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VC-backed NFon aims to raise €50m in Q2 IPO
Company targets gross proceeds of €50m, which will be used for further European expansion
Advent International in €1.91bn Zentiva carve-out
GP to buy generics business division Zentiva from French biopharmaceutical company Sanofi
IK to acquire Domia
Deal will be made via the investor's IK Small Cap I Fund, which recently held a final close
Dawn Capital holds £165m first and final close for third fund
VC firm's latest vehicle is nearly three times the size of its predecessor, Dawn II
Bain's Autodis announces intention to float
Autodis may implement a capital increase in the range of €350-400m as part of the IPO
Azulis Capital buys Jordenen
GP acquires a 67% stake in the French designer and producer of promotional products
BGF invests £6.5m in Kids Planet
Deal comes 20 months after the GP invested ТЃ10m in the UK-based nursery school operator
CM-CIC Capital Privé divests Celeste
GP sells its stake in French B-to-B internet provider Celeste to owner Nicolas Aube
Inflexion acquires minority stake in Huws Gray
GP invested in the builders' merchant with capital drawn from its ТЃ400m partnership capital vehicle
DBAG mandates GCA for Cleanpart sale
DBAG partially exited Cleanpart in November 2017, selling the group's healthcare division
EQT lines up Tampnet sale process
Several private equity funds and infrastructure investors are expected to pitch bids
Naxicap buys European Cargo Services in SBO
Naxicap Partners acquires French outsourced airfreight operations service ECS from Alpha
Charterhouse's Cooper-Vemedia buys 12 Sanofi brands for €158m
Deal is the second major bolt-on acquisition for the group since the GP acquired it in 2015
Project A, Vito lead €4m seed round for Artisense
Chris Hitchen, an entrepreneur and venture adviser to EQT Ventures, also takes part in the round
Argos Soditic-backed I'Car Systems merges with Datafirst
Together, the companies will cover automotive manufacturers and brands in 12 countries
Permira acquires Exclusive Group in €1.3bn deal
Permira buys French cybersecurity and cloud distributor Exclusive Group in SBO deal
Apollo's take-private bid pre-emptively rejected by FirstGroup
Transport group's board reject an approach for the company, which has a market cap of ТЃ1.3bn
VC firms back £29m series-B for Enterprise Therapeutics
Forbion, Versant, Novartis, Epidarex and IP Group all take part in the financing
Foresight injects £2.1m into Codeplay
Deal will fund the computing process optimisation firm's expansion into the autonomous vehicle space
Actera, Esas exit UN Ro-Ro in €950m trade deal
Danish ferry company DFDS Group is acquiring a 98.8% stake in UN Ro-Ro on a debt-free basis
Star Platinum Capital invests in Naf Naf carve-out
Chinese backers buy the French womenswear retailer from corporate Vivarte in a €52m deal
BMW I Ventures leads $15m round for Mapillary
Samsung Catalyst Fund and NavInfo take part, along with previous venture capital investors
Eos Venture Partners launches $100m debut insurtech fund
Vehicle has raised $30m from two insurance companies to date and will have a global remit
CVC-backed Avast to float on London Stock Exchange
Listing would result in a free float of approximately 25% of Avast's issued share capital