Official Record/Deals
Spark Capital et al. back Tourlane
Consortium of VC firms take part in a €7m series-A round for German travel planning specialist Tourlane
Juuri Partners buys Esa Kuokka
GP deployed capital from its Juuri Rahasto I Ky fund, which held a final close in October 2015
Polaris acquires 70% stake in Menu
Management team continues to lead the company and key employees will co-invest in the deal
Mangrove in $30m funding round for Saga Foundation
Lightspeed Venture Partners, the Singulariteam Technology Group and Initial Capital also take part
FSN lists Green Landscaping shares on Nasdaq First North
Share price was set at SEK 21 apiece, corresponding to a total market cap of around SEK 745m
Sapphire, YFM, Scale in $20m Matillion series-B
Fast-growing tech firm has attracted new investors after its YFM-backed series-A 16 months ago
Fidelity, GMP lead $10.4m series-A for Everledger
Fundrainsing coincides with the appointment of a new board member and the opening of a Mumbai office
Active Capital backs Lumat
GP acquires a significant majority stake in Dutch yarns distributor Lumat in MBO deal
Sunstone divests stake in Asetek for NOK 150m
VC firm intends to distribute the proceeds of NOK 150m to Vækstfonden, the Danish growth fund
VC firms invest €25m in Geld-für-Flug
Hannover-based Seed + Speed Ventures took part in the round alongside Luxembourg-based EPI
Equistone's Averys bolts on Storax
Following the deal, Storax will continue to operate as an independent company with its own brand
Allegra Capital acquires Bring Citymail
After the deal, the company will continue trading under its established Citymail brand
CapMan's Harvia lists with €93.5m market cap
Total value of the shares is expected to correspond to a market cap of around €93.5m
Barber of Sheffield acquires The Tattoo Shop
Acquisition of The Tattoo Shop is Barber's third investment in the last four months
BGF invests £8.5m in IFA
Funding will be used to bolster growth by enhancing manufacturing and testing capabilities
BGF divests Duncan & Todd as part of LDC-led SBO
Opticians group will pursue an acquisitive growth strategy under LDC's ownership
PAI, BCIMC finalise €1.58bn Refresco take-private
97.4% of the company's issued and outstanding shares are tendered at €20 per share
Triton sells stake in Befesa
Shares are valued at approximately €123.9m, based on the share price of €41.30 per share
Principia leads €10m series-A for CheckMab
GP deploys capital from its healthcare-dedicated vehicle Principia III to finance the investment
Mentha Capital's Destiny bolts-on Motto Communications
GP injects new equity into Destiny to finance acquisition of Dutch cloud service Motto
Capnamic leads €4m series-A for Userlane
High-Tech Gründerfonds, Commerzbank's Main Incubator and FTR Ventures also take part
GIC in £100m round for Oxford Nanopore
Deal gives the UK-based gene-sequencing devices company an equity valuation of £1.5bn
GP Bullhound injects $3.1m into Quixel
Quixel will use the extra funding to accelerate the growth of its content library
Northzone, Creandum in $17m funding round for Kahoot
With the fresh capital, Kahoot plans to accelerate the development of its platform