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Triton sells Nordic Tankers to trade
GP makes the divestment from The Triton Fund III, a €2.25bn fund that held a final close in 2010
Triton hits €5bn cap for fifth fund
Fund was registered in Luxembourg in March 2018 and has already made two investments
Nordic Capital acquires Board International
Sixth investment from Nordic Capital’s €4.3bn Fund IX, which held a final close in May 2018
Waterland promotes Hengst in Munich
In addition to his responsibilities in Germany, Hengst will also head Waterland's Zurich office
EQT announces eight new partners
EQT promotes six internally and makes two external hires, both in the EQT Ventures team
DBAG-backed Netzkontor buys BFE Nachrichtentechnik
Netzkontor Gruppe is owned by DBAG's Expansion Capital Fund, a periodically replenished investment vehicle
VC firms in €25m funding round for Sunfire
Round includes investment from previous investors Inven, Idinvest and Total Energy Ventures
Triton mid-cap team invests in Deutsche Radiologie
GP draws equity from Smaller Mid-Cap Fund, a €448m vehicle that held a final close in July 2018
PE-backed bank HSH's bondholders file lawsuit against it
Investors are seeking a write-up to par of the tier 1 instruments and monetary damages
KJK buys winter sports equipment company Elan
Second investment the GP has made from its latest fund, KJK Fund III, since its first close
VC firms back CHF 15.5m series-B extension for Oculis
Existing investors include Brunnur Ventures, Bay City Capital and Novartis Venture Fund
Capricon invests €3m in Miaa Guard
Capricorn draws capital for the investment from two funds, its ICT fund and Quest for Growth
PE firms back $77m round for Sophia Genetics
Generation Investment Management leads the round, Idinvest and Balderton also take part
Invest AG, Raiffeisen KMU team up on Bilfinger buyout
Bilfinger will be held 49% by the management, 41% by Invest AG and 5% by Raiffeisen
KCP exits Siamo Group
Sale ends a holding period of 11 years for KCP, which acquired a majority stake in 2007
Bain brings in PSP as Wittur co-investor
Pension fund said it will closely cooperate with Bain as sponsor and trusted partner
EQT increases offer to take Karo Pharma private
Offer increases from SEK 36.90 to SEK 38.00 per share and is recommended by the board
Equistone sells Otto Luft- und Klimatechnik to trade
Equistone's 11th exit this year, and the sixth from Equistone Partners Europe Fund IV
French PE market overtakes UK
With a stark drop in H2, the UK's buyout volume looks certain to finish the year short of 2017's total
Afinum teams up with SHS on Evitria buyout
Fifth platform investment from Afinum's latest buyout fund, Afinum Achte Beteiligungsgesellschaft
Paragon sells Kadi to Invision
Sale ends a holding period of five and a half years for Paragon, which acquired Kadi in an SBO
Horizon to hold a close for $200m fund
Emerging Europe Growth Fund III was launched in June 2016 with a target of $150m
Adams Street closes Global Fund 2018 on $824m
Adams Street held a first close on $125m in December 2017 and had raised $225m by April 2018
Bregal Milestone backs Greenstorm
Investment was drawn from Bregal Milestone’s €400m fund, which closed in July