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ICG launches second recovery fund
Second vehicle will be larger than its predecessor, which closed on €843m in March 2010
Genesis buys majority stake in R2B2
Deal is the first from the GP's Genesis Growth Equity Fund I, which is targeting €40m
Axon launches €150m fourth innovation growth fund
Fondo Axon Innovation Growth IV acquires minority stakes in technology businesses with high-growth potential
Heal Capital, EBRD in $10.25m series-A for Infermedica
Round also saw participation from existing investors Karma Ventures, Inovo Venture Partners and Dreamit Ventures
Horizon exits Glass Container to Vetropack
Glass Container companies are portfolio companies of Horizon Capital’s Western NIS Enterprise Fund
CMS hires five in Polish transactions team
All five lawyers have joined from Clifford Chance and will focus on mandates for private equity firms
One Equity Partners invests in Infobip
GP has reportedly invested €200m in the company, valuing it at more than $1bn
DACH buyout market weathers Covid-19 impact, UK and France suffer
Germany emerged as the busiest region in Europe in Q2, albeit with a low volume and aggregate value of deals by historical standards
Programma 102 closes on €100m
VC will launch a new vehicle by the end of the year, with a €100m target, to focus on complementary asset classes
Unquote Private Equity Podcast: Calling tech support
This week, the Unquote Podcast talks all things technology with Intuitus chief commercial officer Adrian Astley Jones
Blackstone-backed Superbet acquires Lucky 7
Blackstone acquired a minority stake through its Blackstone Tactical Opportunities Fund I in 2019
V4C-backed Kom-Eko buys Lubelska Agencja Ochrony Srodowiska
Value4Capital acquired Kom-Eko from Royalton Partners in November 2018 via its V4C Poland Plus Fund
PE exits hit decade low in Q2
Volume of exits by PE players across Europe fell by 43% year-on-year in Q2 2020 as the coronavirus crisis took hold, according to Unquote Data
Taxim acquires Doganay Gida
Under Taxim Capital's ownership, Doganay Gida plans to accelerate its growth
PE secondaries volume cut by more than half in H1 - survey
Private debt fund secondaries were hit even harder with an 81.8% plunge, Setter says
Nuveen Global Impact Fund holds $150m first close
Fund invests in growth-stage companies in developed and emerging markets, with a focus on resource efficiency
AddVenture, Target Global in $4.5m series-B for BestDoctor
Fresh capital will be used to develop BestDoctor's software and expand sales activity
Virtual Briefing: ESG and rebalancing through secondaries
Palico's Woolston Commons, Cambridge Associates' Varco and Unigestion's Newsome discuss whether the current crisis will lead to an ESG rethink
Market sentiment improving but dealflow likely to remain bifurcated – Baird
Baird MDs Vinay Ghai and Paul Bail discuss deal-making amid the pandemic and emerging trends for the months ahead
Munich Private Equity closes third buyout fund-of-funds
Mid-cap buyout-focused fund-of-funds closed on €162m and has made 14 of its 20 planned investments
Unquote Private Equity Podcast: Fundraising engine stalls
This week, the Unquote Podcast examines the fundraising market amid the challenges of Covid-19
Blackstone Life Sciences V closes on $4.6bn
Fund invests in late-stage rounds of established life science companies and emerging businesses
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 €1-5m in seed and series-A rounds to support European B2B SaaS startups
