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Mayfair raises for second fund in US and Europe
GP makes an SEC filing listing commitments of $130m from US-based institutional investors
Alven backs €2.5m series-A for Supermood
VC firm 50 Partners also takes part in the financing, as well as Blablacar CTO Francis Nappez
VC firms to sell Lendico to ING Diba
ING Diba has registered its intention to acquire Lendico with the competition authority
VC firms back $30m round for Relayr
Round is led by Deutsche Telekom Capital Partners, a corporate venturing arm with $1bn in AUM
Capnamic promotes Knott to partner, hires two
Knott will be responsible for deal sourcing and execution, as well as portfolio management
Nordic Capital acquires dental group
New group includes three dentist chains and a dental technology laboratory operator
BVI launches new LP law
BVI Finance outlines four key areas in which the new law will benefit investment funds
Private debt funds expand market share in Germany
Growing use of use of first-out, second-out unitranche leads to private debt funds more than doubling their share of German mid-market deals
Cerberus, JC Flowers to acquire HSH Nordbank
German daily reports that an informal agreement has been in place for several weeks
KKR launches Global Impact Fund
Fund will target investments with positive social and environmental impact globally
Gilde sells Synbra to trade for €117.5m
Sale ends an 18-year holding period for Gilde, which acquired the company in 1999
Speedinvest in $14.5m series-B for Payworks
Corporate venturing arms of Commerzbank (CommerzVentures) and Visa led the round
Essling closes second co-investment fund on €115m
Hard-cap was originally set at €100m, but was raised in order to meet increasing demand
Golding to launch new FoF in H2
Golding announces new fund after a record year of fundraising across all strategies
Frog Capital leads €3m series-D for Sofatutor
Acton Capital Partners, JCMB Beteiligungs and IBB Beteiligungsgesellschaft also take part
Imbiba holds final close on £50m hard-cap
New vehicle will target investments in UK-based leisure and hospitality businesses
Hg promotes five to partner
Batchelor is also promoted to COO while GSK's Ruter is hired as head of responsible investing
Vortex backs merger of Tritel and Fieber
Vortex drew equity for the transaction from Vortex Buyouts II, a €35m buyout vehicle
Ergon backs merger of SVT and Rolf Kuhn
Combined group will generate a turnover of €150m and employ 600 people in 60 countries
Gilde Healthcare-backed Rad-x buys SMII
Gilde Healthcare began its buy-and-build strategy in this sector in January 2017
One Peak leads $22m funding round for Spryker
Existing investors, including Berlin-based Project A Ventures, also take part in the round
LP consortium to seed six PE firms for $1bn
Reports cite research director Ashby Monk speaking to CalSTRS' investment committee
3i buys Royal Sanders from Egeria
Deal ends a three-year holding period for Egeria, which bought the company from Bencis
German tax act gives LPs exemption rate of 80%
New rules apply to German and international funds treated as corporate taxpayers