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Atomico leads $11m series-A for Katana
Company intends to use the fresh capital to scale up its team, further develop its product and boost its expansion
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
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
Resource Partners acquires Polish company Nesperta
GP will help the company with its expertise and experience through international and product expansion
Flashpoint holds $70m first close for new venture secondaries fund
GP is targeting $200m for its new strategy, and its co-founders will commit 10-15% of their own capital to the fund
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
Zubr Capital, EBRD exit Targetprocess
Sale to Appito, a Vista Equity Partners portfolio company, is the first exit from Zubr's debut fund
Eurazeo Smart City II Venture holds €80m first close
Fund invests in energy, transport, property technology and logistics startups worldwide
Prime Fund aiming to close 10 new investments this year
Newly launched Czech technology fund is open-ended and aims to raise CZK 1bn in total
AnaCap sells Equa Bank to Raiffeisen Bank
GP says the digital bank had grown its deposit base and loan book by more than 12x and achieved 36x growth in revenues
Enterprise Investors completes PragmaGo take-private
GP plans to de-list the company from the Warsaw stock exchange "as soon as possible"
Genesis closes first growth fund on €40m hard-cap
Vehicle was launched in May 2018 and held a first close in October 2019
Abingworth Bioventures 8 closes on $465m
ABV 8 targets companies developing innovative therapeutics, with investments across the US, UK and continental Europe
TEP Capital to build portfolio of six Polish investments
Poland-based TEP Capital was set up a year ago and is funded by German conglomerate Thomas Gruppe
PSG closes debut European fund on €1.25bn
PSG Europe invests in lower-mid-market software and technology-enabled services companies
Siena Venture targets €25m close before year-end
Debut fund from the new VC player held a first close on 1 February
Omikron buys Polish company Dagat ECO
GP invests in Polish SMEs, particularly production-based and services companies with scalable business models
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Advent-backed InPost prices IPO at €8bn valuation
Company has been owned by Advent International, which acquired the company alongside its listed parent company Integer in April 2017
Lauxera Growth I holds €100m first close
Fund is dedicated to financing and accelerating the commercial growth of promising healthtech companies