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MTIP holds USD 250m final close for second fund
Health technology firm has made five deals from the fund and expects to back 10 companies in total
Providence sells Tes Global to Onex
Providence originally acquired the education software provider in an SBO from TPG Capital
Unquote Private Equity Podcast: To 12x and beyond
The Clearwater International Multiples Heatmap reveals that average entry multiples broke new records in Q3, on the back of a still-buoyant M&A market
Siparex admits Chequers, three others to next round for Plurima
Clessidra, Armonia, PAI and Ardian are no longer involved, sources say
Inflexion invests in WithWise
GP takes a minority stake in the UK-based staff management platform for logistics delivery firms
Connection Capital hires Anas Afzal as fund associate
Afzal joins from Aberdeen Standard, where he was a portfolio analyst on the fixed income team
Vita Group attracts early interest from ICG and Lone Star
Information memorandums have been distributed for the UK manufacturer of polyurethane foam
OTPP's Trivium adds to busy packaging auction pipeline
Owners of Trivium Packaging are expected to kick off a sale process early next year
Apax sells Unilabs to AP Moller
Laboratory and imaging diagnostics service is valued at more than EUR 5bn
Foresight sells DA Languages to IK Partners in SBO
IK expanded its UK operations to include a local small-cap team headed by partner Tom Salmon in 2020
Tikehau fully exits Eurazeo
Asset manager nets a 10.7% IRR on the investment in its listed peer
Vitruvian's Bitdefender hires advisers for IPO-led exit
Romanian cybersecurity company appoints JP Morgan and Morgan Stanley for a dual-track process
Sale of Eurazeo's Sommet gets underway
Process has kicked off with the distribution of IMs and indicative bids slotted for mid-January
Gilde buys minority stake in Emeram's Init
Emeram bought a majority stake in the digitalisation consultancy in 2019 via its EUR 400m debut fund
O3, Novum to acquire Gumtree UK, Motors.co.uk
Sale is required for Adevinta to obtain approval from the UK CMA to buy eBay Classifieds
Kinnevik leads USD 500m round for JobAndTalent
Series E, which also features SoftBank Vision Fund 2, gives the company a USD 2.35bn valuation
IK Partners ventures into UK mid-cap deal-making
New team will be staffed by three or four investment specialists based in London
CVC ends discussions with Intertrust
CVC had intended to combine the trust services firm with existing portfolio company TMF
Oakley preps Wishcard for 2022 sale
Oakley acquired a majority stake in Düsseldorf-based Wishcard – then known as Seven Miles – in 2019
Vivalto Partners buys majority stake in Vivalto Santé
New investors IK Partners and Hayfin are backing the deal, as well as incumbents such as Mubadala
Average fund size reaches new heights amid stark market bifurcation
Average buyout fund close for 2021 stands at EUR 1.33bn, more than double the EUR 629m recorded in 2017
FSN Capital appoints new co-managing partners
First succession transition for the Nordic firm since it was founded in 1999
Speedinvest launches EUR 80m Climate & Industry Opportunity fund
Fund is intended to back the VC's existing industrial and climate technology startups
IK to buy Renta Group from Intera
Intera formed the construction machinery and equipment firm in 2015 via a three-company merger
