Official Record
Axcel holds first close for sixth flagship fund
GP's sixth fund has already raised 77% of the amount raised by its predecessor
Bayern Kapital, Main Incubator back seed round for Scompler
Marketing and content management firm will further develop its software platform
Parquest, BPI France back JVS in OBO; Apax exits
Apax Partners, UI Gestion and the company's founders exit the investment
Sicav-backed NChain acquires Crea
Crea is a software development and implementation firm focused on Bitcoin and IT security
Maven and GAM lead £10m funding round for Push
Founded in 2006 and based in London, Push operates offices in Silicon Valley and Dublin
Crescent European Specialty Lending Fund II closes on €1.6bn
CESL II invests in a diversified portfolio of private secured debt issued by European companies
Searchlight-backed GRP bolts on two insurance brokers
Company is seeking targets with £1-10m EBITDA for its insurance brokerage buy-and-build strategy
KKR sells 33.33% stake in Acciona Energia for €445m
Energy group Acciona acquires a 13.33% stake in the company, while Axa IM buys 20%
YFM hires BDO's Wrench
Wrench has taken the position of investment director in the firm's London office, investing in SMEs
Ambienta buys software provider Namirial
GP is investing via its Ambienta III fund, which held a first and final close on €635m in May 2018
Silverfern holds first close for SGO Fund III
GP expects a final close in 2020 and sees market opportunities in spite of the coronavirus pandemic
Neuberger Berman, NB Aurora exit Elco
Neuberger Berman sells its 16.5% stake in the company and NB Aurora its 13.3% holding
Axcel acquires Norwegian company SuperOffice
Deal is the GP's first investment from Axcel VI, which was launched in December 2019
Bridgepoint-backed Fishawack acquires Skysis
Unquote understands the combined entry multiple of both Skysis and Fishawack was 12.8x
Adara Ventures leads €1.25m investment in Fluzo
Sabadell Venture Capital, the venture capital arm of Banco Sabadell, also take part in the round
LVenture leads €2.5m funding round for Filo
Pi Campus, Al.Pe Invest and several business angels also take part in the investment
V4C, Ananda Impact acquire Doktor 24
Investment will finance Doktor 24's acquisition of two other healthcare businesses in Hungary
Oakley exits Inspired Education
Oakley II held a final close on €524m in December 2014 and has since made five realisations
Maxburg acquires Metoda from Bayern Kapital, HTGF, TEV
VCs exit the technology business having first invested in it in 2014
StepStone closes fourth secondaries fund on $2.1bn
SSOF IV's investment strategy focuses on the inefficient segments of the secondaries market
Callista acquires ETM from BOS
Callista intends to continue the strategic repositioning of ETM and to expand its customer base
Investcorp acquires Avira for $180m
Deal is the seventh from Investcorp Technology Partners IV, which held a final close on $400m in December 2018
Duke Street-backed MediGlobe sells Endo-Technik to trade
Partial exit follows the company's MBO in 2016, backed by a consortium led by Duke Street
Family Trust Investor buys AlphaQuest
Investment in IT consultancy firm is the third from the Munich-based GP's debut fund