Financials
Duet buys minority stake in Marfin Bank Romania
Deal is the London-based GP's first financial services investment in the CEE region
Index leads $40m series-C for Prodigy Finance
Postgraduate student loans company also secured a $200m debt facility as part of the deal
Blackstone et al. buy stake in Rothesay Life from Goldman Sachs
Deal comes four years after the consortium of investors acquired a majority stake
Sovereign's Arachas to acquire Capital Cover
Deal is the first bolt-on for the insurance brokerage firm since the GP backed its MBO in February
Disruptive Capital sells Gentoo for an expected 15x return
Sale is expected to complete in Q4 2017, following regulatory approval
Blackstone and CVC to buy PaySafe in £2.96bn deal
Transaction would value equity in the digital payments company at around 13x its 2016 EBITDA
Cinven-backed Viridium buys Protektor
Combined group will manage one million insurance policies and assets of approximately €15bn
EQT VII buys BlueStep
GP acquires the asset from EMK Capital via its тЌ6.75bn EQT VII fund
General Atlantic, DST Global sell Klarna stake to Permira
General Atlantic, DST Global and Niklas Adalberth will all sell equity to Permira, Adalberth will retain a stake
Intesa Sanpaolo's Neva Finventures backs Iwoca
Intesa's venture capital arm acquires a minority stake in the UK SME loan provider
Index leads $66m series-B for Revolut
Online bank will expand internationally, with a particular focus on the US and Asia
Palamon sells Sigla to Alchemy Special Opportunities
Italian listed asset management firm DeA Capital fully exits its stake alongside Palamon
Five Arrows buys Voogd & Voogd from Bencis
Bencis led the management buyout of the Dutch insurance services business in 2013
Pine Brook writes off The Car Finance Company investment
Filings reveal the GP believes its investment in the car loans business is non-recoverable
Bowmark backs merger of Aston Scott and Lark Group
Bowmark aims to continue its buy-and-build strategy with the new company
Truffle Capital exits Credit.fr
Credit.fr was incubated by Truffle Capital in 2015 with an initial investment of €3m
XAnge exits KissKissBankBank
XAnge Private Equity first invested in the Parisian startup with a €750,000 seed roundin 2009
Mobeus invests £8m in Ludlow MBO
Asset management business will look to expand its regional network and make bolt-on acquisitions
Bridges and Magenta sell Halo to Cover-More
Car insurance aggregation platform has expanded into new market segments since the VCs' initial investment
Palatine sells Chase Templeton to Nevada
Private medical insurance broker was the first investment from the GP's ТЃ150m second fund
Lakestar, GV lead $40m series-B for Blockchain
Digital currency platform will look to expand internationally and invest in research and development
GTCR-backed Callcredit acquires Confirma
UK-based software analytics company expands its business in Spain
Altor acquires Nordic Trustee
GP buys the Norwegian provider of trustee services in the Nordic bond market
Shawbrook to accept BC and Pollen Street's £868m take-private
Listed bank's board changes advice to shareholders after private equity duo secure 75.6% stake