Katharine Hidalgo
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AEA aquires majority stake in Battery-backed PST
PST is a group of seven companies in Battery Ventures XI fund, which closed in 2016
Cinven, BCI to acquire Compre from CBPE
This is Cinven VII's third acquisition following the purchase of LGC and Thyssenkrupp Elevator
Perwyn acquires Agilitas from NVM for 8.4x returns
Agilitas recorded revenues of £12m in the year to March 2019, up from £9m in the same preceding period
Mobeus exits Vectair for 8.3x return
Oxbow seeks to invest in mid-market companies with a revenues range of $20-250m
Kinnevik leads $70m series-C for HungryPanda
Kinnevik joins new investors Piton Capital, BurdaPrincipal Investments and VNV Global
Mobeus sells stake in Advantedge for 30% IRR
Mobeus reported a 2.7x return on the sale to ECapital, a provider of alternative financial products
Capita in exclusive talks with Montagu to sell its ESS division
Capita engaged with Goldman Sachs in June 2020 to sell the asset for around £500-700m
CVC makes €175m offer for Vivartia
Marfin Investment Group, the Greek financial entity, is the vendor of the company
Kartesia in €32m refinancing for Enterprise-backed Nu-Med
Enterprise Investors acquired a minority stake in the oncology company in 2013
LDC sells NBS to TA-, Stirling-backed Byggfakta
Bank of America was given the mandate to run the sale process for the company in September 2020
GP Profile: Tyrus banks on quick secondaries turnaround
Waldner says the firm looks to raise €200-250m every 12-15 months and is now raising its fifth fund
VCs in €3.5m round for Cumul.io
Stijn Christiaens, co-founder and CTO at Collibra, will continue to act as an independent board member
H2 acquires Optegra
Vendor of the ophthalmology company is Eight Roads, Fidelity International's private equity arm
LDC sells Panther Logistics to trade
LDC's Midlands team originally invested in 2016 as part of a £17m management buyout
NorthEdge invests in Altia-ABM
Fresh investment from NorthEdge backs Altia-ABM's newly promoted CEO Rob Sinclair
Keyhaven sells PIC for 1.7x return
Keyhaven's latest direct investment fund was Keyhaven Capital Partners IV, which closed on £74.2m
BGF takes minority in Datum360
Datum360's fresh funding will be used to accelerate growth and address market demand
RB Ventures invests in Oxwash
RB Ventures' Fabrice Beaulieu will take a position on the laundry company's board
Ardian buys Inovie minority
Ardian has acquired a minority stake in medical diagnostics company Inovie.
Apax acquires majority of Diapason
Founder Pascal Kravitzch and Diapason's management team also invest significantly in the deal
CBPE X closes on £561m hard-cap
Rede Partners acted as global placement adviser and Macfarlanes as legal adviser
Sovereign exits BIMM to ICG
Sovereign Capital Partners backed the buyout of BIMM with a £10m investment in April 2010
LDC invests in Ross Trustees
Banking facilities for LDC's management buyout of the trustee company are provided by HSBC
CVC provides £37.5m financing for Sovereign-backed Nurse Plus
Sovereign Capital purchased Nurse Plus from previous sponsor Key Capital Partners in 2015