Official Record
MML’s Lomond acquires John Shepherd
MML first backed the Scottish property asset management company in August 2014
Accel, Octopus, Index exit SwiftKey in $250m Microsoft deal
US technology conglomerate continues European acquisitions with deal reportedly worth €250m
Permira sells Creganna for $895m
All-cash transaction with TE Connectivity awards Permira a 3.4x return multiple
Industrifonden and Kreos lead €15.8m round for Widespace
Swedish state-backed investor contributes €5m to mobile advertising company
BGF invests £2m in Castleton
Fresh funding supports AIM-listed company's acquisition of Kypera
Sofinnova leads €22m series-A for Enyo Pharma
Round featured €5m contribution from BPI France’s €173m healthcare-focused InnoBio fund
Principia's Applix bolts on Melazeta
Third acquisition in five years for Applix, which will focus on digital entertainment
Charme Capital exits Bellco to Medtronic for €110m
GP will concentrate on Charme III fundraising as exit brings Charme II fund to full realisation
Ardian scores 20%-plus IRR on FitnessBoutique OBO
Sports equipment specialist is reported to have doubled size during GP’s five-year ownership
WHEB closes €140m fund and rebrands as Alpina
Alpina Partners will continue to manage WHEB Partners' private equity funds
Sofinnova and Imperial's Mission Therapeutics raises £60m
Investment led by Woodford Patient Capital Trust and saw existing backers re-up
Medicxi closes €210m maiden venture fund
Medicxi span out of Index Ventures' life sciences investment team
Vendis inks first Nordic deal with Ferm Living MBO
Takeover of Danish design furniture brand is second deal for GP’s €150m-plus second fund
I&FP buys Nova Technology
Buyout of IT consultancy is fifth to be financed via GP’s €135m buy-and-build fund
Bessemer backs ZenGuard
Internet security business ZenGuard receives funding from US VC Bessemer
Siparex kickstarts regional fund with Labojal BIMBO
Siparex’s €800,000 injection is the latest to be announced by the VC following a busy January
Creandum IV closes on €180m
Creandum has closed its fourth vehicle on €180m after five months of fundraising
Siparex backs MBO for Déchelette-Malleval
The deal, financed with a €600,000 ticket, is the 23rd for GP’s 40%-invested Rhone-Alpes fund
Vaaka sells Finnish roofer to Sentica’s Hämeen Laaturemontti
Exit comes five years after Vaaka's acquisition and two years after Sentica backed Hämeen Laaturemontti
Synova scores 16x on Kinapse sale
Synova first backed the company in 2012, with sales growing since from £6.5m to £27.5m
Progressio joins existing investors in ICF
Progressio secures a controlling stake in the business together with Mandarin Capital
Ouest Croissance backs MBO for Azenn
MBO is the first to involve the SME investor this year after an active end of 2015
Inkef leads $4.5m series-A for Wercker
Round follows $2.4m seed round in 2014 and brings total funding to $7.5m
BGF Ventures leads $6.5m round in Tapdaq
Tapdaq first received $1.4m in seed funding from Balderton et al. in September 2014