Official Record
German biotech firm Topas raises €22m in series-B round
Biotech company has raised €40m in equity financing since 2016
Mercia sells Clear Review for £26m
Mercia portfolio director Nigel Owens, previously a non-executive director, will step down
Ardian buys minority stake in H2 Pharma
GP invests in the company via Ardian Growth II, which closed on €230m in April 2018
Siparex Intermezzo invests in Groupe MC3
Transaction also financed with a €10m senior debt from LCL, BNP Paribas, Bred Banque Populaire and CIC
Partners Group backs Telepass in €2bn deal
GP acquires a 49% stake in the company for €1.06bn, while the reminder is retained by current owner Atlantia
LDC exits Mitrefinch
LDC invested ТЃ20m in Mitrefinch in 2016 for a minority stake and has supported the company in doubling revenues
Omega leads $16m round for Chord Therapeutics
Omega managing director Claudio Nessi and principal Francesco Draetta will join the company's board
Averna acquires ClimateCare
Debt was provided by Bridgepoint Credit, which recently successfully acquired EQT's credit business
Cathay leads $15m series-B for healthtech company Savana
Company plans to use the fresh capital to boost its international expansion and further grow its operations in the US
Baird, Beechbrook complete Nigel Wright restructuring
Both institutional investors will retain minority positions in the recruitment business
Mid Europa sells minority stake in listed Waberer's
Transaction also includes a call option for trade buyer Indotek for the GP's remaining 47.99% stake
Ver Capital launches €200m energy transition fund
Ver Capital Sinloc Transition Energy Fund targets brownfield and greenfield investments, and has a rich pipeline of deals
Axcel acquires Ventab, Ventilationsprojekt, Installationsbolaget
New group has combined revenues of тЌ87m and employs more than 300 staff
Naxicap's Alwitra to acquire Poland-based CB
According to a competition authority filing, Alwitra is to buy a majority stake in the business
Ardian sells Gantner to Alantra-backed Salto
Deal is financed with a €125m capital increase deployed by Alantra, alongside Sofina, Peninsula and Florac
PE-backed Cohedron bolts-on two Dutch companies
Cohedron currently generates more than €100m in revenues, up from €60m in 2017 when the GP acquired it
Omnes, BPI France sell Somos to trade
Semiconductor company has been acquired by Switzerland-based ST Microelectronics
Vam, Adon buy Sicurezza e Ambiente
Italian lenders Banco BPM and Illimity provide a debt package to support the transaction
Patrimonium acquires Roth Group in SBO from Equistone
Equistone acquired the Swiss fire protection and construction company from Ufenau in 2016
Enterprise Investors buys remaining stake in Pan-Pek
GP has acquired the remaining 35% in the company, having bought a 65% stake in the company in May 2018
Signals Venture Capital backs funding round for Workpath
High-Tech Gründerfonds invested in the Munich-based enterprise software developer in September 2019
Levine Leichtman Capital Partners Europe II closes on €463m
Fund has already completed one investment and has two additional deals under contract
BlackRock invests $118m in Arrival at $3.5bn valuation
BlackRock, Hyundai and Kia along with United Parcel Services will hold a minority interest in Arrival
Partners in Equity leads €20m round for Campings.com
Company has previously raised €10m from Luxempart and Ekkio Capital