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Omnes, Alliance Entreprendre inject €10m into Sekoia
Cybersecurity company had been self-financed for the past 10 years
France Fundraising Pipeline - Q4 2020
Unquote rounds up the most notable fundraises currently ongoing in the French market across the buyout, venture and secondaries spaces
ECSO, private investors plan €1bn cybersecurity fund-of-funds
European Cyber Security Organization and eight private investors have approached the EC with a proposal
GP Profile: Sparring Capital in final push for €200m fundraise
French GP, previously known as Pragma Capital, is aiming for a final close in the next six months, having collected around two thirds of its target
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Mobeus injects $3.8m into Preservica
Mobeus initially supported the spin-out of the original Preservica technology from portfolio company Tessella
PE firms more bullish than corporates on distressed M&A – survey
Of the PE firms surveyed, t4% cite distressed/turnaround opportunities as a major motivation for acquisitions
UK deal pipeline: live, expected and pulled sale processes
A round-up of sale processes ongoing or expected to launch in the coming months in the UK, courtesy of Unquote sister publication Mergermarket
DACH deal pipeline: live, expected and pulled sale processes
A round-up of sale processes ongoing or expected to launch in the coming months in DACH, courtesy of Unquote sister publication Mergermarket
French deal pipeline: live, expected and pulled sale processes
A round-up of sale processes ongoing or expected to launch in the coming months in France, courtesy of Unquote sister publication Mergermarket
Astorg's Aries Group to offload two subsidiaries – reports
Beleaguered aerospace sub-contractor is looking to sell ACB and Dufieux, according to local reports
Video: PAI's Harrington on harnessing technology to boost operations
PAI principal Max Harrington details how the firm has moved away from a complicated ecosystem of applications, people and spreadsheets
J&T eyeing CZK 1bn initial close for J&T Investments fund
Fund has an open structure, enabling investors to subscribe or redeem any time
Video: DealCloud's Matthew Hardcastle on PE's tech revolution
In the first instalment of Unquote's Out-of-Office series, Hardcastle discusses how technology could help attract and retain more diverse talent
Mezzanine Management sells MBL to INVL
Seventh exit for Mezzanine Management's AMC funds in the last 12 months
Unquote Private Equity Podcast: H2 Preview
The Unquote Podcast gathers the whole team this week to go over H1 statistics, look at early recovery signs and share insights from across Europe
Travers Smith poaches Simon Witney from Debevoise & Plimpton
Witney joins Travers Smith from Debevoise & Plimpton, where he has worked since 2017
Multiples Heatmap: pricing ticks up as GPs flock to safe assets
Although dealflow was severely impacted by Covid-19 in Q2, average entry multiples actually went up given the scarcity of attractive opportunities
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ArchiMed closes MED Platform I on €1bn
Oversubscribed fund closes above its €800m target after a couple of years on the road
Ex-Investec James Stirling joins Westbrooke's debt fund
Stirling spent 14 years at Investec, most notably as head of growth and acquisition finance
Private Equity Pitch: Funds exposed to UK consumer services providers
Unquote and Mergermarket look at individual funds' exposure to UK businesses in the consumer services space
Longevitytech.fund to resume fundraising in early September
Fund aims to hold a second close on $2-3m by February 2021 and to raise the remainder within a year
The Deals Pipeline
A fortnightly highlight of deal processes underway and involving PE, either on the buy- or sell-side, across Europe