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European Direct Lending Perspectives Q4 2020
Only 9% of market participants anticipate coronavirus negatively impacting fundraising in 2021, with a majority expecting deployment to pick up
Unquote Private Equity Podcast: the price is right?
Following the publication of the Q4 2020 Multiples Heatmap, Unquote welcomes Clearwater's executive team to discuss pricing trends
CVC injects £365m into Six Nations rugby tournament
Long-awaited deal finally crosses the try line, with initial approaches starting two years ago
Passion Capital opens third fund to retail investors through Seedrs
Passion launched the fund in late 2017 and has already made 11 deals through the vehicle
Ardian takes minority stake in Kapten & Son
Ardian Growth strikes first deal in Germany with investment in fashion and accessories retailer
The Deals Pipeline
A highlight of deal processes underway and involving PE, either on the buy- or sell-side, across Europe
Bure launches first Swedish SPAC, aims to raise SEK 3.5bn in IPO
Bure says the initiative has been enabled by Nasdaq Stockholm's new SPAC regulations
Ropes & Gray adds partner, counsel to private funds team
Emily Brown joins the law firm as partner, while Chris Townsend is hired as counsel
Majority of LPs happy to commit without in-person meeting – survey
Cebile Capital survey finds that 51% of respondents expect to increase PE commitments in 2021
Sharp focus on top assets boosts average multiple in consumer sector
Covid-resilient assets are the only ones coming to market, with suitably hefty price tags, says Clearwater's O'Donnell
Iron Wolf Capital eyes €30m-plus fund launch after 2023
Baltic venture capital investor raised €21m for its first fund in 2019
How UK PE buyouts soared ahead of 2021 Budget
Amount of dealflow in the past three months is significantly higher than in previous December-February periods
Bowmark, LDC sell Node4 to Providence
IT business was expected to fetch a valuation in excess of £300m, based on a 15x multiple
Synova sells Tonic Games to Epic, nets 200% IRR
Exit closely follows that of Fairstone Group to TA, which resulted in a 4.5x return
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Virgin Wines floats in £110m IPO, Connection reaps 7.6x
Mobeus remains invested in the business, while Connection makes a full exit
FRP buys Spectrum Corporate Finance
All 27 Spectrum employees will join FRP following the £9.4m deal
France: strong deals pipeline fuels high average entry multiple
Sponsors fight tooth and nail for prized assets in defensive sectors such as healthcare, higher education and financial services
Virgin wines prices IPO, set for £110m float
Selling shareholders, including Mobeus and Connection Capital, will reap £35m
Synova scores 4.5x on sale of Fairstone to TA
UK-based IFA consolidation platform is the first exit for Synova's third fund
Multiples Heatmap: average pricing hits 11x in busy Q4
Healthcare, financial services and TMT assets continue to drive valuations up, while Nordic and UK regions see highest multiples
17Capital hires Chatin as IR and fundraising director
Chatin will manage European investors, with an emphasis on French-speaking countries
The Deals Pipeline
A highlight of deal processes underway and involving PE, either on the buy- or sell-side, across Europe
Afinum back on road for ninth fund
Predecessor vehicle, which raised €410m in 2017, is now 86% deployed