset-management activities
Synova-backed Defaqto refinances
New funding package will enable the business to repay shareholder debt and invest in further growth
Abénex backs debt manager Premista
GP acquires minority stake in debt consolidation expert Premista in LBO transaction
E.Ventures, Greycroft back $20m round for Deposit Solutions
Fresh capital will be used to accelerate Deposit Solutions' international expansion
Eurazeo buys 30% stake in Rhône
Eurazeo managers will serve on Rhône's boards and a Rhône observer will sit on Eurazeo's
Nordic Capital’s Itiviti acquires Ullink
Itiviti plans to merge with Hg-backed cash equity and trading solutions platform Ullink
Inflexion acquires £150m stake in Radius
Fuel card provider will look to expand internationally under its new ownership model
AIB backs TransferMate with €30m investment
Firms have agreed a strategic partnership to help AIB business customers
Magenta Partners backs Trustpay from new fund
Magenta will make growth equity investments between £5-20m from its latest vehicle
Warburg Pincus buys additional 10% Avaloq stake from Raffeisen
Avaloq simultaneously acquires a 51% stake in its joint venture with Raffeisen, Arizon
JC Flowers- and Encore-backed Cabot pulls IPO
Company says the current IPO and broader market conditions are not conducive to a flotation
Permira's Alter Domus bolts on Cortland
Permira-backed Alter Domus acquires US-based Cortland for an undisclosed sum
Oxford leads £3m round for Wrisk
Insurance aggregation and administration platform will launch its mobile offering in 2018