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EQT's third credit fund closes on €1.3bn
Approximately 20% of the fund had already been invested at the vehicle's final close
TPG holds final close on $3.7bn for Growth IV
Fund has a global investment mandate to make growth equity and buyout investments
DN Capital et al. in €18m round for Finiata
Point Nine, Fly Ventures, Redalpine and Energy also take part in the €10m equity funding
Benelux funds specialise to compete with strategic buyers
Record level of commitments were secured by Benelux funds during 2017, with GPs increasingly turning to sector specialisation
Abénex, Astorg sell Onduline to Naxicap
Company's management team, led by Richard Seguin, will retain a minority stake alongside Naxicap
Ardian's Assystem Technologies to take SQS private for £283.1m
Offer of 825 pence per share constitutes a 56.4% premium on the share price on 14 December
Egeria closes Fund V on €800m
Egeria V closes six weeks after announcement and expects to make its first investments in mid-2018
August Equity acquires dental practices for £5.75m
Second acquisition in the strategy after the GP acquired Genesis Dental Care in May
Endurance Capital leads consortium to carve out Witte Stromberg
Company will be reverting to its former name Prinz Kinematics after the carve-out
Silverfleet buys 7days from Odewald
Silverfleet plans to increase 7days market share in Germany and expand internationally
Waterland-backed Schönes Leben Group buys Compassio
Acquisition of Compassio is the first step in Waterland's new buy-and-build strategy
DN Capital leads €10m round for Joblift
Picus Capital also took part in the round alongside existing investors
Forbion, BGV lead €25m series-A for NorthSea Therapeutics
Fresh capital will be used to conduct a phase IIb clinical study in preparation for phase III
BlackFin leads €15m series-A for Friss
Fresh capital will be used to expand globally and facilitate cross-carrier collaboration
Northzone leads $20m series-A for Freighthub
Global Founders Capital, Cherry Ventures, Cavalry Ventures and La Famiglia also take part
DACH family businesses open up to private equity
Despite continuing low dealflow in the region, signs are emerging that family-owned businesses are warming to the idea of PE backing
Triton makes 3.4x on final divestment of Orion, 37% IRR
Triton sold its remaining 8% stake at $22.99 per share, representing gross proceeds of $120m
CGS buys Schoen + Sandt
Fifth platform investment the GP has made from its CHF 208m 2012 vintage fund CGS III
Ardian sells infrastructure fund to APG and Axa
Both APG and Axa were previously LPs in the fund, which Axa Private Equity closed in 2007
Saudi Aramco et al. in €8m round for Nexwafe
German family office Wermuth Asset Management has also taken part alongside GGF2 and Lynwood
VC firms in $59.6m series-C for Hookipa
New investors include HB Partners, Hillhouse Capital, Sirona Capital and Gilead Sciences
US pension fund to commit $325-350m to PE in 2018
Lacers will place special emphasis on mid-market and lower-mid-market buyout funds
Shard holds first close on £90m for private debt fund
Fund targeting £250m with £300m hard-cap, expects to hold a final close by the end of 2018
Caphaven invests in Deutsche Prüfservice
Caphaven arranged expansion capital for DPS earlier in 2017 in the form of a convertible loan