CEE
Espira acquires Icon
Icon was acquired from the joint administrators of former energy broker Utilitywise
LP Profile: Munich Private Equity Partners
Unquote catches up with MPEP, which has committed approximately €750m to 70 funds and is currently raising a fund with a target of €100m
Vitruvian-backed Technogroup bolts on CPU Service
Vitruvian acquired Technogroup from Caldec Holding and the company's founding shareholders in 2017
Bet the farm: reaping the rewards in agri-food investing
Investments in the agri-food tech space have bloomed in the past few years, while an increasing number of new players have entered the sector
GPs get picky on LP-led secondaries
Approved-buyers lists have emerged as a way for GPs to assert their power, but may not become commonplace just yet
Bogazici Ventures launches $346m triple fundraise
GP launches a $100m Crypto Fund to invest in ICOs, STOs and other cryptocurrencies
European VC catching up to US, says EIF's Grabenwarter
Panellists at the recent Invest Europe Investors' Forum in Geneva extolled the virtues of the European venture ecosystem
Horizon buys minority stake in Dobrobut
GP draws capital from its $200m Emerging Europe Growth Fund III, which closed in January
Mid Europa buys Mlinar
GP is currently investing from Mid Europa V, which held a final close on €500m in December
Livonia Partners to launch new fund
New fund expects to raise in 12 months and will deploy equity tickets in the range of €10-20m
Unquote Private Equity Podcast: Sotheby's to PEbay
Listen to the latest episode of the Unquote Private Equity Podcast, in which the team discusses the evolution in the secondary market
Unquote Private Equity Podcast: Training a PE heavyweight
Listen to the latest episode of the Unquote Private Equity Podcast, in which the team looks at what it takes to bulk up a brand ahead of fundraising
Byfounders closes debut fund on €100m
Vehicle was announced in October 2017 and gained the backing of cornerstone investor Vækstfonden
Annual Buyout Review: aggregate value reaches new peak
Unquote's lastest Annual Buyout Review, offering in-depth statistical analysis of European buyout activity in 2018, is now available to download
Rockaway Capital backs $6.9m series-B for Gjirafa
Fresh capital will be used by the firm to scale its current products across the region
Arx buys two Czech facades businesses
Newly created business will be rebranded as Fenestra and expects sales of €40m this year
Innova buys Drukarnia Embe Press
Deal is only the second PE-backed buyout completed in Poland in 2019 and the third in CEE
PE to continue enjoying strong tailwinds, says Carlyle's Rubenstein
Speaking at the Invest Europe Investors' Forum in Geneva yesterday, Rubenstein said he does not foresee PE's current run of form ending soon
GP Profile: Ambienta
Latest flagship fund raised by Ambienta held a final close in May 2018, hitting its €635m hard-cap, exceeding its €500m target
Bifurcation in European fundraising: beat the traffic
Recent years have seen the growing polarisation of fundraising fortunes for GPs, with established managers able to raise faster than their peers
Afinum-backed Cotta acquires Steinpol
Cotta's most recent acquisition was Sarajevo-based furniture manufacturer Sinkro in September 2018
White Star invests $10m in Packhelp
Existing investors Speedinvest, ProFounders and Market One Capital also take part
Q&A: JCRA’s Benoit de Bénazé
Some GPs are combatting risks arising from turbulent politics and economic uncertainty by making more frequent use of currency and risk hedging instruments
CEE fundraising activity promises buyout revival
Fundraising in the region held strong in 2018 in contrast to the rest of Europe and promises to be even stronger in 2019, even as dealflow slumped
