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Nation 1 launches debut fund with a target of €35m
Vehicle plans to invest in Czech startups and small and medium-sized companies with global ambition
Accelerated Ventures invests £3.5m in Biosignatures
Fresh capital will be used to analyse blood samples with the goal of developing 20 new tests
PE-backed Nets offloads division to Mastercard for €2.85bn
Acquisition comprises Nets' clearing and instant payment services, and e-billing solutions
Blackstone buys stake in BC Partners
Press reports put the value of the deal at around €500m for a 10-15% holding in the GP
Altor sells Enhanced Drilling to EV Private Equity
EV Private Equity will combine Enhanced Drilling with Enhanced Well Technologies
Battery Ventures buys Quantifoil Micro Tools
Battery Ventures has created the buy-and-build platform Sample Preparation Technologies
Apax buys Adco
GP sees off competition from Core Equity Holdings, EQT Partners and Triton Partners
Clairvest backs FSB Technology with £23m
Tenth investment from Clairvest Equity Partners V, a $600m fund that closed in 2015
Hollyport targets close for secondaries fund
Vehicle is targeting $750m with a hard-cap of $1bn, double the size of the GP's previous fund
Outward VC holds first close on £38m
Outward VC was previously called INVC and was founded by former Investec Bank executives in 2017
Praetura leads £2.4m round for Futr
Praetura is a UK-based VC firm that invests in early-stage tech companies based in the UK
Sovereign gears up for fund launch following departures
Firm is understood to be targeting between £500-600m for the next-generation vehicle
Perusa sells Xindao to Gilde
Perusa makes the divestment from Perusa Partners II, a €207m vehicle that closed in 2017
Abris buys Global Technical Group
Tenth investment from Abris CEE Mid Market Fund III, a €500m buyout fund that closed in 2017
Innova buys Optiplaza
GP draws capital from Innova 6, a fund with a target of €325m that held a first close on €196m
LP Profile: Argentum
Unquote catches up with CEO Joachim Høegh-Krohn to discuss the firm’s evolution and his views on the current state of the market
Kibo Ventures targets €100m for third fund
Kibo's second fund has recently finished its investment period after closing on €71m in 2016
Agilitas-backed Hydro International buys M&N
Hydro International is a UK-based wastewater treatment company that Agilitas acquired in 2018
Lakestar leads $70m series-C for Sennder
Accel, Next47, H14, HV Holtzbrinck Ventures, Project A and Scania Growth Capital all take part
Allen & Overy hires Dechert's Sarailler
Allen & Overy wants to position itself among the top three fund structuring firms in France
Alcentra closes European direct lending fund on €5.5bn
Predecessor held a final close on €4.3bn in 2017 and had an average ticket size of around €100m
Sunstone backs Forendo Pharma
Fresh capital will be used to advance its endometriosis programme into the next phase
FSN sells Velcora to trade for SEK 1.28bn
Acquisition includes Velcora's Roplan and Steridose businesses, both headquartered in Sweden
CVC closes second long-term fund
CVC is the first of the multi-product managers to raise a second-generation long-term capital fund