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Brightlands Venture Partners IV holds €45m first close
Fund invests in renewable chemistry, regenerative medicine and agri-food across the Netherlands, Belgium and parts of Germany
Tech overtakes consumer in Italy
Numerous Italian GPs with a generalist approach have reshaped their activity towards the tech sector
Alantra appoints UBI's Ferrari as head of investment banking Italy
Ferrari has more than 20 years of experience in investment banking, strategy consulting and private equity
Abac sells Isolana to Blackstone's BME
Sale ends a two-year holding period for Abac, which acquired a stake in Isolana via its €320m fund Abac Solutions I
Alpha to sell Cyrillus to Alandia, MGA
Cyrillus is part of the Cyrillus-Vertbaudet group, but this sale only seems to include the Cyrillus business
Phoenix launches £100m venture capital fund
Fund enables Phoenix to build portfolios with exposure to venture capital investments for its policyholders
Cathay Innovation buys minority stake in Seaya Ventures
Cathay and Seaya expect to build synergies and further develop their complementary expertise
BlackRock, Temasek launch decarbonisation fund platform
Decarbonization Partners has a fundraising target of $1bn for its first fund, including capital from Temasek and BlackRock
Silver Lake's Cegid buys VC-backed Talentsoft
Following the merger, the combined group's turnover is expected to exceed €600m
FII-backed Seco to list in Q2
Following the placement, the company intends to boost its expansion and pursue a buy-and-build strategy
Talde invests in AJL Ophtalmic
GP plans to consolidate the company's position in the ophthalmology sector, both in Spain and internationally
Espiga sells Unica to Hexpol for €48m
Unica's management team stays on with the business and will continue to lead the company
Capza hires France Invest's Gaillard as partner
In his new role, Gaillard focuses on the structuring and international development of Capza's platforms
Ardian Buyout VII closes on €7.5bn
Fund invests in high-growth potential businesses with enterprise values of €300m-2bn
Quadrivio launches €400m Silver Economy Fund
Fund targets European and North American companies, which specialise in products and services for people over 50
Activa sells Alliance Etiquettes to Chequers
Activa reinvests in the business in exchange for a minority stake, via its ACF IV fund
PSG buys software developer Nalanda
This is the eighth investment made by the GP via its PSG Europe Fund, which closed on €1.25bn in February 2021
Magnum sells Lexer to L-Gam's Grupo BC
Sale ends a three-year holding period for Magnum, which invested in the business via its second fund
Equistone exits Charles & Alice
Management team becomes the controlling shareholder in the business, while Crédit Mutuel retains a minority stake
Peak Rock Capital Fund III hits $2bn hard-cap
Fund makes equity and debt investments in mid-market companies based across North America and Europe
Shackleton launches fifth venture secondaries fund
Fund combines secondaries purchases with the deployment of fresh capital directly injected in promising companies
GP Profile: Capza
Unquote discusses the firm's latest launches, and its outlook on the post-pandemic landscape, with founding partner Christophe Karvelis Senn
Orienta-led consortium sells Sidac to Lindsay Goldberg's Schur
Sale ends a four-year holding period for the club deal led by Orienta, which acquired Sidac from its parent company Acmar
FAI, Invitalia back Frigomeccanica
FAI invests via Fondo Agroalimentare Italiano I, while Invitalia deploys capital from Fondo Cresci al Sud