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Qualium sells La Foir'Fouille stake to manager and funds - report
Deal values the French discount retailer at between EUR 150m and EUR 200m
Carlyle raises USD 18.2bn in H1 2021
Increase in AUM is principally driven by a strong haul for the real estate and credit strategies
Belgian unicorn Odoo raises USD 215m from Summit
Sofinnova Partners sells shares, with the latest valuation being a 149x jump on its 2010 investment
Cinven buys Restaurant Brands Iberia in EUR 1bn-plus deal
RB is the master franchisee for the Burger King brand in Iberia
Allego to go public via merger with Apollo-sponsored Spac
Transaction values Allego at a pro forma equity value of USD 3.14bn, including a USD 150m PIPE
Eurazeo at 70% of target for EUR 1bn PME IV fund
Fund has already secured more than EUR 700m, including EUR 400m from Eurazeo's balance sheet
Equistone sells Bruneau to Towerbrook
Earlier media report put the EV of the French online office supplies retailer at EUR 475m
Eurazeo NAV per share hits record high
AUM grew by +39% over the 12 months to June 2021, to reach €25.6bn
Permira registers eighth flagship fund
GP could be aiming for more than USD 15bn, up from EUR 11bn for Permira VII, according to an earlier report
Mega-rounds fuel record H1 for venture and growth
Largest rounds inked in the first six months of 2021 read like a veritable Who's Who of European fintech heavyweights
Eurazeo closes Idinvest Private Debt V on EUR 1.5bn
Fund exceeds its EUR 1.2bn target and is already deployed at nearly 80%, with a successor lined up
PE buy-side appetite further boosts exit options for sponsors
Secondary buyouts accounted for nearly a third of all PE exits in the first half of 2021, compared with typical levels of 20-25%
EQT explores strategic options for Banking Circle
Options include a private sale and a merger with a blank-cheque company, as well as a listing via IPO
France's Apax Partners closes latest flagship fund on EUR 1.6bn
Fund is around 60% larger than its predecessor, which closed on EUR 1.03bn in 2016
Palatine sells Wren Sterling in Lightyear-backed MBO
Wren Sterling was created in 2015 through the Palatine-backed MBO of Towergate Financial
New French GP Aldebaran holds first close for debut fund
Aldebaran Transformation Fund I targets EUR 300m for complex buyout situations
EQT's Cerba buys Lifebrain from Investindustrial
Parties agreed on a price of more than EUR 1bn, with exclusivity awarded last week
GPs increasingly ruling out investments due to ESG – survey
Majority of GPs polled by Investec have declined to invest in a company on ESG or ethical grounds
Unquote Private Equity Podcast: H1 review special
The team looks at key takeaways and numbers across deal-doing and fundraising, and ponders where the market might be headed
Bowmark Capital expands team
Jessica Collins, Ben Culverwell, Jamal Lakhani and James Swainston join as investment executives
Equistone acquires GSCM Group
GP has previous experience in the modular construction sector with Oikos Group
IK buys Blanchon from Abénex
First investment made from IK Small Cap III Fund, which closed in April 2021 on EUR 1.2bn
Ermenegildo Zegna merges with Investindustrial-backed Spac
Merged entity will have an anticipated initial enterprise value of USD 3.2bn
McLaren confirms GBP 550m fundraising led by Saudi Arabia, Ares
Existing shareholders, including Mumtalakat, and new private investors invest GBP 150m