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Warburg Pincus sells stake in Avaloq at CHF 2bn valuation
GP invested in the banking software platform in 2017 at a CHF 1bn valuation and held a 45% stake
Egeria hires Schmidt as associate
Gregor Schmidt joins the firm's Munich office, which was established in April 2020
DBAG invests in Hausheld
Deutsche Beteiligungs AG has acquired a minority stake in the Germany-based smart meter company
Oakley Capital acquires 7NXT from Crosslantic
Crosslantic acquied the online fitness and health nutrition business from ProSiebenSat in 2018
European Circular Bioeconomy Fund holds first close
European Commssion-backed fund is targeting €250m and aims to hold a final close by August 2021
HTGF, WestTech sell Semknox to trade
Sale of its stake in the AI-backed product search software platform is HTGF's eighth exit of 2020
Bregal buys minority stake in Woom
Investment intends to support the children's bike producer in meeting growing demand for its products
Main Capital sells RVC Medical to trade
Sale process saw interest from sponsors and corporates, and ends a six-year holding period for Main Capital
Mirabaud invests in Alain Ducasse Group
GP invested in the gastronomy group via its first fund, which focuses on "living heritage" companies
Main Capital acquires Textkernel
Main Capital plans to support a buy-and-build strategy for the Netherlands-based recruitment software developer
Argos Wityu proceeds with buyout of Sword's French operations
French operations of the IT engineering and software consultancy generate revenues of €60m
Main Capital's Cleversoft buys BusinessForensics
Deal is the second add-on for the financial regulatory software platform since Main invested in 2018
Eos set to deploy in lower-mid-market following fund close
Munich-based GP held a final close for its debut fund in September 2020 on its hard-cap of €175m
Russmedia Partners buys majority stake in Bergfex
Founders of the online Alpine tourism platform will continue to hold a stake in the business
Hermes Capital-backed Mattenbach buys FO Group
Switzerland-headquartered Hermes Capital Group acquired Mattenbach in November 2019
DPE's AWK Group buys Talos
Deutsche Private Equity bought a 55% stake in IT consultancy AWK in 2017 via its third flagship fund
ELF hires Wimpff as investment director
Florian Wimpff joins the direct lending firm from ESO Capital and also has experience at Herter & Co
Highland Europe launches $706m Technology Growth IV
GP held a final close for Highland Europe Technology Growth III in June 2018 on €463m
CrossEngage announces €6.5m growth capital round
Marketing software company also announces merger with Target Partners' GPredictive
DACH buyout deal value sees sharp summer decline
Following a quiet period for upper-mid-cap dealflow, Unquote gauges market sentiment as to whether activity could pick up before year-end
Eos Capital Partners holds final close for debut fund
GP has so far invested in companies in industrial automation, software and business training
Consortium in €21m round for Magazino
Logistics company Jungheinrich has led the round for the robotics company alongside EIB
Parcom in talks to acquire Equistone's Group of Butchers – report
Mergermarket reported that the original sale process fell through as the pandemic took hold
DBAG partially realises investment in Pfaudler
Pfaudler's listed subsidiary, GMM Pfaudler, acquires an 80% stake in the business