Official Record
Sofinnova invests €1.65m in PinCell
GP deploys capital from Sofinnova Telethon Fund, which recently held a final close on €108m
Vintage Investment Partners leads €27m Zeitgold series-B
Existing backers including Battery Ventures, Saban Ventures, BtoV, and HV Holtzbrinck also take part
Triton-backed Assemblin acquires Örestadskyl
GP bought Assemblin in 2015; the company has since acquired two other installation businesses in Sweden
Grafton invests $20m in Omilia
Funding will be used to expand the company in North America and western Europe
Star Capital closes fourth fund on €140m
Fund targets Italian companies operating in a wide range of sectors and has a special focus on ESG
Capvis-backed Variosystems buys Solve Engineering
Add-on of Swiss market peer is the first in Capvis's investment period and in the company's history
EQT-backed Ellab acquires Adsano in Germany
Deal is Ellab's third bolt-on acquisition since being acquired by EQT last August
EQT Ventures leads $12m series-A for Peanut
Since the outbreak of Covid-19, engagement on London-based Peanut has increased by 30%
Chimera Investments backs bike company Colnago
Colnago's founder, Ernesto Colnago, will retain a small minority stake in the business
EQT-backed Galderma sells Bübchen
Sale of the baby's skincare brand is the first spin-out since EQT bought the company from Nestlé
Indaco Venture, Invesco invest €3m in Expert System
Company intends to use the fresh capital to further expand internationally, primarily across the US
Investors participate in N26 $100m series-D extension
N26 will continue to invest in growing its presence across 24 European markets and the US
Partech leads €15m round for Agicap
Partech is currently investing from its €400m Partech International Ventures VII fund
Levine Leichtman backs SIPM MBO
Previous investor Fin.Co sells its majority stake in the company following its investment in 2017
French startup Back Market raises €110m series-C
Online refurbished electronics marketplace had already raised €48m since inception
Dawn Capital appoints Inflexion's Brown
Hannah Brown is joining from her position as assistant director at Inflexion Private Equity
FTV leads £78m round in Bought By Many
Based in London, and founded in 2012, Bought By Many is a pet insurance broker based in London
Ardian backs Argon & Co
GP deploys capital from Ardian Growth II, which closed on €230m in April 2018, surpassing its target
Altamar holds first close for €750m secondaries fund
ACP 4 targets the growing market for GP-led secondary transactions
ICG-backed Pageant Media acquires Eurekahedge for $8m
Mizuho Bank, which acquired the company in 2011, paid three times the amount it is selling it for
Paragon Partners to acquire Weka
Acquisition of the specialised publishing company will be the third from the GP's third fund
LSP invests €5m in Kiadis Pharma
Company is listed on the regulated market of Euronext Amsterdam and Euronext Brussels
Aurelius's Bertram to make wholesale division insolvent, sells Wordery
Bertram temporarily closed Bertram Books as of 1 April due to uncertainty caused by the pandemic
Palatine-backed SMP acquires RBC Corporate Services Hong Kong
Palatine acquired financial advisory service SMP in 2019, drawing equity from Palatine III