CEE
HarbourVest closes co-investment fund on $1.75bn hard-cap
GP increases original hard-cap for fourth co-investment offering due to LP demand
HPS buys Slovenian wholesaler Merkur
Formerly known as Highbridge Principal Strategies, the GP span out of JP Morgan in March 2016
CapMan acquires minority stake in Russian advertiser Kokoc
CapMan's €99m Russia II fund expects to add a further three companies to its portfolio
Listings continue low-key revival in CEE
IPOs of DP Eurasia and Waberer's were far from stellar, but show that IPOs for CEE assets could be due a revival
Mid Europa hires Beyens as operating partner
Alain Beyens leaves his position of CEO at Pelican Rogue Group to join the CEE-focused GP
Enterprise Investors sells Novaturas to trade buyer
Enterprise's sixth fund is selling the travel firm after a 10-year holding period
Mid Europa lists Waberer's in Budapest
Largest Hungarian IPO since 1998, despite pricing at the lower end of the initial range
BaltCap holds €40m first close for growth fund
Baltic-SME-focused vehicle has a target of €50m and raised commitments from pension funds and the EIF
Livonia buys minority in CGates
Deal is the fourth for the GP's Baltic mid-cap-focused fund Livonia Partners Fund I
Mid Europa to float Waberer's
Trucking company's IPO price range has been set at €16.50-20.37
Turkven to float DP Eurasia after seven-year holding
Price range for the offer has been set at 200-230 pence per share
Genesis takes minority stake in Czech retail merger
Genesis will tap its vehicle Genesis Private Equity Fund III to provide financing for the new company
Enterprise Investors' CEDG further divests from Kofola
CEE-focused private equity firm reduces its stake from 37.3% to 21%
Enterprise Investors completes exit of PBKM
Following the initial float, the GP has fully exited the asset after an eight-year holding period
VC-backed Delivery Hero acquires Carriage
German food ordering website operator expands into the Middle East with its latest purchase
Target and One Peak in €15m series-D for DocPlanner
Investment will fund international expansion, with a particular focus on the Latin American market
Innova Capital buys controlling stake in Profim
GP aims to support the company's expansion across the western European market
China-backed Silk Ventures raises $500m for maiden fund
London-based venture investor will invest in US and European businesses looking to expand into China
Highlander backs Rotometal
Rotometal will use the new investment to expand its product range and enter new export markets
Q1 Barometer: Fall in buyouts sees aggregate value drop 30%
Early-stage and expansion deals up, while buyout volumes and values drop
Accel leads $30m series-A for UiPath
New funding will be used predominantly to hire new staff to keep up with increasing product demand
UFG backs merger of Rutaxi and Fasten
UFG Private Equity becomes majority shareholder in the new company created by the merger
Idea Box acquires packaging producer Drukarnia Ekspres
Deal is the third investment for the Polish private equity firm, launched in 2012
Cornerstone and Oaktree buy IT Kontrakt
Cornerstone partners with Oaktree to source, execute and support equity deals in CEE countries