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Back to school: education dealflow heats up as pandemic settles
Digital opportunities and long-term growth drivers have resulted in an influx of deals in recent weeks, with more in the pipeline
Gyroscope Therapeutics raises $148m in Forbion-led series C
Series-C round for the gene therapy company is led by Forbion’s Growth Opportunities Fund
Nordic Capital nets strong return on €2.1bn Itiviti trade sale
GP had delisted the trading technology and services provider in 2012
BIP management presentations ongoing, with strong PE interest
Apax acquired a 60% stake in the business from private equity firm Argos Wityu in early 2018
Semantix owner Segulah preps exit with William Blair
Semantix was originally established in 1969 and was acquired by Segulah in 2015
H2 Equity readies Brink exit with Houlihan Lokey
Brink will be marketed based on EBITDA of more than €25m, according to one source
Cairngorm eyes £200m final close in July
Fund's predecessor, Cairngorm Capital Partners II, reached a final close on £107.5m in April 2017
GCP secures minority stake in Bridewell Consulting
Deal is the first investment for Growth Capital Partners Fund V, which was registered in Q3 last year
UK & Ireland Fundraising Pipeline - Q1 2021
Unquote rounds up the most notable fundraises currently ongoing in the UK & Ireland market across the buyout, venture and debt spaces
European fund launches off to slow start in 2021
Number of PE funds launched by European managers in Q1 this year is significantly down on the volume recorded for the same period in 2020
Stirling Square clinches Medisup deal – report
Deal reportedly values the French medical education business at around €350m, or 14x EBITDA
Podcast: In conversation with... Jan Kengelbach, BC Partners
Portfolio operations partner Kengelbach shares his experience and lessons learned from getting hands-on with portfolio company Aenova
Bridgepoint sells US-based Calypso to Thoma Bravo
Deal values the financial services software firm at $3.75bn, according to several media reports
The Deals Pipeline
A highlight of deal processes underway and involving PE, either on the buy- or sell-side, across Europe
Newion to start raising two new funds in Q4
Larger fund will support seed and series-A rounds, while the other will target more mature companies
Investcorp lines up second Europe-dedicated fund
Previous fund was set up in 2019 with Coller to transfer six companies acquired on a deal-by-deal basis
LDC hires new origination director
Craig Hinde joins the firm's Midlands team from Inspired Thinking Group
Bowmark exits Oxford International in split deal
Schools division goes to Nord Anglia Education, while the rest of the business undergoes an MBO backed by THI
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Inflexion backs The Goat Agency
Minority deal is the fifth transaction announced by Inflexion in March alone
Core Equity scores Provalliance deal
Deal reportedly values the French hairdressing services chain at around €500-600m
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Bridges acquires ethical homeware brand Nkuku
Bridges invests in the business via its Sustainable Growth Funds, alongside the founders
CVC buys Cooper from Charterhouse for €2.2bn
CVC invests via fund VII, while Charterhouse will reinvest in the OTC pharmaceuticals business