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Pride Capital sells stake in Kairos to trade
Direct lender invested in Kairos in 2018 and was part of Main Capital until its spin-out in 2019
One Equity Partners buys stake in Cicor Group
GP is to acquire a stake in the Switzerland-based circuit board producer from HEB Swiss Investment
Alantra buys 40% stake in MCH Investment Strategies
Through this partnership, Alantra expects to expand its financial service offering and enlarge its investor base
KKR invests $100m in Nordic Bioscience
GP is investing from Health Care Strategic Growth Fund, which held a final close in November 2017 on $1.2bn
Beyond Capital Partners sells Sysob to trade
GP invested in the IT equipment distributor in 2016 via BCP Fund I; it is on the road for Fund II
Iron Wolf Capital eyes €30m-plus fund launch after 2023
Baltic venture capital investor raised €21m for its first fund in 2019
SICI backs Italian foundry 3M
Company plans to boost its technological development and bolster its international expansion
Pinova invests in Raynet
GP is investing in the IT service via Pinova II and plans to make two more deals from the fund
Riello buys Garmont International
GP invests in the company via Italian Strategy Private Equity Fund, which deploys tickets in the €5-30m range
Summa-backed Olink files for US IPO
Olink has been backed by Summa Equity since March 2019 and increased its revenues by 16.7% in 2020
How UK PE buyouts soared ahead of 2021 Budget
Amount of dealflow in the past three months is significantly higher than in previous December-February periods
Miura sells Equipe Cerámicas to Mandarin's Italcer
Miura reinvests in the deal alongside Mandarin and retains a minority stake in the combined group
Nordic players await distressed carve-out uptick
Carve-out activity in the Nordic region hit a three-year low last year, but was still propped up mainly by corporates divesting healthy assets
VCs in €200m round for Volocopter
New investors in the urban air mobility company include BlackRock and Avala Capital
Saga holds first close on €600m for eighth fund
GP started raising its latest fund in late September 2020 and plans to continue fundraising into Q2 of 2021
Pinova sells Human Solutions, Avalution to Bridgepoint's Humanetics
Deal is a partial exit for Pinova; the GP will retain fashion design software platform Assist
FII to launch €700m Agritech & Food Fund
Fund invests in companies across the food and agriculture sectors to boost their growth and technological development
Phoenix invests in Setfords Law; BGF exits
Phoenix will acquire a majority stake in the legal network; BGF invested £3.75m in Setfords in 2016
Equistone acquires Franke Water Systems
Carve-out comprises kitchen and bathroom fittings businesses Water Systems Commercial Group and KWC
Sofinnova Crossover Fund closes on €445m
Fund focuses on investments in later-stage biopharma and medtech companies that need capital to scale up
August Equity sells PCS to BC Partners' VetPartners
Sale ends a six-year holding period for August, which invested in the company via its £200m August Equity Partners III fund
Bowmark, LDC sell Node4 to Providence
IT business was expected to fetch a valuation in excess of £300m, based on a 15x multiple
OTPP, KKR to buy Caruna from First Sentier Investors, Omers
Following deal completion, KKR and Ontario Teachers' will each own 40% in the company, followed by AMF Pension with 12.5%, and Elo Mutual Pension Insurance Company with 7.5%.
Biotech market provides dose of optimism
In the past year, the biotech market has seen buoyant activity, reaching record levels of investments
