Trade sale
VCs sell Peak Games to trade for $1.8bn
Earlybird, Hummingbird and Endeavour Catalyst have exited to US-based mobile game designer Zynga
RCP sells Zoggs to Head
Zoggs was a Risk Capital Partners II portfolio company; the vehicle held a final close in 2009 on £75m
Horizon sells Connexas to trade
For the 2019 financial year, the company reported adjusted EBITDA of £6m from revenues of £18.4m
Benson Oak fully exits Klikpojisteni.cz
Klik will join the group comprising Netrisk.hu and Biztositas.hu, backed by TA and MCI
Verdane-backed Wrap sells software arm to trade
Verdane Capital in 2008 acquired a majority stake in the parent company from Swedish business Saab
Metavallon exits Think Silicon to trade
Sale ends a two-year holding period for Metavallon, which invested in Think Silicon in July 2019
Aurelius's Bertram to make wholesale division insolvent, sells Wordery
Bertram temporarily closed Bertram Books as of 1 April due to uncertainty caused by the pandemic
HTGF exits Incapptic Connect to trade
Sale to California-based MobileIron was valued at $6m, following HTGF's first investment in 2017
Abac Capital exits Metalcaucho to trade
Sale ends a five-year holding period for the GP, which invested in the company via Abac Solutions
HCS sells AGO to RheinEnergie
Sale ends a six-year holding period for HCS and was conducted via a competitive auction process
Nord Capital exits Stadline to trade
Sale ends a five-year holding period for Nord Capital, which controlled a minority stake in the company
Audacia exits burger restaurant chain PNY
French PE firm Audacia invested in burger restaurants operator Paris New York in 2013
Elysian sells Wellbeing for 4.5x return
Wellbeing is a provider of radiology and maternity software that manages patient workflow and data
Promentum sells Danish AI business Grazper to Yokogawa
Danish venture capital firm exits the business after having invested in it in 2016
Lone Star sells Isaria to Deutsche Wohnen for €600m
GP is selling the majority of Isaria's real estate project development platforms
Arx reaps 3.6x on DCB trade sale
Divestment generates an overall cash-on-cash return of 3.6x and an IRR of more than 25%
Norgine acquires Azanta from European Equity Partners
Dutch pharmaceutical company Norgine had been a minority shareholder of the business since 2014
Siparex et al. exit Kiwatch to trade
Management team led by co-founders Williamson and Blanchard will stay on with the business
Dunedin exits Kingsbridge
Kingsbridge was a Dunedin Buyout Fund III portfolio company, which closed on £300m in June 2013
CBPE sells SpaMedica to Nordic Capital-backed Ober Scharrer
Nordic Capital is currently investing from its ninth fund, Nordic Capital IX, which closed on €4.3bn
Mediterra exits Mobiliz to GPS Bulgaria
Mediterra acquired Mobiliz for a total consideration of €5.05m in November 2012
Standard Investment sells Flatfield in SEK 182m deal
Sale ends a six-year holding period for Standard Investment, which owned a majority stake
Innova to exit Polskie ePlatnosci in Nets sale
Innova Capital and other shareholders are to sell a total of 79.49%, and OPTeam is to sell 20.51% in PeP
YFM exits GroupBC investment
YFM Equity Partners injected £3.35m into the company in 2014, carving it out from Unit4