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Exponent sells BBI Group to Novo Holdings in £400m deal
Exponent acquired the diagnostics products and services business in 2015 for £75m
BC Partners forms €1bn single asset fund for Springer Nature stake
BC acquired a majority stake in the academic publisher in 2015 via its 2011-vintage BCEC IX fund
DBAG sells Telio to Charterhouse
DBAG will reinvest in the prison communications system provider to hold a 13% stake
Heubach, SK Capital Partners carve out Clariant Pigments
Carve-out values the company at up to CHF 855m with a CHF 50m earn-out component
Synova invests in Doran + Minehane
GP aims to support the Ireland-headquartered asset management accountancy firm's acquisitive growth
Four-strong Rhône Capital team leaves to form new firm
Gianpiero Lenza, Sébastien Mazella di Bosco, Petter Johnsson and Vincenzo Narciso have left the GP
Silverfleet exits Coventya in €420m sale, nets 2.5x money
Trade sale comes five years after Silverfleet acquired the metal finishing business from Equistone
HPE forms €160m continuation fund for fintech platform PPro
Firms including Coller Capital and Adams Street backed the oversubscribed GP-led deal
Borromin invests in Little John Bikes
Borromin Capital has acquired a stake in Germany-based bike and e-bike retailer Little John Bikes.
Balderton holds final close for $680m debut growth fund
GP's previous vehicles have targeted earlier-stage primary and secondary venture deals
Pinova Capital buys AdzLocal
GP generally invests in DACH SMEs with revenues of €10-75m, deploying equity tickets of €10-25m
YFM sells FourNet stake to Palatine for 6x return
YFM invested £9m for a minority stake in the cloud contact centre business in 2017
HIG hires Lorenz to lead DACH WhiteHorse team
Sebastian Lorenz joins HIG's direct lending division from Barings as a principal and head of DACH
Tencent leads $180m round for Scalable Capital
Existing investors BlackRock, HV Capital and Tengelmann also back the asset management firm
GP Profile: Waterland backs UK with new office
Office opening is part of the GP's plan to increase its deployment and add-on activity in the UK
Schroders rebrands private assets under Schroders Capital
Private equity, private debt, real estate and infrastructure are all part of the platform
Russmedia Equity buys secondhand sales platform Shpock
GP aims to develop the Austria-headquartered online marketplace into a leading player in the UK
Argand-backed Cherry announces intention to float
Gaming hardware producer is set to continue a busy H1 2021 for IPOs in the DACH region
Oakley buys Afterbuy, DreamRobot
GP is investing via its €455m Origin Fund and is merging the software firms to form ECommerce One
Exponent sells BBI Healthcare to trade
BBI Healthcare is the consumer products division of BBI Group, which the GP has owned since 2015
Heritage funds: Large-cap players explore mid-cap opportunities
With Astorg on the road, and Triton and PAI having closed smaller funds this year, Unquote looks at what is driving the trend
CapVest gears up for launch of CapVest V
GP backs mid-market companies in essential goods and services; it sold Valeo Foods to Bain for €1.7bn in May 2021
Waterland secures €500m ESG facility for eighth fund
ABM Amro, Rabobank and Natixis arrange the facility for the GP's €2.5bn latest fund
VCs in $240m round for Flink
Series-A round for the grocery delivery startup comes shortly after its foundation in December 2020