Benelux
HIG Capital launches HIG European Capital Partners III
Fund will invest in buyouts, recapitalisations and carve-outs of both profitable and underperforming businesses
Nauta Tech Invest V holds €120m first close
Fund deploys tickets of тЌ1-5m in seed and series-A rounds to support European B2B SaaS startups
Forbion holds first close for Growth Opportunities Fund
New strategy focuses on pre-IPO capital and capital for undervalued listed life sciences companies
Oddo BHF Private Equity Secondaries Fund closes on €358m
Oddo BHF Private Equity Secondaries Fund has a focus on secondary transactions ranging from тЌ5m to тЌ50m
CVC hits €21.3bn close for eighth buyout fund
Fund invests equity tickets in the range of тЌ200m-1bn in North American and European companies
B Capital closes second fund on $820m
Fund invests in series-B, -C and -D rounds to support B2B and B2C startups based across Asia, Europe and the US
Golding holds first close for private debt vehicle
Fund-of-funds has already completed one co-investment and has made a number of primary commitments
Seventure, BioGeneration lead €18.5m round for Citryll
Pharma company has so far raised €33.5m from private backers
M&A wave incoming in 2021, says Edmond de Rothschild CIO
Investment bank's H2 2020 outlook also emphasises continuing macroeconomic uncertainty, and singles out healthcare and data assets as winners
Committed Capital invests in MR Marine Group
Deal is the second from the GP's €55m third fund, which held a final close in January 2020
Unigestion announces closes for Secondary V and Direct II
Secondary V has held a first close on €228m, while Direct II held a third close on €375m
Gimv buys minority stake in Televic
GP plans to support the communication systems producer with international expansion and add-ons
BD-Capital appoints Advent's Grimmelt as head of Benelux
In his new role, Bram Grimmelt will lead the firm's investment activities across the Benelux region
The Deals Pipeline
A fortnightly highlight of deal processes underway and involving PE, either on the buy- or sell-side, across Europe
Harper to lead HIG's London small-cap buyout team
Prior to joining HIG, John Harper was a partner at Inflexion Private Equity and previously worked at LDC
Tiin Capital's Cloud Security Group acquires Felton
Cloud Security Group is a buy-and-build platform backed by Tiin Capital's Dutch Security TechFund
BNP Paribas Euro SME Debt Fund II holds €576.5m final close
Investment period for the GP's тЌ500m predecessor debt vehicle ended earlier in 2020
Connect Ventures closes $80m seed fund
Fund deploys capital in companies operating across all B2B and consumer software segments
Astorg to acquire Normec from Summit
Summit Partners acquired a minority stake in Normec for an undisclosed amount in December 2017
Mediobanca, Russell Investments launch third private market fund
Fund invests in secondaries, distressed assets and opportunities in dislocated industrial sectors
Video: Cambridge Associates' Marcandalli on impact investing moving centre stage
In a new instalment of Unquote's Lockdown series, Annachiara Marcandalli explains why it is unlikely that coronavirus will sideline impact investing
EQT's Saur buys Nijhuis from Wagram, Egeria
Wagram bought a stake in waste water treatment company Nijhuis Industries from Egeria in 2014
Buy-and-building through the storm
Bolt-ons remain one way of deploying capital and building value, but a tough financing market and pricing mismatches make for a challenging landscape
Connecterra raises €7.8m in series-B round
Dutch tech company has raised