Official Record/Expansion
LDC invests in Aker
Tom Burnet, currently a non-executive director for BMO Private Equity Trust, will join Aker Systems
Planet First Partners acquires stake in Polymateria for €16.5m
Polymateria is expected to reach sales of €33m in 2021, according to a report
Auctus-backed PharmaLex buys Regulis Consulting
Deal is the consultancy's second bolt-on in 2020; it expects to generate 2020 revenues of €120m
BPI France in €16m investment for Voyageurs du Monde
Crédit Mutuel Equity, Kairos Alpha, Montefiore Investment and BNP Paribas Développement also take part in the round
Newlands, Hermes GPE invest in Capsule
Manchester-based Capsule generates 60% of its sales outside the UK, including 20% in the US
Target Global et al. co-lead £20.5m round for Drover
Target Global is currently investing from is Target Global Early Stage Fund II, which closed on €120m
VNV Global leads $30m round for Voi Technology
E-scooter operator became profitable for the first time last month and plans to use the proceeds to expand into the UK
FAI-backed Agrimola bolts on La Nuova Tradizione
With this add-on, Agrimola expects to strengthen its market position in Italy and broaden its customer base
BGF invests £2.7m in The Paint Shed
Management is planning to create an additional 20 jobs over the next 24 months
Zeotap raises $42m in series-C round
Company has raised around $62m since being founded in 2014
CommerzVentures invests $6m in Concirrus
Company intends to use the funds to expand operations and its business reach
Draper Esprit leads £16.4m in series-C round in Ravelin
Ravelin is a fraud detection technology company that focuses on payment fraud
Milaya in £15m round for Lanistar at £150m valuation
Established in 2019, the London-based company has 45 employees, with plans to triple its headcount
Verdane acquires minority stake in Studytube for €10m
Company plans on expanding further into the learning and development market
Neva Finventures leads €3m round for Yolo
Primomiglio, Banca di Piacenza, Intesa Sanpaolo Vita, Be Shaping the Future and CRIF also take part in the round
Hayfin becomes majority shareholder in Frans Bonhomme
Centerbridge Partners, which invested in the company in 2013, retains a minority stake
Novo Holdings et al. in $20m round for Reapplix
Company will use the proceeds to commercialise its flagship product across the US
Apax invests in $65m series-C for PriceFX
Apax Digital Fund closed on $1bn in December 2017 and was deployed 23% in December 2019
Meridia invests in veterinary specialist Vetsum
This is the seventh investment made by the GP via Meridia Private Equity I, a €105m fund closed in 2017
Blackstone leads $200m round for Oatly
Oprah Winfrey, Roc Nation, Natalie Portman, and former Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz also take part in the round
Kindred and Capnamic lead €2.47m seed round for How.FM
Also participating in the round were angel investors including the founders of Just Spices
Sandton invests £10m in Nextbase
Sandton's investment will be used to accelerate the implementation of new technologies
Ufenau's Swiss IT Security buys Keyon
IT security firm has made 13 add-on acquisitions since Ufenau's investment in November 2017
Elige Capital, Extens invest in Medireport
Company intends to use the fresh capital to consolidate its market position in France and boost its expansion