Official Record
Morningside leads £40.6m series-B for Immune Regulation
Morningside's Isaac Cheng will join the company's board of directors
Icebreaker leads €1.6m round for Fixably
Startup will use proceeds to accelerate its expansion into the US and increase presence in Europe and Asia-Pacific
BGF invests £3m in 365 Response
BGF's investment will be used to accelerate the development of the technology platform
PAI buys stake in Amplitude from Apax
Sale ends a nine-year holding period for Apax, which bought the business from Weinberg and Initiative & Finance
LBO France's RG Safety buys Waterfire
Deal is the protective equipment producer's second add-on in Spain since the GP invested in 2017
Kindred's second fund closes on £81m
Kindred is currently projecting that around €5.4m will be returned to founders from Kindred I
Bid Equity's Myneva Group buys Swing
Bid Equity began its social care and healthcare software buy-and-build strategy in 2017
Siparex, BPI France sell Duralex to trade
Firms invested in the business in 2015 alongside management, acquiring it from Initiative & Finance
Kinnevik leads $23m series-A round for Joint Academy
Healthtech company has raised $34.2m since being founded six years ago
Afinum buys majority stake in Listan
Computer cooling and energy efficiency hardware company is Afinum's fourth buyout of 2020
Peak Rock acquires Halo Foods
Founded in 1980, Halo generated revenues of £35.2m in the year to 28 December 2019
Stirling Square reinvests in Docu Nordic with TA Associates
Stirling Square is deploying equity from its fourth fund, having previously owned the company via its third fund
Ibla Capital carves out oil & marine business unit of Manuli
GP intends to support the business by consolidating its market position and boosting its expansion
LGT Lightstone leads €144m round for Infarm
Round for the urban farming startup is the fourth-largest of 2020 in the DACH region
Kahoot! acquires VC-backed Actimo
Listed e-learning company is paying up to $33m for the target company
LT Capital acquires Global Partner
IT consultancy plans to open further offices across France and to expand its product portfolio
Quadrivio's 120% Lino buys Rosantica
GP invests via Made in Italy Fund, which targets Italian SMEs across the fashion, design and food industries
Novo, Sanofi lead $83m round for Lava Therapeutics
Corporate venture firms were joined by new and existing investors, including Gilde Healthcare
Nauta Capital leads €4.7m series-A round for HappySignals
New round brings company's total funding so far to €6.2m
EQT buys Casa.it from Oakley Capital
GP invests in the company via EQT IX, which was launched in January 2020 with a €15bn hard-cap
MVI acquires majority stake in PS Auction
Deal is MVI's first investment from its second fund, which is aiming to reach its SEK 1bn target by Q1 2021
Blackstone invests in $500m round for Ki
Blackstone is currently investing from its third-generation Tactical Opportunities fund
Ardian Expansion V closes on €2bn
Launched in January 2020, the fund's original target was €1.5bn - already 50% larger than its predecessor
Anima Alternative launches €200m direct lending fund
Fund will deploy financing to support the recovery and expansion of Italian SMEs operating in a wide range of sectors