Official Record
Accel, IVP lead $69m series-B for Veriff
AI company has raised $92.8m to date and will use the proceeds to expand in the US market and enhance its product offering
Talde invests in AJL Ophtalmic
GP plans to consolidate the company's position in the ophthalmology sector, both in Spain and internationally
Polaris merges four financial advisory firms into North
Deal is the third from Polaris Private Equity V, which launched in 2019 and was targeting тЌ550m
Beyond Capital holds final close for second fund on €115m
Fund surpassed its €100m target and will continue to focus on DACH-based, small-cap, asset-light businesses
Espiga sells Unica to Hexpol for €48m
Unica's management team stays on with the business and will continue to lead the company
Ardian Buyout VII closes on €7.5bn
Fund invests in high-growth potential businesses with enterprise values of тЌ300m-2bn
Main Capital buys majority stake in Paragin
Software-focused GP plans to pursue a buy-and-build strategy, targeting education software companies
Quadrivio launches €400m Silver Economy Fund
Fund targets European and North American companies, which specialise in products and services for people over 50
Searchlight's Survitec completes refinancing
Ares' ТЃ270m package will be used in part to finance the add-on of IK's Hansen Protection
Activa sells Alliance Etiquettes to Chequers
Activa reinvests in the business in exchange for a minority stake, via its ACF IV fund
PSG buys software developer Nalanda
This is the eighth investment made by the GP via its PSG Europe Fund, which closed on €1.25bn in February 2021
Magnum sells Lexer to L-Gam's Grupo BC
Sale ends a three-year holding period for Magnum, which invested in the business via its second fund
KJK acquires heavy equipment provider Alwark
GP will acquire a 66% stake in the company via its €250m KJK Fund III
KPS to buy Crown's EMEA tinplate packaging business
European packaging sector buyouts in 2021 already exceed the aggregate value recorded in 2020
Equistone exits Charles & Alice
Management team becomes the controlling shareholder in the business, while Crédit Mutuel retains a minority stake
Horizon Capital invests in The Marketing Practice
GP has made a ТЃ20m commitment to the UK-based B2B marketing company, with add-on deals to follow
SoftBank, Prosus lead €223m round for Kolonial
New round reportedly gives the company a post-money valuation of тЌ750m, up significantly from its last valuation of around $178m in 2017
Peak Rock Capital Fund III hits $2bn hard-cap
Fund makes equity and debt investments in mid-market companies based across North America and Europe
Shackleton launches fifth venture secondaries fund
Fund combines secondaries purchases with the deployment of fresh capital directly injected in promising companies
Capidea acquires Obsidian Group
Deal follows an auction process initiated by the company at the end of summer 2020 and was led by Deloitte.
Piper invests in Wild Nutrition
GP is investing ТЃ5m in the nutritional supplements producer via its Piper VI vehicle
Orienta-led consortium sells Sidac to Lindsay Goldberg's Schur
Sale ends a four-year holding period for the club deal led by Orienta, which acquired Sidac from its parent company Acmar
Investcorp, LDC exit Kee Safety
Exit sees the UK-based building safety business acquired by management, backed by ICG
FAI, Invitalia back Frigomeccanica
FAI invests via Fondo Agroalimentare Italiano I, while Invitalia deploys capital from Fondo Cresci al Sud