Trade sale
Gimv to sell Thinkstep to trade
Gimv first invested in the company's €8m financing round in 2010 alongside Next47
Gimv, Sofinnova, Gilde exit Breath Therapeutics for €500m
Gimv and Sofinnova Partners co-led a 2017 €43.5m series-A for Breath Therapeutics, with participation from Gilde Helathcare
VCs exit Understand.AI to trade
Germany-based trade buyer DSpace has acquired autonomous driving software company Understand.AI
FSN sells Velcora to trade for SEK 1.28bn
Acquisition includes Velcora's Roplan and Steridose businesses, both headquartered in Sweden
Inflexion to merge Bridgepoint-backed Estera with Ocorian
Transaction ends a four-year holding period and reportedly values Estera at ТЃ500-600m
Yabeo, IBB, Atlantic Labs sell stakes in Dentolo to trade
Atlantic Labs first invested in the dental insurance platform in 2016, with Yabeo investing in 2017
Clessidra sells Cavalli to Dubai-based firm
Sale ends a four-year holding period for Italian GP Clessidra, which owns a majority stake
VCs sell Amal to Boehringer Ingelheim in €325m deal
Boehringer Ingelheim Venture Fund and High-Tech Gründerfonds provided seed funding for Amal in 2014
Itago's NEIP III sells ABL to trade
Sale ends a four-year holding period for NEIP III, which owned a 44.25% stake in ABL
Bridgepoint's Cambridge Education Group sells CATS for £150m
School operator will be sold to Chinese trade buyer Bright Scholar after five and a half years
NorthEdge sells Bridge Farm Group to cannabis producer Sundial
Sale ends a two-year holding period for the GP, which acquired the business via its second fund
Nordic sells Ellos to trade for €229m
GP makes the sale from Nordic Capital CV1, a тЌ2.5bn continuation fund for Nordic Capital Fund VII
Norvestor sells IT Gården to EQT-backed Iver
Transaction comes 15 months after EQT founded Iver by merging Candidator and DGC
Aksia exits MEP Group in trade sale
Sale to French industrial group Legris marks the final exit for the Aksia III fund
Jet Investment exits Benet Automotive to trade
Trade buyer Teijin has acquired the components manufacturer to push its expansion strategy in Europe
MBO Partenaires sells Alkos to trade
GP exits cosmetics manufacturer Alkos to Canadian peer Knowlton, backed by Cornell Capital
LDC sells Connect Managed Services to Apiary-backed G3
Deal for the call centre software firm comes four months after Apiary acquired G3
LitCapital sells MPG to PE-backed Affidea
Revenues increased nearly by 50% and EBITDA grew by 5x during the ownership of LitCapital
Alto sells La Suissa to trade
Alto sells Italian chocolate specialist La Suissa to Colussi after a three-year ownership
Elvaston exits Habel in €10m deal
Revenues of the data management software company reached €9.5m in 2018, up from €7m in 2015
Arcadia exits Lisapharma to trade
Sale ends a four-year holding period for the GP, which acquired the company alongside Futurimpresa
BtoV-backed Foodspring sold to trade buyer
US-based trade buyer Mars has acquired a majority stake in the nutrition products manufacturer
Sun Capital exits Famosa Toys to trade
Sale ends an 11-year holding period for the GP, which is selling the business to Giochi Preziosi
Enterprise Investors sells 3S to trade in €96m deal
Polish fibre-optic and data centre service 3S is sold after a four-year holding period