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Pinova buys Sill Optics
Sill Optics managing director Christoph Sieber has taken a minority stake in the transaction
Afinum sells Avantgarde to EMH
EMH will acquire a majority stake in the business by acquiring shares from Afinum and management
MJ Hudson opens NY office
New office will help the cosultancy better assist its European clients that needs US representation
Nordic Capital sells stake in itself to Opac
GP said the deal will facilitate further investment in the development of Nordic Capital
Riverside buys Bike24 back from Bridgepoint's WiggleCRC
Riverside sold the company to Bridgepoint-backed WiggleCRC in October 2017 for around £100m
Bridgepoint appoints BCG's Kratz for DACH
Kratz will work alongside Chris Brackmann who was appointed head of DACH investment this year
LP Profile: Polish Development Fund
The Polish Development Fund's private equity programme has kicked into gear this year, making three fund investments with more in the pipeline. Oscar Geen speaks to Annemarie Dalka about PFR's formation and investment strategy
EMH backs Liganova
Transaction value was not disclosed but EMH makes investments between €50-150m per company
Advent raises $2bn for tech fund
Fundraise comes shortly after the $17.5bn final close of the GP's flagship product, GPE IX
Investors back $240m series-C for CMR Surgical
Existing investors in the round included LGT Capital Partners and Escala Capital Investments
Anacap raises €1bn for credit fund
Vehicle was launched in November 2018 with a $750m target and raced to a first close on $600m
H1 Review: Nordic pricing frothy as cross-border capital pours in
Nordic region retained its position as the most expensive place in Europe for private equity firms to buy companies in Q2 2019
Unquote Private Equity Podcast: Cloudy with a chance of slowdown
Listen to the latest episode of the Unquote Private Equity Podcast, in which the team discusses H1 stats and looks ahead
Serafin backs Covestro carve-out
Covestro says the decision was part of its ongoing portfolio optimisation process
Permira-backed TeamViewer IPO oversubscribed
TeamViewer announced its intention to float at the end of August, and recently set a pricing range
BTG appoints four partners
Anthony Brennan and Paul Davies join from CameronBarney and Menzies respectively
H1 Review: Fundraising and local capital herald CEE buyout revival
Baltic market stands out, recording a higher than usual share of the wider region's dealflow
Connection takes stake in Rosa's Thai Café MBO
TriSpan acquired the majority stake in the business in a buyout in June last year
VC firms invest in $40m series-B for Anokion
Anokion simultaneously announces the acquisition of US-based counterpart Kanyos Bio
DBAG ECF buys STG Braunsberg
This is the seventh buyout from DBAG ECF, which raised an additional €97m for its second new vintage in 2018
Frog invests $10m in Sellics
Frog holds a 16% stake in the company, corresponding to a post-money valuation of $62m
Norvestor sells Nomor for $200m
Nomor is expected to contribute $14m adjusted EBITDA and $60m revenues to ServiceMaster by 2020
Fidelium buys Mühlhoff Umformtechnik
Fidelium draws capital from its €103m Fidelium Special Situations Fund, a vehicle set up in 2016
Hannover Finanz-backed Biesterfeld buys Lindberg & Lund
Hannover Finanz first invested in Biesterfeld in 2011 in the form of a silent partnership