Official Record/Exits
NVM nets 3.6x return on e-know sale
NVM Private Equity has sold IT services firm e-know.net to AIM-listed cloud computing provider Nasstar for £13m.
Enterprise Investors and Intel sell Siveco back to management
Enterprise Investors and Intel Capital have sold Romanian software company Siveco Romania back to its management.
Pembroke et al. buy Boat International Media from August Equity
An investment consortium led by Pembroke Venture Capital Trust has acquired publishing and events group Boat International Media from August Equity.
CVC sells Matas stake for $216m
CVC Capital Partners has sold its entire holding in Danish beauty retailer Matas for $216m (DKK 1.18bn), equating to 19.4% of the total share capital.
MBO Partenaires backs Cofigeo SBO
MBO Partenaires and Société Générale Capital Partenaires have acquired a stake in the buyout of French ready-meals specialist Cofigeo.
VC-backed plista sold to GroupM
German advertising platform provider plista, backed by several venture capital firms, has been acquired by US-based GroupM, the parent company of WPP media agencies.
Gimv and Alsace acquire Wolf in SBO
Gimv and Alsace Capital have acquired French designer and manufacturer of women’s underwear Wolf Group from Cathay Capital and EPF Partners.
Credo Partners partially exits Lönne Holding
Credo Partners has sold Lönne Holding to Brammer, while simultaneously acquiring the group's subsidiary Lönne Service.
Inflexion reaps 3.5x on Optionis exit
Inflexion Private Equity has sold employment services company Optionis to MML Capital, realising a 3.5x multiple on its original investment.
VC-backed Okapi acquired by US biopharma Aratana
Belgian biopharmaceutical company Okapi Sciences, backed by several venture capital firms, has been acquired by listed US biopharma Aratana Therapeutics for a total consideration of up to €33.3m.
Turkven buys Carlyle’s stake in Medical Park
Turkish private equity firm Turkven has acquired Carlyle’s 40% stake in hospital chain Medical Park.
Isis sells Kafevend to Eden Springs
Isis Equity Partners has sold Kafevend to Eden Springs, reaping a 2.5x multiple and an IRR of 13.8% for the Baronsmead VCTs.
News Corp pays €18m to boost video efforts
News Corp has bought Storyful, a Dublin-based social news agency backed by investors including ACT Venture Capital, for €18m.
Enterprise Investors divests Sklepy Komfort
Enterprise Investors (EI) has sold Polish flooring retail chain Sklepy Komfort to Barcocapital Investment, controlled by Polish entrepreneur Michal Solowow.
Westbridge Capital reaps 3x on Mobile Computing Systems
Westbridge Capital has sold its stake in software business Mobile Computing Systems (MCS), generating a 3x money multiple.
Arx reaps 4.5x on Ergis Eurofilms exit
Arx Equity Partners has divested Polish plastics processor Ergis Eurofilms through a series of block trades to investors on the Warsaw Stock Exchange.
Ardian sells Cegos stake
Ardian has divested its minority stake in French vocational training services business Cegos Group to management and existing shareholder Cegos Association.
FSN Capital sells Norman Shark
FSN Capital has divested Norman Shark, the malware analysis solutions division of its portfolio company Norman, to Blue Coat Systems.
Industrifonden sells Arcam shares
Industrifonden has partially exited its holding in listed 3D printing company Arcam via the sale of a 4.4% stake worth SEK 174m.
Deutsche Private Equity buys Zellbios from Ergon
Deutsche Private Equity (DPE) has acquired Luxembourg-based pharmaceuticals firm Zellbios from Ergon Capital Partners.
Kester doubles money on Chiltern sale
Kester Capital has sold its stake in clinical services business Chiltern, reaping a 2x money multiple and a 25% IRR.
Duke Street offloads UKWM
Duke Street Capital Partners has sold UKWM to AIM-listed Ashcourt Rowan in a deal valued at £14.25m.
HIG divests Europa to Bilfinger
HIG Europe has sold facilities management company Europa Support Services to German trade buyer Bilfinger, reaping a 4x multiple on its original investment.
Via Venture Partners exits ePocket
Via Venture Partners has sold mobile software developer ePocket Solutions to Norway-based Guard Systems.