GPs
Axcel exits European Sperm Bank to Perwyn
Deal is the fourth exit for Axcel's fifth fund; buyer Perwyn deploys evergreen capital
FPE Capital bolsters investment team
Sam Greenberg joins as GP starts deploying recently closed FPE Fund III
PE capital calls at 10-year low in 2021– Investec
Research cited the prevalence of fund financing and the increasing size of funds as reasons for the slow-down
Pemberton assesses European market for NAV strategy
Having hired Tom Doyle from 17Capital, the firm is looking at trends including generational change and market consolidation that will drive demand for strategy
Cipio promotes Kirchheim to partner
Ansgar Kirchheim joined the growth capital investor around 18 months ago from High-Tech Gründerfonds
GP Profile: Jet Investment doubles down on industrial impact ahead of next fundraise
Central European industrials-focused GP is in the planning phase for Jet 3 Fund and is eyeing further deals and exits
FSN Capital acquires Epista Life Sciences
The GP said it will pursue a buy-and-build strategy in the life science IT services sector
Goldman Sachs AM beats sponsors to buy Norgine
Buyer's PE arm competed with Bain and Cinven in the auction second round
Advent raises USD 25bn for GPE X
Around 40% larger than its predecessor, the new fund was raised in less than six months, managing director Johanna Barr tells Unquote
Sun European acquires DD Group in carve out from IDH
Vendor Palamon said deal is phase one of returning IDH to pureplay dentistry, will invest proceeds in M&A
The Bolt-Ons Digest – 23 May 2022
Unquote’s selection of the latest add-ons featuring Nordic's Advanz, H2's Optegra, Sovereign's Zenitech, Carlyle's Dept, and more
Palatine bolsters impact and buyout teams
Rupert Brown moves to the impact team after promotion; Carly Sinicrope joins from Clearwater as investment manager
Apollo buys minority stake in life sciences investor Sofinnova
Deal gives the French VC firm EUR 1bn in commitments for future funds as well as access to broader LP base
Nord Holding hires Ufenau's Kukwa
Christian Kukwa spent two years with Ufenau and will focus on business services in his new role
Argos Wityu appoints head of ESG
Jessica Peters joins the sponsor’s Brussels office to further integrate ESG into the GP and its portfolio companies
General Atlantic hires Inditex's Isla as global senior advisor
Growth equity firm intends to enhance its portfolio company support and broaden its global network
HIG Capital hires Madsen from BC Partners
Stephan Madsen joins HIG's European Middle Market team, where he will focus on the Nordics
VC Profile: Jeito Capital in final stretch of biotech fund deployment
Founder Rafaèle Tordjman outlines the French sponsor’s strategy as it aims to remain independent amid wave of consolidation in healthcare funds
17Capital promotes three to partner
David Wilson, Emad Shahin and Fokke Lucas join the firm's three existing managing partners
Permira exits Althea to F2i and DWS
Deal will see the Italian group broken into two, with DWS owning the UK arm and F2i the Italian assets
QPE backs MBO of Republic M!
The buyout of the British commercial services outsourcer is QPE's seventh platform deal under its maiden fund
Naxicap preps for Fund III with eyes set on DACH, Benelux expansion
Sponsor expected to hit the road “soon” for its new EUR 1bn-plus small mid-cap buyout fund
Verdane makes a series of promotions and hires
Norway-based tech investor bolsters its team in line with ambitious growth plans
ECI sells Imagesound to Livingbridge for 2.6x money
The sale is the eight from ECI's 2015 vintage fund and the third from ECI 10