Sector
3i’s Geka completes €95m refinancing
Move sees GP reap a €40m dividend recap, having invested in 2012
PHD Equity Partners invests £2.5m in 1st Class Holidays
UK GP invests for minority stake in Manchester-based travel agent
Livingbridge christens new fund with Bistrot Pierre deal
Livingbridge held a first and final close for its Enterprise 2 LP fund on £220m in September
Gimv buys 75% stake in Brakel
GP invests in the Dutch natural climate control business via its balance sheet
WestBridge nets 4.3x on Aero Stanrew trade sale
WestBridge Capital backed the £8.5m MBO of the business in 2012, exits at £42m EV
BGF exits The Exchange Lab in trade sale
Business Growth Fund provided £5m of growth capital to The Exchange Lab in November 2013
POP Capital buys New & Lingwood
Sale to US luxury brands investor POP Capital follows Cavendish-led sales process
Litorina acquires KungSängen
GP takes majority stake with founding family retaining minority
VC-backed Acerta sold to trade for up to $7bn
VC backers make partial exit and are set to fully divest in the future
FSN Capital buys Netcompany
IT consultancy comes under PE ownership for the second time, reportedly valued at DKK 1.1bn
NorthEdge backs TKC MBO
Deal marks 13ths transaction from NorthEdge's debut fund
Equistone buys Sicame from Siparex
SBO sees VC score 2x-plus return
Carlyle to buy Astorg’s Saverglass in €560m SBO
GP's bid prevailed over five other private equity funds
3i makes 3.9x on Element Materials Technology exit to Bridgepoint
3i's proceeds from the investment total £215m
Ratos makes NOK 265m on Hent refinancing
Refinancing will cover most of the GP's initial investment in the Norwegian construction company
Summit Partners invests €31m in Signavio
Deal marks Summit Partner's third investment in a software company this year
Livingbridge’s Centre4 Testing merges with The Test People
Deal was funded with debt supplied by Yorkshire Bank
Main’s Regas bolts on Daarwin for merger
Add-on comes two years after GP bought Regas
Northzone and GP Bullhound invest SEK 30m in Matsmart
Capital will support national and international growth for the Swedish e-commerce company
MS Ventures backs Inthera Bioscience’s €3.4m round
MS Ventures is the corporate venture capital fund of healthcare business Merck
Partech leads $4.5m seed round for Giroptic
VC draws equity from €60m seed fund; 360 Capital Partners also takes part in round
Innova acquires Slovenian construction company Trimo
Innova acquired the business from banks after Trimo landed debt restructuring agreement
DBAG buys minority stake in Mageba
DBAG scores its first ever Swiss deal, also plans capital increase for the company
Vatel invests €2.2m in Syracuse MBI
New CEO Jean-Pierre Gori to control the Corsica-based hotel following the MBI