Sector
LDC backs management buyout of CIPHR
HR software company will aim to expand through acquisitions and invest in marketing
Inflexion reaps 7x money on CP Electronics trade sale
GP has sold the business to French corporate Legrand after a two-year holding period
Vei's Rina acquires Phoenix-backed Edif for £118.5m
Sale of the technical inspection business is the third exit for Phoenix's 2010 fund
LDC takes minority stake in Giacom
LDC acquires a significant minority stake in the company through a management buyout
Pollen Street backs 1st Stop
Deal marks the second investment for Pollen Street's third fund, which held a first close on ТЃ120m
Enterprise Investors considers Profi exit
Poland-based investor has mandated Citi to evaluate its options for selling the Romanian retailer
VC-backed eShop buys ChicPlace
Buyer’s backers include Qualitas Equity Partners, Bonsai, Kibo, Onza Capital and Nature Capital
VC financial engineering fuelling tech bubble?
Downside protection in later VC-backed funding rounds is increasingly presented as justification for growing valuations
Geenapp raises €500,000 round from Caixa and Kima
Backers include Spanish VC firm Caixa Capital Risc and French competitor Kima Ventures
Perceva bids to turn around French mattress maker Cauval
The Torcy-based business has been under restructuring since 2008
Sovereign backs MBO of Xendo
Life sciences consultancy will undertake a buy-and-build growth strategy
KKR sells WMF to Groupe SEB for €1.59bn
Deal value is based on a purchase price of €1bn and a €565m debt package
VR Equitypartner invests in Schwa-medico
GP aims to support the business by continuing its buy-and-build strategy
Tensive raises €500,000 from Invitalia and Unicredit
State-backed VC firm Invitalia tapped its Italia Venture I fund for investment
General Atlantic acquires Argus in £1bn deal
Deal values the energy price reporting business at more than 20x EBITDA
Ambienta sells Spig to US-listed B&W
Deal leads to the withdrawal of the company’s intention to float, published in April 2016
Enterprise Investors in €170m Scitec Nutrition exit
Sale price will be paid out over two instalments, with €150m up front and €20m in 12 months
CM-CIC's Kerlink reaps €10.2m through IPO
Successful IPO brings Breton startup's capital up to total €37.1m
Privet acquires CPS from De La Rue in deal worth up to £10.1m
Cash processing company will seek to profit from operational improvements
Nazca reaps 2x on IMOncology exit
Deal marks the second divestment for the Nazca III fund, which now holds seven portfolio companies
Equistone-backed Wealth at Work bolts on Affinity
Deal marks the wealth advisory company's first acquisition under the GP's tenure
Quadrivio scores 15x on Lo Scoiattolo exit
Deal marks the sixth exit for the Quadrivio Q2 vehicle, which has reached a 0.94x DPI multiple
Cevotec raises €1.75m from HTGF et al.
Software business span out of Technische Universtität München last year
Intera prepares €330m listing of Kamux
Finnish used car sellerтs Helsinki IPO will give the company a market cap in тЌ275m-332m range