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Gimv acquires homecare service Apraxon
GP plans to support the at-home wound care specialist through organic growth and a buy-and-build strategy
VCs in $115m round for CeQur
Funding round is the largest ever recorded for a medical equipment company in Switzerland
PE players seek opportunities in minority deals, differentiated strategies
Minority investments, co-investments and other creative deals made via differentiated strategies could become even more relevant post-pandemic
H2 Equity sells Healthcare 21 to trade
H2 invested in the medical supplies business in 2018, merging it with portfolio company Aquilant
Klar Partners to acquire ISS Kanal Services
Carve-out is the first DACH-region platform investment from Klar Partners' €600m debut fund
Beyond Capital holds final close for second fund on €115m
Fund surpassed its €100m target and will continue to focus on DACH-based, small-cap, asset-light businesses
Main Capital buys majority stake in Paragin
Software-focused GP plans to pursue a buy-and-build strategy, targeting education software companies
Searchlight's Survitec completes refinancing
Ares' £270m package will be used in part to finance the add-on of IK's Hansen Protection
Future Planet Capital acquires Midven
Midven was founded in 1990 and focuses on West Midlands-based science and technology investments
KPS to buy Crown's EMEA tinplate packaging business
European packaging sector buyouts in 2021 already exceed the aggregate value recorded in 2020
Horizon Capital invests in The Marketing Practice
GP has made a £20m commitment to the UK-based B2B marketing company, with add-on deals to follow
Montana Capital completes US venture secondaries deal
Transamerica Ventures spinout HighScale Ventures will manage the assets following the sale by Aegon
EY Law hires Schulz
Daniel Martin Schulz joins the firm's Hamburg-based PE and M&A team from Allen & Overy
Piper invests in Wild Nutrition
GP is investing £5m in the nutritional supplements producer via its Piper VI vehicle
Investcorp, LDC exit Kee Safety
Exit sees the UK-based building safety business acquired by management, backed by ICG
PE-backed Synlab announces IPO intention
Cinven, Novo Holdings and OTTP hold stakes in the Germany-based laboratory diagnostics group
Waterland acquires software development business GOD
GP's previous IT service sector investments include Germany-based Netgo
Deutsche Handelsbank expands growth finance team
Firm aims to strengthen its venture debt offering via two promotions and a director appointment
NorthEdge acquires Correla
Acquisition of the energy data company is the first platform investment from the GP's £250m Fund III
ECM buys driving school support service Academy
GP is acquiring a majority stake in the driving school support service via its €325m GEP V fund
Aurelius acquires AutoRestore
Acquisition is intended to complement Aurelius's other portfolio companies in the vehicle fleet services sector
MTIP holds first close for second fund
Digital-health-focused growth investor has a hard-cap of €250m and target of €200m for MTIP Fund II
Mid Europa acquires MCI-backed e-commerce platform Pigu
MCI will reinvest in the deal, which also sees Pigu merge with Estonia-headquartered Hobby Hall
Bregal to acquire Afinum's Perfect Drive Sports Group
Bregal announced the deal in conjunction with the €1.875bn close of Bregal Unternehmerkapital III