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Bregal leads funding round for Helloprint
Berlin-based VC firm Project A has also taken part, having previously backed the company
DPE sells Elatec to Summit
DPE acquired its stake in Elatec in January 2016, drawing equity from the €575m fund DPE III
EQT sells CBR Fashion Group to Alteri
Deal ends a holding period of almost 11 years for EQT, after SBO from Apax and Cinven
M Capital backs $3.7m series-A funding round for Intuilab
Private investment company IRDI Soridec Gestion also takes part in the financing
TPG to exit Vita Group
TPG took the company private in 2005, drawing equity from its $5.3bn TPG Partners IV fund
Navigator buys ENA Guss Albbruck
ENA filed for insolvency in October 2017 and generates revenues of approximately €10m
Landmark promotes four to partner
Eddie Keith and Charlie Tingue are promoted to partner in the PE teams in New York and London
Quantum holds final close on €77.5m hard-cap
New vehicle will employ the same strategy as the last, investing in complex carve outs
Less specialisation in southern Europe as generalists flourish
Trend of fund specialisation has been observed in European PE but LPs are still supporting less differentiated strategies in Southern Europe
Inception leads €2.2m seed round for Penta
Fresh capital will be used to hire more staff to support the company's growing customer base
Aurelius sells AH Industries back to management
Kim Kronborg Christiansen and Adrian Roy Willetts will head up the management team
Olivier Sarkozy's Further Global launches $1.25bn PE fund
Vehicle is registered in the Cayman Islands, with Park Hill listed as the placement agent
Unigestion's Euro Choice Secondary II hits €300m hard-cap
Fund attracts commitments from 59 LPs to hold a final close 20 months after its announcement
Blackstone backed-Clarion acquires Global Sources
Group will be led by the existing Clarion management team and will operate as Clarion Events
Cinven-led consortium sells €142m stake in Jost Werke
Deutsche Bank, JP Morgan and Commerzbank place the shares in an acclerated offering
Ropes & Gray promotes Rosen and Sanderson
Ropes & Gray worked on high profile PE transactions across all continents in 2017
Astorius launches fourth fund-of-funds
Fund is the same size as ACF III, which launched in June 2016 and expects to close on target
Perusa buys Secura Industrial holding company
Secura's portfolio currently comprises two German businesses, Müpro and UBB Umformtechnik
Towerbrook-backed Infopro buys Docu Group
Combined group will employ 3,200 people and projected that its turnover will reach €440m
Tosca holds final close for second fund on £237.6m
Vehicle is more than twice the size of its predecessor, Tosca Debt Capital Fund I
DACH auto-parts deals motor on as sector transforms
Private equity players remain keen on auto-parts, as the sub-sector responds to rapid changes brought about by the electrical vehicle market
Generationsskifte buys Marselisborg
Company's management team acquired the business from Michael Dyreholt in February 2015
KKR appoints Veyrat as senior adviser
Veyrat will work with Henry Kravis, Johannes Huth and the wider EMEA leadership team
VC firms back $11m round for Homebell
Fresh capital will be used to expand the company's operations in Germany and the Netherlands