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Capza holds EUR 200m first close for Growth Tech fund
Fund has made four platform investments and backs European digital and technology-based companies
Stirling makes two senior hires
Toni Gillespie joins as chief of talent, while Elisabetta Ricci joins as chief of staff
Nordic nets 8x on Cary Group IPO
GP backed the business – then called Ryds Bilglas – via Nordic Capital VIII in 2018
Ambienta picks Lazard for upcoming Nactarome sale
Auction of the Italian producer of natural flavours and ingredients is expected to launch in early 2022
European sports get lifeline from PE funds
European sports teams are diving into the hands of financial sponsors, inspiring an unprecedented run of form for M&A in the space
Polaris heads for final close for fifth fund
GP made its fifth deal from the fund earlier in September, acquiring G&O Maritime Group
Angel Investment Network launches institutional division
Newly established AIV Capital is headed by former Fulcrum PE partner Ethan Khatri
Elysian takes stock after fifth deal in three months
CEO Ken Terry speaks to Unquote about the deployment of its GBP 325m Elysian Capital III fund
French mega-rounds shoot up in 2021
France has already seen as many rounds of EUR 100m and above than in 2019 and 2020 combined, Unquote Data shows
ECI hires Sawlani as investment manager
Sarthak Sawlani joins ECI from his role as an assistant director at Oakley Advisory
Silver Lake et al. in USD 555m round for Mirakl
Mirakl's valuation has more than doubled since its USD 300m Series D a year ago
PAI eyeing EUR 2bn Asmodee sale – report
PAI Partners is said to have mandated Goldman Sachs and Natixis to organise the sale
Illumnina Ventures closes second fund on USD 325m
VC operates independently from US business Illumina, a genetic variation and function technology firm
Partners Group closes fourth PE programme on USD 15bn
Programme includes USD 6bn from the GP's fourth direct PE fund, Partners Group Direct Equity 2019
Nordic Capital hires new partner for Evolution team
Alfa Chan joins from Silverfleet Capital, where he spent 18 years and was a healthcare-focused partner
Sorare raises USD 680m Series B led by Softbank
Round follows a USD 50m Series A and gives Sorare a post-money valuation of USD 4.3bn
Capiton sets sights on autumn close for sixth fund
Capiton is aiming to raise EUR 550m, with a hard-cap set at EUR 575m
Egeria sells Dutch Bakery to 3i
SBO of the Netherlands-based home-bake and snack products producer ends a four-year holding period
Lansdowne in USD 45m round for Raspberry Pi
Computer producer has a USD 500m pre-money valuation and plans to accelerate its product development
Earth Capital appoints new CEO
Culver Evans will move from his current role as CFO and take over CEO responsibilities from Gordon Power
The Deals Pipeline
A highlight of deal processes underway and involving PE, either on the buy- or sell-side, across Europe
Karmijn Kapitaal appoints van der Maarel as managing partner
Van der Maarel will join the firm on 1 October from NIBC
TowerBrook hires advisers to explore Infopro exit
Formal launch has not been set yet, but an auction could kick off by Q4 or early next year
Graphite Capital makes raft of promotions and hires
James Markham, Omar Kayat and Humphrey Baker have been promoted to senior partner
