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LSP et al. back Imcyse in €35m series-B
New and historical backers invest in Belgium-based Imcyse, a developer of immunotherapies
Ergon acquires Haudecoeur
Ergon uses its Ergon Capital Partners IV vehicle, which closed on €580m in March 2019
Ardenton acquires Food Innovations Baking Group
Buyout of the baking product company is the GP's fifth UK deal since opening a Manchester office
Capital Criativo exits Intelligent Sensing Anywhere
Sale ends an eight-year holding period for the GP, which owned an 83.4% stake in the company
VC firms back €65m financing for BioSerenity
Fresh capital will be used to develop BioSerenity's products beyond their initial focus
Cobepa buys Italian plastic caps producer Enoplastic
GP intends to further strengthen the company's market position in Italy and internationally
Gimv backs Alro Group
Gimv takes over the majority stake in Belgium-based Alro Group from the Thijs family
IK acquires Lap in SBO
IK is using equity from IK VIII, a fund that targets deals with enterprise values of €100-500m
Arx sells Anwis to trade
Business will be integrated into the Warema Group as an independent company and will retain its brand
Main Capital buys Assessio in first Swedish deal
Main's first Swedish deal following the opening of its Stockholm office in May this year
Target Global leads $42m round for Zego
Gig-economy- and mobility-related insurance provider will look to expand across Europe
Endless holds £30m final close for Enact Fund II
Development comes 14 months after Fund I made its final exit with the sale of Stirling Dynamics
Nordic PE market attracts foreign GPs despite high pricing
Non-Nordic fund managers put a record amount of capital to work in the region in 2018, on both a relative and absolute basis
Farview Equity launches, inks first deal
New firm will target lower-mid-market enterprise and financial technology businesses in Europe
Eurazeo, BPI France et al. invest €70m in PayFit
Previous round for France-based fintech startup PayFit was a €14m series-B in 2017
ECM acquires Piketec
ECM will use equity from its German Equity Partners V fund, which closed on €325m in June 2018
Investindustrial buys Spanish stone surface producer Neolith
GP invests from its €2bn fund Investindustrial VI, which targets European mid-market companies
Qualium and BPI France to invest in EM Lyon
Qualium is currently investing via its second fund, Qualium II, which aims to make majority buyouts
Cairngorm-backed Parker Building Supplies buys Stamco
GP said that the acquisition is the 19th proprietary transaction it has sourced since July 2016
HIG carves out polyurethane systems business from Covestro
GP plans to develop the business into a leading independent polyurethane systems company
Partech leads €43m round for Exporo
Since its foundation, Exporo has raised approximately €16.2m from venture firms
Triton sells Cobex in €825m deal
Triton has expanded Cobex's operations in China during its holding period and grown its headcount
YFM appoints Grant Thornton's Villiers
Prior to joining YFM, Villiers worked in Grant Thornton's corporate finance team
Silverfleet sells Phase One to Axcel for 4.6x
Sale ends a holding period of more than five years for Silverfleet's first buyout fund
