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Steadfast sells AVS Verkehrssicherung to Triton
Triton drew equity for the investment from its €3.3bn buyout vehicle, Triton Fund IV
Elvaston backs Magnolia
GP drew capital from Elvaston Capital Fund III to support the deal for the software firm
BlueGem buys QMS Medicosmetics
GP draws equity to support the transaction from its €370m buyout fund, BlueGem II
Schroders Adveq launches third secondaries fund
Vehicle is the LP's first private equity fund launch since it acquired Adveq in April
Capnamic backs iWelcome
Existing shareholders also take part in the round, including Filsa and Newion Investments
BC-backed Springer Nature prepares IPO
Germany-based media company is targeting a capital increase of €700-800m via the flotation
Maven-backed Vodat buys Axonex
Three directors and majority shareholders from Axonex will become shareholders in the new group
IK sells SVT Group to Ergon Capital
Ergon drew capital from its 2010-vintage €775m buyout fund to support the transaction
GP Profile: Afinum Management
Afinum Management closed its fifth buyout fund on €410m in September. Managing partner and co-founder Gernot Eisinger speaks to Oscar Geen about the GP's niche with succession situations in an intensely competitive market
IK's Salad Signature acquires Heksenkaas
Bolt-on comes two years after the GP acquired the food producer with capital drawn from IK VII
Deal in Focus: IK buys Studienkreis from Aurelius
IK had considered previous opportunities in the education space, with the firm's partner Petersson saying the sector offers good opportunities for PE
Emeram buys Meona and E.care
Newly created company will be jointly led by the management teams of Meona and E.care
Montagu to take Servelec private for £223.9m
GP makes all-equity cash offer of £3.13 per share, a 19.8% premium on the closing share price
Stanhope Capital launches Entrepreneurs Fund
Vehicle will invest in buyouts and growth equity transactions for European SMEs
Providence-backed Galileo completes €225m carve-out from Laureate
European division of Laureate reported a $54.8m EBITDA from revenues of $148.6m for 2016
DBAG hails "one of the most successful years" in 2017 results
DBAG expects to pay a dividend of €1.40 per share, a 26.5% return on equity per share
Aurelius makes 11.6x on €76.5m sale of Studienkreis to IK
Aurelius generates a return of approximately 11.6x on its investment in the company
Gimv buys Agrobiothers
Jenoudet family will reinvest in the new company in return for a significant minority stake
Clearwater hires two for debt advisory team
Grassby and Rattan will join the debt advisory teams in Manchester and Birmingham respectively
Permira-backed Arcaplanet buys Fortesan
Combined group will operate 280 stores across Italy and employ more than 1,000 people
Target Partners appoints Landgraf
Landgraf will be responsible for in-depth research covering various industries and new technologies
Silverfleet sells CCC to Ardian
Management team, headed by Christian Legat, take a significant stake and remain in their roles
LPs remove Varova as manager of funds, write down €100m
Varova funds have experienced a reduction of unrealised net asset value close to €100m
Lafayette carves out five steel companies from Wuppermann
Wuppermans says sheet metal production and processing are no longer core areas of competence