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Pragma acquires IMX from Naxicap
Deal for the international courier service is the fifth investment from Pragma's third vehicle
MUFG Investor Services hires new head of fund financing
Ben Griffiths will lead the fund financing team globally, offering PE and hedge fund financing products
Isatis injects €7m into Foederis
Isatis is currently raising for its Crescendo fund, with a close expected this year
British Private Equity Awards 2017: winners announced!
Congratulations to the winners of the hotly contested 2017 British Private Equity Awards
DC's Tilley joins Inflexion as partner
Tilley spent 16 years at corporate finance house DC Advisory, working with financial sponsors
PAI Partners makes fresh bid for Refresco
Non-binding €1.4bn takeover proposal was rejected by the Dutch bottles business in April
Raise targets €100m for new venture structure
French GP makes move into venture and will pledge 50% of carry to its not-for-profit endowment
Perceva appoints Franck Kelif as deputy CEO
Kelif is a founding shareholder in the French special situations investor
Idinvest launches new vehicle to finance industrial assets
Idinvest SME Industrial Assets is aiming to raise €300m, having already collected €150m
Benelux open for business as trade sales recover
Nine months into 2017, the number of exits to trade buyers exceeds 2016's levels, reflecting healthy European corporate M&A activity
Felix leads €10m round for Heetch
Deal comes six months after the French ride-hailing business was forced to suspend its app
Keensight backs I-Tracing
GP currently invests from Keensight IV, which closed on its hard-cap of €250m in 2014
XAnge, Idinvest et al. in €15m Wandercraft series-B
Previous backer LBO France also takes part in the round via its Sisa growth fund
Khosla, Seventure in $20m Eligo round
Series-A also includes a $2m award from the Worldwide Innovation Challenge
Siparex raises €315m for fourth mid-market fund
Three quarters of investors in ETI 4 fund are returning backers from previous vehicles
DACH Fundraising Report 2017
Private equity fundraising in the DACH region, as in the rest of Europe, is seeing continued strength
Essling to shake up funds-of-funds formula with new vehicle
Massena spinout Essling this month recruited the funds-of-funds team from Amundi and will launch its first vehicle shortly
Newfund leads €1m round for Shotgun
Newfund provides the majority of the round, with business angels contributing the remainder
LBO France makes seventh VC deal with OpenHealth
LBO France acquired VC firm Innovation Capital from Caisse des Dépôts in 2016 to move into the space
Cathay Capital invests in The Independents
LGT and Tikehau provide unitranche debt to the new group, born from the merger of K2 and Karla Otto
Isai invests €7m in Vade Secure
Loans help push the overall amount secured by the cybersecurity firm in the round to €10m
Serena et al. inject €12m into Vekia
BPI France, Pleiade Venture, CapHorn and ZTP also take part in the round
Newcomer Essling poaches Amundi funds-of-funds team
Having recruited the four-strong team, Essling will launch its first fund-of-funds within the next few weeks
Sodero joins Ixo in Loubat capital structure reshuffle
Inked in late July, the deal will allow Ixo to partially realise its investment