Real estate
VFF has around EUR 20m to deploy, considers fund volume and investment period increase
Slovak state-backed VC fund expects to invest in 25-30 companies with EUR 500,000 to EUR 4.8m to deploy per round
Equistone sells FirstPort to sponsor-backed Emeria
Deal for UK property management group marks first exit from Equistone Partners Europe Fund VI
Scout24 back on PE radar as tech rout provides fresh opportunity
Several buyout groups have revived interest in a possible bid for the Frankfurt-listed real estate marketplace
Bowmark sells Leaders Romans to Platinum Equity
Bowmark formed the property services group via the merger of Leaders and Romans in 2016
Proprietes-privees.com attracts several PE players ahead of first-round bids
Alantra is advising vendor Sparring Capital on the sale of the real estate online platform
TA Associates takes minority stake in Foncia
TA secures a 25% stake, while Partners Group remains the controlling shareholder
Permira buys brokerage platform Engel & Völkers
Deal continues a hot 2021 streak for the GP, with seven deals on the buy-side so far
LBO France buys majority stake in Polis Fondi
GP generally invests in Italy via its small-cap strategy, targeting deals valued at less than €100m
BlackFin acquires Fokus Asset Management
Acquisition will enable Fokus to strengthen its service globally and become the main point-of-contact for foreign investors wanting to access the Nordic real estate market
Partners Group buys Parmaco from Terra Firma-led group
Vendors reportedly sought a valuation of between €800m-1bn for the company
Emeram acquires Tenié und Gores
Emeram plans to support TUG's growth in part by making add-ons to consolidate the submetering market
Tikehau et al. in €15m investment for DoveVivo
GP invests alongside other shareholders, including Istituto Atesino di Sviluppo, Seac Fin and DV Holding
Andera Partners backs Groupe Panhard MBO
Deal is the eighth from Andera Partners' Winch 4 vehicle, which focused on SMEs in France and Spain
Lone Star sells Isaria to Deutsche Wohnen for €600m
GP is selling the majority of Isaria's real estate project development platforms
Intera sells majority of PHM stake to Norvestor
Under Intera's one-and-a-half-year ownership, revenues of PHM grew from €45m to €120m
AO Proptech leads €29m series-B for Plentific
Newcomer Target Global and existing investor Round Hill Ventures also take part in the round
Greenoaks leads €50m series-B for Casavo
Company plans to use the financing to boost its expansion by opening new agencies across Italy
Tikehau Capital invests €29m in DoveVivo
Company raises a total of around €72m, including €22.5m of debt financing provided by Illimity Bank
BGF injects £10m into Extentia
Property services group is anticipating EBITDA of £16m for the year ending in June 2019
VC firms back €12m series-A for Kodit.io
Firm has recently launched in Madrid and plans to expand to Paris, Barcelona and Warsaw this year
GFC in €20m series-B for real estate search engine Proprioo
Company plans to use the fresh capital to consolidate its market position and scale up its team
Indaco, Invitalia in €8m round for rental startup Sweetguest
Indaco invests via its Indaco Ventures I fund, while Invitalia deploys capital from Italia Venture I
Project A Ventures leads $7.9m series-A for Casavo
Previous backers Picus Capital and 360 Capital Partners also take part in the funding round
Index Ventures leads $33m series-B for GeoPhy
Previous backers Inkef Capital and Hearst Ventures also take part in the investment