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KKR-backed Trainline sets IPO pricing
Based on the offer price, Trainline's market capitalisation will be approximately £1.68bn
Vendis backs L'Atelier d'Amaya
Belgian GP previously invested in France, backing Helixir in 2007 and Mazarine in 2013
Parquest invests in Adit SBO – reports
Adit is valued between €130-140m, according to the French publication Capital Finance
Dutch pension funds all in on sustainable investing
Two largest Dutch pension funds, ABP and PFZW, are ranked in the top 10 in the world for their responses to climate change
Kempen holds second closing for European PE Fund at €120m
European PE Fund, launched in early 2019, held a first close on €76m in February
Tikehau Capital launches €800-875m capital increase
Market cap of French asset management Tikehau Capital stands at €2.183bn as of 17 June
Eurazeo et al. invest $230m in Meero
Eurazeo invests $56m in France-based Meero, an online platform for photographers
IK Partners backs Recocash SBO
GPO acquires France-based debt servicing market specialist via €550m IK Small Cap II fund
LSP et al. back Imcyse in €35m series-B
New and historical backers invest in Belgium-based Imcyse, a developer of immunotherapies
Gimv backs Alro Group
Gimv takes over the majority stake in Belgium-based Alro Group from the Thijs family
Eurazeo, BPI France et al. invest €70m in PayFit
Previous round for France-based fintech startup PayFit was a €14m series-B in 2017
Qualium and BPI France to invest in EM Lyon
Qualium is currently investing via its second fund, Qualium II, which aims to make majority buyouts
Andera exits Europ Net in management buy-back
Management buys cleaning services provider Europ Net, five years after spinout from Samsic
H2, Sherpa Capital and Auctus create Optimum Alliance
Alliance is comprised of small- and mid-cap investors with a focus on value creation
Partech et al. invest $22.7m in Lifen
In 2018, Daphni and Serena invested €7.5m in Lifen, a healthcare messaging platform
HPE Growth injects $32m in Zava series-A
Funding will help London-based Zava to expand its medical offering to patients across Europe
Velocity, Holtzbrinck invest $12.5m in Bux
Total funding raised for the Dutch developer of a stock trading application is $35m so far
Capgemini and Isai launch €90m Isai Cap Venture
France-based consultancy Capgemini and VC Isai launch fund to back B2B services startups
Capitem exits Novencia in management buy-back
GP sells stake in consulting firm Novencia back to the founding director, who becomes sole owner
Triton backs Royal Reesink SBO
Equipment distributor Reesink was marketed based on €55-60m EBITDA, according to reports
Arkéa backs Groupe Vert, bolts on Netvime
Arkéa finances the merger of the France-based eco-friendly cleaning services providers
Andera exits Erget in management buy-back
Erget is the 11th divestment from Andera's Cabestan vehicle, which closed on €113m in 2011
Oaktree's Agro buys Friopuerto's Iberian operations
Under Oaktree's ownership, storage operator Agro bolted on around 20 companies
PE-backed Raffin bolts on Maison Milhau
Combined business of meat food products is expected to generate revenues of €80m