Sector
Activa backs Mecadaq OBO to create build-up platform
Second build-up project to be financed by the GP’s third fund in the space of a month
Vendis kickstarts second fund with Petrol buyout
SME-focused vehicle understood to have raised €160m, up from €150m target
Carlyle acquires Seraphim’s TestPlant
Venture backer Seraphim exits seven years after initial investment in software diagnostics business
EQT Ventures makes first investment with €5m Holidu series-A
Holidu joins crowded market, competing with companies such as HomeToGo and Hundredrooms
Mandarin closes second fund on €200m
Figure falls far below €500m target vehicle launched with in March 2013
Seed Capital and Creandum’s Vivino raises $25m series-B
Danish wine social app raises capital from LVMH CEO and existing investors, including Balderton
Livingbridge invests in Efficio
Procurement business Efficio first received backing in 2001
Alchemy's Incisive Media sells Legal Week to ALM
Legal information and events brand adds to the number of Incisive businesses carved out last year
Skyscanner raises £128m from Vitruvian, Artemis et al.
Company will focus on accelerating its growth following the funding round
Miura to create Reefer group with Chereau buyout
Asset will be merged with Spanish peer SOR Ibérica, acquired by the GP last month
Ardian’s Italmatch acquires Solvay’s additives business
Business will join Italmatch's water management additives business, which trades as Dequest
Dayuse raises €15m from Partech et al.
Series-A saw VC draw equity from its €130m, 2011-vintage sixth venture fund
Merino picks up Tobar from Primary Capital
Tobar Group, the operator of Hawkin's Bazaar, fell into administration in December 2011
Baird's SR Group makes New York bolt-on
Baird invested in the recruitment services firm in 2013, with debt provided by Beechbrook
Acton backs Mambu’s €8m series-B
Mambu's series-A raised $2m from Runa, Point Nine et al. in Febuary 2013
Initiative & Finance buys minority stake in Fermatic
MBO is maiden deal for GP's recently closed €168m second small-cap buyout fund
Maj Invest takes 70% stake in DK-Foods
Danish media report DKK 500m price tag for GP’s stake in spicy sausage maker
Deal in Focus: Arle and Eyrir complete three-step divestment of Stork
An in-depth look at Arle and Eyrir's three-step sale of Dutch oil and gas services company Stork
Silver acquires Schüschke
Buyout of Schüschke marks Silver's first deal since the acquisition of Elmi in 2012
Priveq sells Office Management to Inter Ikea Investments
Exit comes three-and-a-half years after Priveq took a 65% stake in the Swedish office supplier
Onex exits KraussMaffei to ChemChina for €925m
German plastics machinery producer reported revenues of €1.1bn for 2014
BC Partners’ Côte completes double bolt-on
Bolt-ons are the first acquisitions made by casual dining chain under BC Partners’ ownership
Ysios et al. in €11.5m series-A for Aelix
Ysios has backed the HIV vaccine developer via its €100m second healthcare-focused fund
Nordic Capital buys Cint from Cipio, Creandum and Prime Ventures
The acquisition was made through the GP’s Nordic Capital Fund VII, providing an exit for previous backers