Sector
Mutares buys Ericsson Services Italia
GP intends to boost the company's growth, consolidate its market position in Italy and accelerate its expansion
Erisbeg invests in Chris Mee Group
Managing director Chris Mee will continue in his current role, alongside his management team and staff
Blackstone to acquire Bourne Leisure
Blackstone Capital Partners and Blackstone Real Estate Partners will acquire the company together
EQT Ventures et al. sell Peakon to trade for $700m
Since being founded in 2015, Peakon raised around $68m from investors including EQT Ventures, Atomico, IDInvest, Balderton and Heartcore.
Permira-backed Dr Martens prices IPO with valuation of £3.7bn
During Permira's holding period, the boot maker's turnover has grown from ТЃ209m in 2014 to ТЃ672m in 2020
VCs sell stakes in Rhebo to trade
eCapital, TFS, Montan-Ventures-Saar and VNG Innovation previously backed the cybersecurity company
Capital Croissance buys majority stake in Cathay's Smart AdServer
Cathay will retain a minority stake as part of the deal, having acquired the business in 2015
Endless acquires Evolutions TV
Evolutions CEO Simon Kanjee will continue to lead the business, alongside Darren Musgrove and Owen Tyler
Fasanara Capital leads $48m round for Scalapay
Baleen Capital and Italian family office Ithaca Investments also take part in the investment
WestBridge invests £10m in Channel 3 MBO
CEO John Howard leads the MBO alongside colleagues Eleanor Rollason and Lucy McLintock
Equip Capital buys IT consultancy Miles
GP is currently deploying its first fund, which was launched in December 2018 and held a final close last month on its hard-cap of тЌ180m
VCs in €15m funding round for Compeon
Iris Capital, NRW Bank and the Qatar Development Bank led the round for the SME financing platform
Kartesia's International Cookware bolts on Duralex
International Cookware plans to invest around €17m by 2024 to innovate Duralex's business and improve productivity
Palatine acquires TranScrip minority
As part of the investment, Palatine has appointed experienced executive Paul McCluskey
Apax, DTCP, Summit exit Signavio
Apax Partners, Deutsche Telekom Capital Partners (DTCP) and Summit Partners have sold their stakes in Germany-based business process management software business Signavio to SAP.
Cathay et al. in €49m series-B for Alma
Company intends to use the fresh capital to consolidate its presence in the French market and expand across Europe
Equistone buys majority stake in Kusters Beheer
GP invests in the precision components manufacturer via Equistone Europe Partners VI
Schroders sells portfolio of seven assets to Rosetta for £49m
Immunocore recently filed for an IPO, and, in light of this news, Shcroders has agreed an earn-out
Pollen Street and QIC invest £200m in Markerstudy
Deal marks the third investment in the insurance sector and Pollen Street's second investment from PSC IV
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Arcus, Aheim acquire minority stake in Milch & Zucker
Arcus could increase its share to a majority stake in future, the GP said in a statement
Maki.vc leads €1.5m round for Finnish company Calqulate
Finnish venture capitla firm Maki.vc has led a тЌ1.5m funding round for Helsinki-based financial analytics provider Calqulate.
Nordic Capital launches $2bn take-over for Advanz
Advanz Pharma initially hired Jefferies to advise on a sale process in October 2020
Sparkmind leads €1.1m round for CanopyLab
Company has also received тЌ1.4m in venture loans and soft money from the Danish Growth Fund and Innovation Fund Denmark