Sector
Investcorp explores Georg Jensen sale; FIH Partners mandated
Potential buyers for the luxury goods brand have started to be contacted ahead of a formal auction process launch
Synova sells majority stake in Mintec to Five Arrows
Synova reaps 12x invested capital and will reinvest in the company for a minority stake
Tenzing taps Raymond James for CItNow exit
Auction of the car-dealership video communication tool is expected to launch later this year
Permira leads USD 180m round for GWI
London-headquartered market research software-as-a-service platform is valued at more than USD 850m
Abris exits Patent Co to trade
Sale to Raiffeisen Ware Austria ends Abris's six-year investment period in the animal feed company
Carlyle sells Cupa Group to Brookfield
GP bought the natural slate producer in 2016 for EUR 170m; it is now reportedly valued at EUR 900m
Primary Capital exits Readypower in trade sale
Readypower was acquired in a management buyout in 2017
Karmijn-backed Marlies Dekkers advised by Deloitte on exit
Karmijn took a majority shareholding in the then-insolvent designer lingerie company in 2013
Montagu gears up for Arkopharma exit
Auction process for the food supplement company is expected to take place in H2 2022
Cinven acquires Vitruvian-backed International Financial Group
Isle of Man-based insurance group comprises Ardan International, RL360 and Friends Provident International
Silverfleet reaps 2.6x in Care Fertility sale to Nordic Capital
Nordic Capital buys the IVF clinics chain for GBP 300m, equating to 15.7x EBITDA
Lightspeed, 468, BroadLight co-lead USD 200m Series B for Zapp
Round also saw participation from existing investors Atomico, Burda and Vorwerk Ventures
Pinova buys Sematell from IMCap
Small-cap technology investor IMCap bought Sematell in a carve-out from Attensity in 2015
Epiris acquires LDC-backed water pumps manufacturer Stuart Turner
Acquisition of the Oxfordshire-based company is the ninth investment made from Epiris Fund II
Highland Europe, Eurazeo lead Descartes EUR 120m fundraise
Series B raise comes 18 months after its Series A
Silverfleet's Care Fertility nears sale to Nordic Capital
Bid is expected to draw a line under a competitive auction that was launched in December 2021
Bencis to buy chemicals company Höfer Chemie
GP plans to acquire a majority stake in the business, according to a competition authority filing
Vivalto to close first EUR 700m fund in summer
New GP specialising in healthcare has already deployed 65% of the fund's target
Highland, HPE Growth-backed WeTransfer shelve IPO plans
Decision made to halt an initial public offering as a result of volatile market conditions
Verdane acquires marketing software developer Papirfly
GP is investing in the Norway-based marketing technology group via its EUR 540m Edda II fund
Softbank Vision Fund leads EUR 200m Series D for Paack
Paack, now valued at EUR 1bn, has pledged to be the first delivery service to be 100% emission-free
Abris buys dentistry supplier Dentstore
Dentstore is Abris's third acquisition in the dental supplies sector, after Dentotal and Dentechnica
21 Invest sells LV Overseas to MML, BPI France in SBO
LV Overseas' management team will reinvest alongside MML Capital and BPI France
Planet First seeks sustainability investments ahead of EUR 350m fund close
Managing partner and co-founder Frédéric de Mévius speaks to Unquote about the firm's evergreen fund and its investment strategy