Official Record
Capidea backs food supplement specialist TAP
GP acquires a majority stake in the business in partnership with Danish holding company Habico
DCG, MiddleGame in $20m round for Nivaura
London Stock Exchange Group led the round for the UK-headquartered trading software firm
Invision closes sixth flagship fund on €375m
Invision VI's predecessor, Invision V, closed on €285m and has made its final acquisition
Endless's Antler secures £8m refinancing
Development comes 19 months after the GP acquired the luggage manufacturer from LDC
Capzanine sells stake in Moving
Andera Partners and Swen Capital also exit the company, while Momentum and M Capital reinvest
Sequoia in $42m series-B for Tessian
Email security software developer will invest in product development and international expansion
Crest Capital acquires Penta Group
GP deploys capital from its Crest I Fund, which held a final close in October 2018 on €100m
Redmile Group invests in Hookipa's €33.2m series-D
Hookipa's previous investors include Sofinnova Partners, Takeda Ventures and Forbion
Idinvest leads $20m series-B for Botify
SEO-focused software developer will open a second US office and invest in product development
Alantra holds €150m interim close for second debt fund
Alantra Debt Fund II increases its target size to €175m and its hard-cap to €200m
Syncona leads CHF 35m series-A for Anaveon
Anaveon initially received seed funding from the UZH Life Sciences Fund and BaseLaunch
Disruptive Capital partially exits Tantalum in trade sale
Sale of the stolen vehicle tracking division comes 17 months after the VC's most recent investment
BGF invests £3.5m in Planixs
Data analytics software company will invest in marketing, product development and recruitment
Fondo Agroalimentare invests in Orienta-backed Bassini
In addition, Fratelli Bassini acquires frozen baked goods specialist Glaxi Pane
UVC, BtoV lead €10m series-A for I2x
HV Holtzbrinck Ventures and new investors MS&AD Ventures and Asgard also take part
Palamon-backed Simplify bolts on My Home Move
Smedvig Capital will retain the significant minority stake it purchased in 2005 for £6.8m
LBO France buys Moustache Bikes in €150m deal
Initiative & Finance sells its 55% stake acquired in 2015 and reaps 10x money
Apax sells Exact Software to KKR
KKR makes the investment through its long-term capital programme, Core Investments
Ares refinances PE-backed Daisy with £1bn
Deal will enable the telecommunications company's founder to buy out minority investors
Aksìa launches €200m fifth fund
Aksia Capital V is larger than its predecessor, a €110m vehicle closed in April 2016
KKR acquires Universum Film
Fred Kogel, CEO of the independent audiovisual content platform, has hired Markus Frerker as COO
Aksìa-backed Covisian bolts on Grupo GSS
Following this deal, Covisian expects to reach revenues of €300m and employ a staff of 14,000 people
Blossom Capital closes debut fund on $85m
Firm will look to make four or five deals per year and will focus on European technology startups
Summa closes second fund on SEK 6.5bn
GP has already drawn capital from the new vehicle to acquire building technology firm Infobric