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Deal in focus: Polaris completes first software buyout with Configit deal
An in-depth look at how Polaris managed to win Configit despite not being the highest bidder
Mountain Cleantech rebrands as Jadeberg, invests €6m in MCS
Jadeberg invests €6m in software developer MCS alongside family office PE Group
Ardian buys Argos-backed F2A
Deal comes three years after Argos acquired majority stake through its sixth fund
MIG-backed Brain lists on FSE
MIG's biotech business Brain reached an issue volume of €31.5m on its flotation
Quadrivio acquires Somacis for €100m
Italian technology components maker Somacis to bolt on English competitor as part of buyout
UI Gestion and Sofipaca sell Villas Prisme to Amundi et al.
GPs acquired respective 52% and 8% stakes in residential constructor through 2008 OBO
Ventech leads $4.7m round for TellMePlus
Investment represents VC’s second French foray in recent times
Northzone and Industrifonden lead SEK 30m investment in Qapital
Stockholm-based Qapital among first fintech investments made by Industrifonden
MIG et al. lead $6m Hemovent series-A
Other investors include WCTI, KfW Bank and more
3i makes £165m from Action’s €1.2bn third refinancing
Listed GP reaped £323m from refinancings since buying retailer in 2011
Upfront and IA lead $3m round for Cognitive Logic
British startup raises seed round from US venture funds three weeks after launch
Deal in Focus: EQT’s EEW exit is largest ever Sino-German trade sale
A look back at how EQT scored one of the largest sales of a German company to Chinese buyers
BDC exits Unifaun to Vitruvian
Sale of Unifaun, formerly Memnon Networks, completed four years after BDC backed company
Main Capital buys majority stake in Denit
In line with previous investments by the GP, the business will grow via a buy-and-build approach
Gilde et al. to fully acquire Reesink for €279m
Offer values the company's shares at €139.6m and will be followed by an Euronext IPO
Deal in Focus: Livonia makes maiden deal with Ha Serv
Estonian wood products company becomes first acquisition from Baltic GP’s inaugural fund
Innogest leads €1.3m series-A round for Armadio Verde
Italian venture capital firms invest in the sharing economy startup
MML’s Optionis buys pub accountant ARC
Deal marks sixth bolt-on for Optionis since being purchased by MML in 2014
Digital Shadows raises $14m series-B from Trinity, Paladin
Paladin also participated in the round to support the company’s US expansion
Core makes 2.4x on PDP Couriers trade sale
Exit is first for GP’s second fund and comes eight years after investing in PDP
Ambienta buys SF-Filter
SF-Filter's Germany head Jochen Zähringer will take over as CEO following buyout
Apax-backed Ascential in £800m London IPO
Apax and GMG acquired the business for £1bn in 2008 when it was known as Emap
NB and Apax buy stake in Engineering Ingegneria Informatica
Duo acquired the stake at €66 price per share, representing a 18.1% premium
Syntegra et al. exit AML to Johnsons Electric for €65m
Trade sale comes six years after the GPs carved out the business from Valeo