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LauncHub Ventures raising new €70m fund
New fund has €25m committed to date and hopes to close in Q1 or Q2 next year
Aksìa-backed CRM bolts on Gastone
GP expects to consolidate CRM's position in the baked goods market and enhance its product offering
KKR-owned Upfield bolts on Arivia
Plant-based cheese specialist Arivia is valued at around €500m, says a Sky News report
HGGC-backed Davies acquires ASC
AIMC recently co-invested in operations management company Davies, which is headquartered in the UK
GPF Capital buys Gestair from Nazca
Company's management team reinvests in the business alongside the GP and retains a minority stake
Cathay acquires Rhys Davies Logistics
GP draws equity from Cathay Investments 2, which held its first close on €600m in July 2018
Sofinnova closes Sofinnova Capital IX on €333m
Fund backs biopharmaceutical and medical devices startups, mostly in Europe and the US
Pantheon to invest in KD Pharma in single-asset restructuring
Capiton IV has sold a stake in its portfolio company, Omega-3 producer KD Pharma
Verdane buys CAP-Group
All the entrepreneur shareholders will stay on as minority owners in the business
FSI buys minority stake in biopharma company Kedrion
GP invests via its FSI I fund, which held a final close on €1.4bn in March 2019
Argos Wityu makes new appointments
PE firm has made new appointments in its French, German and Italian offices
Tikehau offloads Eurazeo shares
Tikehau will retain a 5.1% stake in listed French PE investor Eurazeo following the transaction
CastleMill makes debut investment in Manor Energy
Manor Energy provides power and engineering services to the offshore windfarm industry
Sun European Partners buys Vetrerie Riunite
GP intends to accelerate the company's organic growth and boost its international expansion
Turenne, Euro Capital back Stoll Trucks MBO
Founder sells a majority stake in the trucks and vehicles business to the management team and GPs
Endless's Enact acquires Bawtry Carbon
Enact II makes its third investment with the carbon-based products manufacturer
Hat exits chair designer Luxy
Sale ends a three-year holding period for Hat, which owned a 96.35% stake in the business
Livingbridge closes Enterprise 3 on £334m
Livingbridge Enterprise 2, the fund's predecessor, closed on £220m in 2015 and made 14 investments
Idinvest holds €350m final close for Digital Fund III
Fund is more than twice the size of its predecessor, Digital Fund II, which closed on €154m in 2015
Green Arrow to launch €400m fourth buyout fund
Green Arrow Private Equity 4 will acquire majority and controlling positions in mid-market companies
Santander InnoVentures et al. back €35m CrossLend series-B
Round also includes funding from existing investors Lakestar, ABN Amro Ventures and Earlybird
Gyrus Capital bolsters team ahead of imminent fundraise
Outfit was launched in late 2018 by two former Altaris and Argos Wityu executives
Listed Private Capital Report 2019
Listed PE is yet to see the boom that listed infrastructure has in recent years, but several trends suggest the gap may shrink
Idinvest appoints Gallerne and Guyonnet as managing partners
Co-head of private debt Gallerne and COO Guyonnet are members of the executive committee
