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Partners Group buys VSB majority stake
Renewable energy service will also receive future growth funding from the GP
Pantheon joins forces with Kermony for France-focused push
Relationship is set to facilitate access to Pantheon's offering for French institutional investors
DeA Capital's Idea CCR II backs Pieralisi
Deal follows the acquisition of the company's bank debt by Idea CCR II in December 2017
Clearwater opens Leeds office, appoints Goldsack
Newly appointed partner Richard Goldsack previously worked at Grant Thornton and EY
PE-backed Avisa bolts on consulting firm CEIS
Merger will help the group provide a wider range of cybersecurity-related services
DRS Investment acquires Electric Paper Evaluationssysteme
Germany-based survey and exam digitisation software developer aims to expand to new markets
Advent completes £4bn acquisition of Cobham
Advent drew equity from its $17.5bn Advent IX vehicle, which writes equity tickets of $100m-1bn
BPI France, Pymwymic et al. back Naïo Technologies
Investors back the robot designer and manufacturer to help increase its production
PAI Partners to launch €600m mid-market fund
Vehicle will target companies based across Italy, Spain, Germany, France and the Benelux region
Stripes leads $150m round for Snyk at $1bn+ valuation
Investors such as Coatue, Tiger Global, BoldStart and Salesforce Ventures also participated
Miura exits Tiendanimal
Sale ends a six-year holding period for the GP, which was invested via Miura Fund II
Ardian closes fourth private debt fund on €3bn
Launched in Q4 2017, Ardian Private Debt Fund IV is 50% larger than its predecessor
Fondo Agroalimentare Italiano exits Sfoglia Torino
First exit made by the fund, which closed on €55m in 2019 and has invested €33m so far
Blossom closes Fund II on $185m
Portfolio companies include UK-based Duffel, Swiss company Frontify and Ireland-based Tines
Emeram-backed Diva-e buys ProVision
E-commerce business has made several add-ons since Emeram bought a majority stake in 2015
Equip Capital I eyes €150m final close, inks sixth deal
Fund invests in Nordic companies operating in the consumer, industrial and business services sectors
Consortium in €90m round for Tink
Insight Venture Partners previously led a €56m funding round early last year
Mayfair hires Price from Lloyds Bank
Price led the strategic debt finance and capital structure advisory teams at Lloyds
EI sells Danwood to trade for €140m
Enterprise Investors wholly acquired the company in a carve-out from Budimex in December 2013
Former Ireland-based Carlyle team launches debut Melior fund
Melior Equity Partners' debut fund is targeting €200m, according to press reports
Accel leads $75m series-C for Personio
HR digitisation software developer has opened a London office and is contemplating add-on acquisitions
Unquote Private Equity Podcast: the Review/Preview special
In this special bumper episode, the Unquote editorial team does a deep dive on key 2019 stats in each market
LDC exits Keoghs
Keoghs CEO John Whittle and the management team will continue to lead the business
Maven and GAM lead £6.4m round for Coniq
Coniq offers a CRM and loyalty platform for shopping malls, outlets and retail brands
