GPs
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
Eurazeo gears up for Eurazeo Capital V
GP has registered the fund almost three years after the EUR 2.5bn final close of its predecessor
Astorg adds new partner to Paris office
With addition of Jean Raby, Astorg will establish two new functions
Warburg Pincus hires SAP exec to advise on tech
Irfan Khan joins from president of SAP HANA Database and Analytics; will help the GP identify new investment opportunities
Lonsdale acquires Todays Dental
Sponsor plans to add-on over 40 dental practices in England and Wales; CEO managed add-ons for two of Europe's largest dental groups
Mayfair promotes two partners
Paul Reading specialises in post-merger integration while Tushar Pabari will retain his role as CFO
Astorg beats sponsors to acquire CordenPharma
The sponsor competed with Advent International in the final round of an auction led by William Blair
LP Profile: Novo Ventures ready for steady deployment amid IPO lull
Danish biotech investor’s Naveed Siddiqi on opportunities arising from larger funding rounds and benefits of a two-pronged investment strategy
GP Profile: Nordic Alpha Partners on hard-tech, hypergrowth mode
Co-founder Laurits Bach Sørensen tells Unquote about the Danish growth investor’s value creation model and plans for future investments
Bowmark announces promotions in management and origination teams
Stephen Delaney and Luca Mastrodonato have both worked across the technology teams
Ufenau closes Continuation III on EUR 563m
Swiss GP's new fund is backed by blue-chip secondary investors including StepStone and Five Arrows Secondary Opportunities
Cambridge Innovation Capital raises GBP 225m for Fund II
The VC firm's first closed-end fund will invest in Series A rounds of deep-tech and life science companies connected to Cambridge
KKR makes USD 15bn approach for Ramsay Health Care
European operations of Australia-listed hospital group account for EUR 760m EBITDA
The Bolt-Ons Digest – 19 April 2022
Triton's All4Labels; Committed's MR Marine; Goldman Sach's Advania; Main Capital's Perbility; and more
3i promotes six to partner
Four of the promotions sit in Europe, spanning the UK, Germany, and the Benelux
Hg bolsters team with promotions and new hires
GP has promoted three to partner and fills newly created role, head of talen
Carlyle acquires life sciences investor Abingworth
Deal follows EQT's acquisition of LSP in November 2021 as asset managers look for greater specialisation
Volpi hires Fairlie from Synova
Tech specialist closed its second fund in January 2021 and has made three hires this year
Aztec appoints new head of ESG
Caroline Mantoura joins the fund services provider after 12 years at Accenture
General Atlantic appoints head of ESG from PAI
Cornelia Gomez joins with an aim to bolster the sponsor’s ESG efforts and will be based in London
NorthEdge appoints two new partners amid several senior promotions
UK GP bolsters teams in Manchester, Leeds and Birmingham with 80% of Fund III to invest and over 50% of its SME vehicle deployed