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Resource Partners sells Mavit to trade
Sale ends a holding period of almost nine years for Resource Partners' debut fund
VC firms back €65m financing for BioSerenity
Fresh capital will be used to develop BioSerenity's products beyond their initial focus
Arx makes 3.3x on Anwis trade sale
Business will be integrated into the Warema Group as an independent company and will retain its brand
Main Capital buys Assessio in first Swedish deal
Main's first Swedish deal following the opening of its Stockholm office in May this year
Nordic PE market attracts foreign GPs despite high pricing
Non-Nordic fund managers put a record amount of capital to work in the region in 2018, on both a relative and absolute basis
Cairngorm-backed Parker Building Supplies buys Stamco
GP said that the acquisition is the 19th proprietary transaction it has sourced since July 2016
YFM appoints Grant Thornton's Villiers
Prior to joining YFM, Villiers worked in Grant Thornton's corporate finance team
Silverfleet sells Phase One to Axcel for 4.6x
Sale ends a holding period of more than five years for Silverfleet's first buyout fund
Nordic Capital announces NY base for US healthcare push
Initiative is being led by healthcare co-head Raj Shah and healthcare partner Thomas Vetander
Obligo extends life of fund-of-funds
Decision was made following LP approval of a three-year extension at the fund's general meeting
Mimir buys Quadriga
Deal is the seventh investment from Mimir's holding company, Mimir Invest, which was raised in 2016
Nordic Capital sells SEK 1.1bn share block in Munters
Divestment reduces Nordic's holding to 36.5% of the total share capital in Munters
Hamilton Lane, Scala Fund Advisory close club fund on $215m
Concept of the vehicle is to allow Finnish institutions to invest in oversubscribed funds
CEE buyout market picks up after record low in Q1
Dealflow has rebounded, but pricing expectation mismatches are still an obstacle to overcome
Former Advent execs launch BD-Capital
GP was co-founded by ex-Advent partner Andy Dawson and ex-FTSE CEO Richard Baker
KKR targets $1.5bn for second growth tech fund
Fund was registered in Luxembourg in November last year and expects to hold a final close in Q3
Altor buys Ideal of Sweden
Founders Joachim Lindström and Filip Ummer, and EEquity reinvest in the transaction
Louisiana TRS retains Hamilton Lane as private markets manager
Appointment, subject to fee negotiations, will be for the period of January 2020 to December 2025
EQT transfers IP-Only to infra fund
EQT makes the divestment from its EQT Mid Market and EQT Mid Market Europe funds
INVL invests €30m in Grigeo carve-out
Subsidiary of the fund will acquire 49.99% of the division's shares in a two-part transaction
Ventiga seeks €275m for fund II
Firm's first "fund" was a four-deal co-investment partnership with LGT Capital Partners
VC firms back €5.7m series-A for Goodiebox
Danish Growth Fund takes part in the financing alongside technology incubator Inqvation
Advent hits $17.5bn hard-cap for ninth fund
Close puts it just inside the top 10 for largest Europe-focused buyout funds ever
Exponent sells Loch Lomond to Hillhouse Capital
Sale ends a holding of five years for Exponent, which acquired the company using its second fund