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CVC Credit finances Livingbridge's World of Books buyout
Livingbridge bought the UK-based online reseller of secondhand books from Bridges Fund Management
Revolut raises USD 800m Series E at USD 33bn valuation
Company becomes the second most valuable fintech in Europe, behind Sweden's Klarna
H&F holds USD 24.4bn final close for 10th fund
Large-cap buyout specialist closed its predecessor fund in October 2018 on USD 16bn
Sun European invests in Sports & Leisure Group
GPP buys a majority stake in the artificial turf business, headquartered in Belgium
One in four LPs willing to trade lower performance for better ESG - survey
ESG-focused LPs "motivated to divest positions in funds where they perceive ESG efforts to be lacking"
Phoenix promotes Squires to partner, three to investment director
James Chiang, Richard Hill and Victoria Wain are promoted to investment director
Nordic buyout deal volume peaks in H1 2021
Dealflow was more than double that seen in H1 last year, and up 25% on the first half of 2019
Bridges appoints ex-ICG CEO as new chair
Former Apax COO Clive Sherling, a long-standing investor in Bridges funds, also becomes a non-executive director
Five Arrows registers next buyout vehicle
Previous vehicle in the strategy, FAPI III, closed on its EUR 1.25bn hard-cap in 2019
Seraphine lists in London seven months after Mayfair deal
IPO gives the maternity clothing business a market cap of GBP 150m, raising gross proceeds of GBP 61m
BC Partners invests in Valtech at USD 1.4bn valuation
Former reference shareholder Verlinvest and Valtech's new management also reinvest
Eka Ventures closes early-stage impact fund on GBP 68m
Founding partners have experience backing companies including Gousto, Bloom & Wild, Peak and Elder
Pitalia launches with GBP 50m fund, hires Davies as head
New venture will be headed by John Davies, who joins Pitalia Capital from Seneca Partners
UK buyout activity cools off in second quarter
While buyout activity fell more sharply in the UK compared to other European markets in Q2, dealflow remained very strong by historical standards
Triago bolsters secondaries team with two NYC hires
Michael T Pilson and Marc Fitorre join as partner and principal, respectively
Advent sells Allnex to PTTGC International
Trade sale values the Benelux-based coating resins business at EUR 4bn (12x EBITDA)
Montagu acquires Intech from Eurazeo
Eurazeo says it is set to achieve a cash-on-cash multiple of 3x and an IRR of 31%
Towerbrook clinches Bruneau auction – report
Towerbrook reportedly beat competition from private equity firms Lone Star and Platinum
French buyout market continues strong rebound in H1
France was home to nine €1bn+ buyouts, comfortably outpacing the UK and German markets
Eurazeo to sell early education business Grandir to InfraVia
Eurazeo is set to earn a 2x return on its initial investment
Aliante Partners secures preferred equity with Pomona
Deal includes a liquidity option for LPs and a second preferred equity line for add-on acquisitions
Fundraising Report 2021: mapping out the post-Covid landscape
Unquote analyses key trends and presents proprietary data on the European fundraising market
GPs dismiss Spacs' threat to dealflow, pricing - survey
UK-based GPs are most likely to dismiss the threat of Spacs entirely
US, UK ranked as most attractive countries for PE investment – study
France makes it into the top 10 for the first time, while Spain also records strong gains