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Capricorn Partners seeks EUR 25m for industrial biotech VC fund
Belgian GP plans year-end final close after raising EUR 10m from InnovationQuarter and chemicals group DSM
H.I.G. poaches Alcentra director to lead European capital markets coverage
Philippe de Limburg Stirum will transition from direct lending into private equity at new firm
Altor hires MD from EQT in push for tech investments in DACH
Hajo Krösche has joined Nordic investor’s Zurich office as partner
Maguar Capital bolsters investment team with two new hires
Emerging GP poaches Andreas Walleter from FORUM Family Office and Johannes Losbichler from Triton
EMZ emerges as bidder for Equistone's digital marketing agency PIA
Sale of German company regained traction recently after lukewarm interest last year
Second-hand: could continuation vehicles become ‘SPACs of 2022’?
As the pace of secondary fundraising and deals gains momentum, some challenges start to arise
King & Spalding makes Frankfurt corporate and PE hires
New five-strong team is led by ex-Milbank partner Peter Memminger, who founded his own firm in 2017
GP Profile: Tyrus Capital plans secondaries deployment drive
Mature and tail-end secondaries opportunities on the rise with motivated sellers seeking to organise their portfolios, Gunter Waldner tells Unquote
GP Profile: Emeram eyes portfolio development amidst macro uncertainty
With future fundraising on the cards, German sponsor is assessing new deals and exits in technology and software, value-added services and consumer
Odewald to exit Heizkurier in SBO by Nord Holding
Management and founders of German mobile heating and cooling units provider reinvested in the deal
Q2 Barometer: Value and volume bifurcation sets in
The latest Unquote Private Equity Barometer, produced in association with abrdn, is now available to download
Advent, GHO could explore sale of intensive care providers in 12-18 months
Deutsche Fachpflege and Linimed expected to hit German auction pipeline; advisers yet to be appointed
Golding holds EUR 155m first close for latest buyout fund-of-funds
Golding Buyout 2021 has a EUR 400m target and will provide its LPs with primary, co-investment and secondaries exposure
The Bolt-Ons Digest - 19 August 2022
Unquote’s selection of the latest add-ons with Apax's Groupe Crystal, Livingbridge's CitNOW, Triton’s Fertiberia and more
Montagu gears up for seventh fund
GP has made a legal filing for the fund, having held a EUR 3.3bn final close for its predecessor in 2020
Doxx owner pulls process despite solid bids from private equity players
Alantra-led sale process for the German healthcare staffing platform had lasted around six months
HIG Europe's lower mid-cap strategy eyes succession and carve-out opportunities
Flexible remit allows EUR 2bn vehicle to invest through macroeconomic uncertainty
Golding Capital holds EUR 65m first close for debut impact fund
Fund-of-funds has made two investments to date and plans to attract further European institutional LPs
Buy now, realise later - sponsors go on spending spree amid exit lull
Mounting dry powder sees GPs turn to primary buyouts, P2Ps and carve-outs, although exit pressure remains
Main Capital's Cleversoft on market in Rothschild-led auction
GP acquired the Germany-headquartered financial compliance software platform in 2018
Unquote Private Equity Podcast: Growth equity’s mounting momentum
Bregal Milestone’s Cyrus Shey and HPE Growth’s Manfred Krikke discuss investing, operational support and what's next for the industry
Geneo to hold final close for mezzanine impact fund by year-end
Evergreen sponsor has set EUR 200m target for the fund, which will focus on European companies
IK Partners prepares Quanos exit, Raymond James advises
Digital documents and business software provider was formed by IK via a three-company merger in 2020
HIG Capital exits Der Grüne Punkt to trade
EV of the German recycling company is “not below” EUR 150m, a source familiar told Unquote