Secondary purchase
Arcven Capital to raise debut VC secondary purchase fund with EUR 80m target
VC aims to provide liquidity to existing startup shareholders, investing EUR 200,00-EUR 2m at discounted valuations
Three Hills sells ACT stake to Bridgepoint in USD 1bn deal
GP invested EUR 60m for a minority stake in the environmental commodities trading platform in 2018
Qualium sells La Foir'Fouille stake to manager and funds - report
Deal values the French discount retailer at between EUR 150m and EUR 200m
VR Equitypartner sells Megabad stake to FSN Capital
VR Equitypartner has sold its stake in Germany-based online bathroom fittings and furniture retailer Megabad to FSN Capital.
Quantile sold to minority owner Spectrum for £11m
In January 2021, Spectrum Equity injected $51m in growth capital funding into Quantile
Vitruvian invests €100m in Carne
GP is currently investing from its fourth-generation fund, which closed on тЌ4bn in July 2020
Inflexion acquires DWS minority from Daisy Group for £1bn
Daisy began exploring strategic options for the business with Oakley Advisory in September 2020
AEA aquires majority stake in Battery-backed PST
PST is a group of seven companies in Battery Ventures XI fund, which closed in 2016
BlackRock invests $118m in Arrival at $3.5bn valuation
BlackRock, Hyundai and Kia along with United Parcel Services will hold a minority interest in Arrival
Hg increases stake in Visma, valued at $12.2bn
New investors Warburg Pincus and TPG will invest in the business for the first time, acquiring minority stakes
D1, Lone Pine et al. invest $319m in Transferwise
Founded in 2011, TransferWise is a London-based international money transfer service
Ardian sells stake in Envision
Ardian and GHO have been exploring options with advisers for the sale of Envision since May
ICG acquires Workhuman minority at $1.2bn valuation
Balderton Cpaital, Atlas Venture and Benchmark are early investors in the HR platform
Towerbrook to inject €100m in BC-backed CarTrawler in debt-for-equity swap
CarTrawler has тЌ120m of its TLB and тЌ25m of revolving credit facility debt outstanding
NB et al. buy minority stake in Castik-backed Waterlogic
In January 2020, BCI acquired a minority stake, which the three new incoming investors will share
Onex acquires ICS, Towerbrook reinvests
Towerbrook appointed Bank of America Merrill Lynch to run the process in September 2019
Redmile buys additional 12.67% of Redx
Upon completion of the transaction, Redmile will own a total of 110.6 million Redx shares
Summa and Goldman Sachs invest in EcoOnline
Summa Equity partner Christian Melby will retain his position on the board of EcoOnline
EQT sells minority stake in Anticimex to GIC
Singaporean sovereign wealth fund invests in a deal that values the company at around тЌ3.6bn
Hg invests in Argus
Hg has invested in the commodities reporting company through its listed vehicle and its Saturn fund
HarbourVest buys extra €42m commitment in Indigo Capital V
LP almost quadruples commitment to mezzanine debt provider's 2007-vintage vehicle
Suma buys VenturCap's 30% stake in Tradeinn
Second deal for firm’s growth-focused fund
Pamplona sells 30% OGF stake to Ontario
Deal is fourth PE-backed buyout seen by OGF since 2004
CM-CIC Capital Finance buys 12% stake in Courtepaille
CM-CIC Capital Finance has acquired Salvepar's 12% stake in Courtepaille, a French restaurant chain owned by Fondations Capital, for €9m.