Benelux
Avedon Capital acquires Macaw
GP intends to support the digital agency's international growth, with the DACH region as a priority
Tikehau closes T2 Energy Transition Fund on €1.1bn
Fund targets European companies operating in the clean energy production, low-carbon transport and energy efficiency segments
Kempen appoints Willigers
Jorrit Willigers is to join Kepmen's private markets team as a director on 1 March 2021
Multiples Heatmap: average pricing hits 11x in busy Q4
Healthcare, financial services and TMT assets continue to drive valuations up, while Nordic and UK regions see highest multiples
Skylake Capital holds first close, makes first deal
Debut fund leads a $3m round in UK-based deep-learning startup Mindtrace
The Deals Pipeline
A highlight of deal processes underway and involving PE, either on the buy- or sell-side, across Europe
Forte Capital buys Dutch toy retailer W&O
GP will help the company extend product portfolio and consider M&A opportunities.
HQ Capital registers HQ Capital IV GP
Luxembourg-domiciled legal structure will allow HQ Capital to launch its next funds in 2021 and 2022
Advent Life Sciences raises $215m across two new funds
Funds invest in early- and mid-stage life sciences companies developing new therapeutics and technologies
Secondary pricing flies high for infra funds; venture sees big jump
Across all strategies, highest prices are paid for 2016-2018 vintages, Setter Capital research shows
Five Seasons launches second fund
VC targets the European food technology industry, primarily investing in series-A and -B rounds
IK acquires Innovad
GP deploys capital from IK IX Fund, which closed on its €2.85bn hard-cap in May 2020
Holland Capital, Join Capital invest in RheoCube
GPs are investing more than $2m in the laboratory research and development simulation software
Quadrum Capital's Bark Packaging buys CarePack
Quadrum invested in Bark in March 2020 and the deal is part of the company's buy-and-build strategy
Tikehau launches SPAC to invest in financial services sector
Tikehau sponsors the vehicle in partnership with FinanciУЈre Agache, Jean-Pierre Mustier and Diego De Giorgi
Eurazeo Smart City II Venture holds €80m first close
Fund invests in energy, transport, property technology and logistics startups worldwide
Bencis acquires PePe Parts from MKB
Bencis Capital Partners plans to support the motorcycle parts wholesaler's international expansion
MTIP, Akilia et al. invest in Koa Health
Company intends to use the fresh capital to accelerate its product development and further expand internationally
Finch holds first close for third European fintech fund
New fund is targeting тЌ150m and will double down on AI-enabled fintech companies in Europe
Goodwin hires Ghillemyn
Harry Ghillemyn began his career at Linklaters as a trainee, later being promoted to associate
The Deals Pipeline
A highlight of deal processes underway and involving PE, either on the buy- or sell-side, across Europe
Vendis acquires Dutch company Ecostyle
Deal is Vendis's third investment from Vendis Capital III, which held a first and final close on €300m in July 2019
Abingworth Bioventures 8 closes on $465m
ABV 8 targets companies developing innovative therapeutics, with investments across the US, UK and continental Europe
PSG closes debut European fund on €1.25bn
PSG Europe invests in lower-mid-market software and technology-enabled services companies