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Isomer taps existing LPs for new co-investment fund
Fund aims to raise between €50-100m and will seek direct investment opportunities in technology
Byfounders closes debut fund on €100m
Vehicle was announced in October 2017 and gained the backing of cornerstone investor Vækstfonden
Redalpine backs $30m series-B for Taxfix
Round was led by existing investor Valar Ventures with participation from Creandum
DeA to launch Taste of Italy 2
Fund will be operative from 2020 and has set a target of €250-300m, with a larger international focus
FSN gets €50m insurance pay-out, sues Procuritas
Consortium of 12 underwriters led by Liberty GTS announced yesterday that it had paid €50m to FSN
Aquiline-backed Clearcourse buys Circdata
Fifth acquisition Clearcourse has made since it was established with Aquiline's backing
Rockaway Capital backs $6.9m series-B for Gjirafa
Fresh capital will be used by the firm to scale its current products across the region
Arx buys two Czech facades businesses
Newly created business will be rebranded as Fenestra and expects sales of €40m this year
Kirkland hires Fried Frank’s Townsend
Townsend was senior associate in the fund formation and secondaries division of Fried Frank
Litorina sells Fresks to Kesko for €200m
Company's sales have more than doubled from SEK 850m to SEK 2.1bn during Litorina's holding period
Innova buys Drukarnia Embe Press
Deal is only the second PE-backed buyout completed in Poland in 2019 and the third in CEE
Five Arrows-backed Karnov prices SEK 4.2bn IPO
AP6, Lazard and Vind have committed to acquiring shares worth up to SEK 607m in the offering
Nordic direct lending makes slow but steady progress
Private debt funds have been rapidly expanding their market share in corporate cashflow lending across Europe, but Nordic progress has been slow
Abingworth appoints MVM's Muralidhar
Muralidhar will work with the team in London, Boston and Melo Park to source new investments
BVCA appoints former cabinet minister Michael Moore
Moore will take over from Tim Haines later in the year; Haines has been in the position since May 2013
Equistone hires four for investment team
Hubert van Wolfswinkel and Julia Brunswicker join the Munich office from Montagu and DBAG
Montagu shelves plans for €500m infra strategy to focus on PE
Montagu instead decides to focus on the €3bn fundraise for its sixth private equity fund
Summa-backed Lakers makes four buys
Summa acquired Lakers with equity from the SEK 4.5bn vehicle Summa Equity Fund I in September 2018
Hannes Snellman hires Kanter's Klang
Klang will be responsible for developing the firm's Nordic M&A platform and private equity practice
VGC closes second fund on £50m
British Business Bank committs £30m to the vehicle through its Enterprise Capital Funds
TSG launches in London
TSG has previously made investments in European companies including Revolution Beauty and BrewDog
Waterland hires Quarton for Zentrum Gesundheit exit
Sale process of the ophthalmic surgery and diagnostic centres company has attracted private equity
Bridgepoint kicks off Primonial sale
Bridgepoint reportedly hired Rothschild and JP Morgan to conduct the sale in January
Five Arrows-backed Karnov announces intention to float
Karnov generated adjusted EBITA of SEK 262m from sales of SEK 715m in 2018 (36.6% margin)