Sector
NorthEdge acquires mattress maker DHS
Management buyout marks the GP's maiden investment in the healthcare market
Konux raises $7.5m from US VCs
Munich-based Konux produces sensor solutions for industrial companies, including Deutsche Bahn
Mixed bag for Dutch retail market
As the Dutch economy strengthens, how have private equity investments in local retailers performed?
CataCap takes majority stake in Casa
Founder Michael Mortensen completes second sale to PE after exiting HusCompagniet to Axcel
Kerogen injects £44m into listed Hurricane
Investment into UK oil exploration company will fund the drilling of two wells
Sunstone sells Tyba to Graduateland
Tyba’s management team will leave the business for a spin-off company, Source{d}
Nestlé Health Science joins €14.5m Enterome series-C
Funds will help Enterome push research into gut bacteria-related diseases
DeA's SMRE floats 11% stake on Italian stock exchange
Trading of shares will bring €5.33m to shareholders and could lead to an exit for Idea
Grant Thornton promotes Woodcock and Platt to director
New appointments focus on the business support services and TMT sectors, respectively
Summa acquires eGain stake from Ceder Capital
Existing investors will roll over part of their equity and remain minority shareholders
MML's Iqarus acquires Exmed
Deal marks the second bolt-on for Iqarus since it was acquired by MML in September 2015
Silver Lake in €580m take-private bid for Cegid
GP and UK-based investment firm AltaOne have agreed to buy a 38% stake in the SaaS company
Avantium raises €20m in round led by PMV
The funds will be used to commercialise Avantium's bio-based packaging material
Tengelmann et al. lead $5m series-A for CareerFoundry
Online school for web development CareerFoundry raised a $5m series-A
Sovereign backs Dalepak BIMBO
Buy-and-build specialist's deal comes amid a flurry of PE activity for UK logistics firms
Astorg acquires Parkeon in €450m deal, nears close on 6th fund
Astorg's sixth buyout fund is expected to close on its €2.1bn hard-cap in May
Cathay's SeaOwl acquires Wellstaff
Cathay secured a minority stake in oil & gas services company SeaOwl in 2015
Gimv et al. lead €36m series-A for G-Therapeutics
Listed buyout house Gimv invested €6m in the funding round led by LSP and Inkef
Lincoln appoints BDO's Freyman as managing director
New recruit will oversee the firm's European energy valuations activities
LDC backs Zyro's acquisition of Fisher
The combined Zyro-Fisher group will have a combined turnover of ТЃ70m
LDC sells Property Software to Zoopla for £75m
The ТЃ75m deal has resulted in a 4x multiple and 80% IRR for LDC
Norvestor exits Sortera to newcomer Summa Equity
Former Nordic Capital and Altor veterans make inaugural deal for new Nordic GP
Deal in Focus: Advent unlocks Spain's troubled housing market
An in-depth look at Advent’s €350m exit of Tinsa in the difficult Spanish property market
HomeToGo raises $20m from Insight et al.
US VC Insight Ventures joins previous backers Acton Capital Partners and DN Capital