Sector
Oxford leads $1.75m round for Moneybox
Savings and investments app will launch in the coming months
Eight Roads leads $10m series-A for Universal Avenue
VC formerly known as Fidelity Growth Partners Europe makes early-stage investment in Swedish startup
Apax Partners buys Invent Farma for €220m
Deal marks the first investment in Catalonia for Apax since the 2007 crisis
XAnge, Turenne reap 2.4x on Conexance MD exit to WPP
Acquisition marks WPP's will to emphasise western Europe presence in post-Brexit context
Consilium buys majority stake in GMM
Deal marks the second investment of 2016 for the GP’s third vehicle, Consilium Private Equity Fund III
Creathor backs CryoTherapeutics' €5.2m round
Fresh funding will be used for a clinical trial and to secure market approval
Findos-backed Abit acuires Eurosystems
Main Capital invested €10m in the Dutch software provider in 2011, becoming majority shareholder
Ardian buys 60% stake in Dedalus
Deal marks the sixth investment in the Italian mid-cap market for Ardian
Tech drives Danish PE as healthcare loses ground
Denmark's technology sector has fueled the rise of the local private equity industry
Lyceum acquires £28m stake in Sabio
Deal gives the British communications support business an EV of ТЃ50m
BGF backs Better Bathrooms with extra £4m
Business Growth Fund had already supplied the bathroom retailer with ТЃ10m in 2013
Westbridge acquires ISG from RJD in £10.5m deal
Octopus Investments also took part in the SBO of the British IT company
Valedo backs Lakrids by Johan Bülow
Swedish private equity firm makes its second investment in the Danish upmarket food sector
NB, Apax take over Engineering Ingegneria Informatica
Following the transaction, the GPs have de-listed the company after 16 years on the stock exchange
Forward Partners hires Oxford Capital's Holman as partner
New recruit has led a number of investments in UK technology companies
Cairngorm acquires majority stake in Polyframe
Deal marks the GP's maiden investment after closing its first fund in 2015
TCV invests €45m in eyewear site Brillen.de
Brillen.de claims the size of its market is expected to reach €30bn by 2017
Omnes et al. in €4m series-A round for Horama
Fresh funds will help the biotechnology researcher develop two products
Albion and Blackstone in £6.2m round for Black Swan
Data analytics company will invest in marketing and international expansion
CVC's Avast in $1.3bn bid for AVG
Antivirus software developer, formerly owned by Enterprise Investors, is to be acquired by its Czech competitor
EdRip injects €15m into Mondial Pet
As part of the deal, EdRip acquired a minority stake in excess of 40%
Activa-backed Alliance Étiquettes buys Imprimerie D3
Buy-and-build platform Alliance Étiquettes was set up by Activa Capital in late 2015
Caledonia acquires Liberation from LGV in £118m deal
Acquirer will take a 98% stake in the pub business for ТЃ70.6m
Equistone acquires Camusat from MBO Partenaires
Exiting GP bought telecoms company in 2011 via an MBO, acquiring a minority stake