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Earlybird holds Growth Opportunity V first close
Later-stage fund has a EUR 300m target and will mainly back existing Earlybird investments
Endless holds GBP 100m final close for third SME Fund
Enact III is more than three times the size of its predecessor fund, which closed on GBP 30m in 2019
ICG, Merieux Equity to exit DOC Generici to TPG
Secondary buyout sees San-Francisco-based GP pre-empt auction for Italian generic drugmaker
Essential Analysis
Essential Analysis
GP Profile: Ergon hones in on long-term trends, ESG agenda
The European mid-market sponsor is eyeing growing and resilient businesses with its EUR 800m Fund V
People Moves
Inflexion promotes two new partners
GP makes series of promotions and appointments following GBP 2.5bn fundraising earlier this year
Earlybird names three new Digital West partners
Andre Retterath and Paul Klemm are existing team members, while Vincenzo Narciso joins from Px3 Partners
Expert Voices
Podcast: In conversation with... Mark Corbidge, Sun European Partners
Sun European Partners' Mark Corbidge tells Unquote about the GP's strategy and current market view
Unquote Private Equity Podcast: To 12x and beyond
The Clearwater International Multiples Heatmap reveals that average entry multiples broke new records in Q3, on the back of a still-buoyant M&A market
Market Insight
French sponsor-led deal flow pushes through despite war in Ukraine stalling some auctions
YTD sponsor-led transactions value have so far seen the second highest performing year since 2015
