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Bridgepoint buys insurance group CEP from JC Flowers
GP invests via Bridgepoint Europe VI, which closed on its €5.7bn hard-cap in December 2017
Novo leads $60m series-C for Exscientia
Evotec, Bristol Myers Squibb and GT Healthcare Capital also participate in the round
Aquiline leads $20m series-D round for Treasury Intelligence
Company has so far raised more than $40m and will use new funding to scale its operations
ICG-backed Adelie falls into administration
Trade buyers Greencore, Bakkavor and Samworths have all been listed as potential buyers
P101 leads €3.5m funding round for AppQuality
Programma 102 and Ita500, a venture capital fund launched by Azimut Libera Impresa, deploy €3m
Genui to sell Cherry to Argand Partners
Germany-based GP will retain a 25% stake in the company, according to a competition authority filing
Consortium in €3.5m seed round for Spaceti
Spaceti received its first investment of €1m from Reflex Capital, Fast Forward and Y&R in 2017
Nordic Capital to acquire financial adviser Max Matthiessen
Insurance broker sells the business six years after acquiring it from Altor
Committed Capital buys ID-ware
Deal is the first from the GP's third fund, which held a final close in January 2020 on €55m
Crowdcube invests £7.1m in Freetrade
CEO Adam Dodds says the company was looking to raise $20-50m in a series-B in 2020
Cathay Innovation leads €28m series-B for Medwing
Existing investors Northzone, Atlantic Labs, Cherry Ventures and Adevinta also take part in the round
CVC acquires 28% stake in Guinness Pro14
CVC Capital Partners Fund VII, which closed on тЌ15.5bn in June 2017, will make the investment
Sherpa Capital backs CityBike
GP deploys capital from its third fund, which held a €150m final close in 2018 exceeding its target
Waterland invests in IMC
Viv Adshead, former president and CEO of Ashfield Communications, agrees to join the IMC board
P101, Vertis, 360 Capital in €25m round for Milkman
Company intends to use the fresh capital to further expand in Italy and enlarge its client base
Callista Private Equity carves out ArcelorMittal Ringmill
GP focuses on special situations and generally invests in companies with negative EBIT margins
Six Fintech Ventures leads €4.3m round for PXL Vision
Also participating in the round were High-Tech Gründerfonds, ZKB, Arab Bank and two business angels
Inkef leads €12m series-A funding round for Happeo
Finnish company has raised тЌ20m since being founded in 2018
Horizon sells Connexas to trade
For the 2019 financial year, the company reported adjusted EBITDA of ТЃ6m from revenues of ТЃ18.4m
Omnes invests €60m in Biofutur's MBO
GP invests in the company via Omnes Croissance 4 and a co-investment vehicle dedicated to the deal
Invision sells Vantage Education
Sale ends a seven-year investment period, during which the GP backed five bolt-ons
Vaaka Partners acquires majority stake in Staria
Company is aiming for most of its future growth to be achieved outside of Finland
EQT to acquire Bosch Energy and Building Solutions Italy - report
Parties are expected to sign a deal imminently, with no formal auction process in place
Benson Oak fully exits Klikpojisteni.cz
Klik will join the group comprising Netrisk.hu and Biztositas.hu, backed by TA and MCI