Benelux
Brightlands Venture Partners IV holds €45m first close
Fund invests in renewable chemistry, regenerative medicine and agri-food across the Netherlands, Belgium and parts of Germany
Buyout rankings: who invested the most in Europe in Q1 2021?
Unquote tallies the top 10 most active GPs across the European buyout space in the first quarter
Altor sells Centralpoint to trade for €425m
GP intends to acquire a stake in acquirer Dustin, which Altor listed in 2015
BlackRock, Temasek launch decarbonisation fund platform
Decarbonization Partners has a fundraising target of $1bn for its first fund, including capital from Temasek and BlackRock
PE players seek opportunities in minority deals, differentiated strategies
Minority investments, co-investments and other creative deals made via differentiated strategies could become even more relevant post-pandemic
Q&A: Debevoise's Bet-Mansour and Scoville on Spacs' relevance for PE
The partners share their thoughts on why Spacs are so attractive, what sponsors should be wary of, and whether they expect a similar uptake in Europe
Ardian Buyout VII closes on €7.5bn
Fund invests in high-growth potential businesses with enterprise values of €300m-2bn
Main Capital buys majority stake in Paragin
Software-focused GP plans to pursue a buy-and-build strategy, targeting education software companies
Quadrivio launches €400m Silver Economy Fund
Fund targets European and North American companies, which specialise in products and services for people over 50
Peak Rock Capital Fund III hits $2bn hard-cap
Fund makes equity and debt investments in mid-market companies based across North America and Europe
Shackleton launches fifth venture secondaries fund
Fund combines secondaries purchases with the deployment of fresh capital directly injected in promising companies
NPM Capital to sell Deli Home to Ardian
NPM reportedly based the sale on an EBITDA figure for the retailer of roughly €40m
Q&A: do not give up on the lower-mid-market, says Monument's Karl Adam
Monument partner Karl Adam tells Greg Gille how an opportunity to break through still exists for lower-mid-market managers in a very top-heavy market
Unquote Private Equity Podcast: Ravenous for recurring revenue
The Unquote Private Equity Podcast is back to its regular format this week, with the team looking at PE's appetite for recurring revenue models
The Deals Pipeline
A highlight of deal processes underway and involving PE, either on the buy- or sell-side, across Europe
Q4 Barometer: How European activity returned to pre-pandemic level
European PE deal value staged an impressive recovery over the course of 2020, capped by a busy Q4
MTIP holds first close for second fund
Digital-health-focused growth investor has a hard-cap of €250m and target of €200m for MTIP Fund II
Kartesia Senior Opportunities I holds €1bn final close
Fund provides senior financing to European small and medium-sized companies with strong credit profiles
UV T-Growth Fund holds €100m first closing
Fund targets late-stage companies, primarily across the 5G, AI, cybersecurity, cloud and Internet-of-Things sectors
L Catterton gears up for fifth European fund
Vehicle makes majority investments in companies operating across the consumer industry in Europe
Astorg Mid-Cap anticipates summer final close
Fund will make pan-European investments in mid-market companies and has a €1bn target
European GPs get top ESG marks, but diversity remains sore point - survey
Only 23% of Aberdeen Standard Investments' GPs have clear diversity targets in their portfolio companies
Back to school: education dealflow heats up as pandemic settles
Digital opportunities and long-term growth drivers have resulted in an influx of deals in recent weeks, with more in the pipeline
Industry Ventures Secondary IX closes on $850m
Fund focuses on investments in direct secondaries, LP interests, direct portfolios and tail-end funds
