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HIG Capital carves out Lagardère Sports
Planned disposal values sports media agency LagardУЈre Sports at approximately тЌ110m
Cathay's Finance Active buys Verifino
Finance Active's Verifino purchase is Cathay's first build-up in Germany
Luxembourg's IFMs keep up with tech
Luxembourg and its myriad local administrators are working hard to adapt to the technology-driven shake-up of the fund admin space
Keensight hires senior director, analyst
Karna previously worked on healthcare deals for the investment banking division of Goldman Sachs
FrenchFood Capital backs Class'croute SBO
French food-focused GP invests via its €132m maiden fund, closed in Q3
Kempen European PE fund closes on €192.5m
Fund was exclusively available to clients of private bank Van Lanschot and asset manager Kempen
Iris Capital, Idinvest et al. inject $12.3m into Yubo
Iris, Idinvest and historical backers invest in the manager of the eponymous social media app
Mérieux Equity Partners backs Addmedica
GP uses its Mérieux Participations 3 fund, which held a first close on €200m in 2018
Prudentia buys George Mathai
The French GP, founded last year, typically provides tickets in the €2-30m range
BNP Paribas Fortis PE backs JAC
GP buys substantial minority in Belgium-based industrial bread-making machinery specialist
Azalea closes Altrium Private Equity Fund I on $650m
Fund-of-funds invests in primary and secondary private equity funds across the US, Europe and Asia
Main Capital collects €535m for sixth software buyout fund
Buyout fund should hit its €564m hard-cap in January 2020, Unquote understands
Consortium invests €22m in InterCloud
Fresh capital will help the provider of cloud access services expand in western Europe
Apax Partners, UI Gestion et al. back Routin SBO
Previous backer Crédit Mutuel Equity reinvests in the French syrup and liquor producer
Main Capital's SDB Groep buys Competence Group
GP bought SDB in Q2 2018 with the intention to pursue a buy-and-build strategy
Latour collects €800m for third fund
Vehicle is expected to hold a final close in March 2020, Unquote understands
BlackFin closes third buyout fund on €985m
Fund's predecessor, BlackFin Financial Services Fund II, closed on €400m in 2016
French buyout fundraising soars in 2019
Mid-market and large-cap fundraising pipeline for 2020 also looks promising, but the market remains bifurcated
Dutch PE wrestling with gender diversity
Dutch GPs are lagging behind their British counterparts in terms of gender diversity, with women making up only 14% of Dutch PE professionals
CIC Private Debt closes CIC Debt Fund 3 on €530m
CIC is also fundraising for CIC Mezzanine & Unitranche 5, which launched in September and held a first closing on €150m
Fonds Industries et Technologies II to hold final close in H1
Fund, which backs B2B industrial companies, has a €100m target and a €120m hard-cap
Meeschaert CP backs ID Systemes SBO
GP launched a small-cap strategy in Q3 to back companies of the size of ID Systemes
H2 Equity Partners buys Mill Panel
H2 will help the Dutch wooden exterior door panels specialist expand internationally
Xerys Funds invests €30m in Biolog-id
France-based sensitive health products business received €50m from Xerys to date