Sector
Ratos-backed Bisnode acquires Vendemore Nordic
Business intelligence firm in second bolt-on this month
RCapital invests in Giffen Group
Company chairman to retire following deal
ZernikeMeta et al. invest €2m in CellPly
The company is developing in-vitro cancer treatments
Deal in focus: Nordic Capital reaps 3x on FinnvedenBulten exit
Nordic Capital made a final exit from auto parts maker FinnvedenBulten at the beginning of March, marking the second exit from the GP’s fifth fund in quick succession.
Deal in focus: Downing invests £3.8m in Goonhilly’s space future
Multi-antennae site gears up for deep space communication
Accent exits Hööks to Alipes
GP had acquired the business in 2011
GI-backed Cambian announces IPO
Business expected to raise £20m in flotation
Doughty Hanson fully exits listed HellermannTyton
Firm sells remaining 21.6% stake in company through placing
Inveready–backed MásMóvil sold to Ibercom
Inveready to take 11% stake in Ibercom as part of transaction
Ysios Capital launches second fund
VC targeting €100m for life sciences fund
MMC leads follow-on round for Invenias
Follows on from $1.5m MMC-led funding round in July 2013
Greycroft’s Tagman sold to Ensighten
VC-backed US business Ensighten has acquired Tagman, a London-based tag management company backed by Greycroft Partners and iNovia Capital.
KKR’s Pets At Home lists with £1.2bn market cap
KKR receives £136m in cash for paying down company debt
LBO France's Labeyrie in €275m refinancing
Placement more than 15x oversubscribed
Cavendish’s Polypipe targets £400m valuation in planned IPO
Company planning on 50% free-float
Panoramic invests £750,000 in Edesix
Video technology firm plans to increase marketing activities
LDC invests in CEL Procurement
Mid-market buyout house LDC has invested in procurement services business CEL Procurement.
Gimv et al. invest €1.5m in CoScale
Capital supplied equally from three investors
HitecVision acquires parts of Scana Offshore
GP executes deal via its sixth fund
A Plus et al. invest €1.5m in VeryLastRoom
Deal marks second round of funding for company
Eurazeo invests €285m in Desigual
Investor secures 10% stake in Spanish clothing brand
Calculus Capital invests £5m in AOMI
Calculus Capital has made a £5m commitment to Active Operations Management International (AOMI), a UK-based software provider for workforce management.
Chequers exits DTK Deutsche Telekabel in trade sale
Merger of PrimaCom and DTK to rival Kabel Deutschland
Glo secures $30m series-D
Former lead investor Wellington reinvests in round