DACH
Ufenau VII closes on EUR 1bn hard-cap
Switzerland-based buy-and-build specialist plans to make 13-15 platform deals from the fund
Findos exits Karriere Tutor to Trill Impact
The GP has sold the German digital training provider just a year after entry; fifth platform deal for Trill Impact
Azalea holds USD 100m first close for sustainability fund-of-funds
Fund-of-funds will invest in managers focused on ESG and positive environmental and social impact
Vitruvian makes USD 35m investment in Moonfare
Deal comes shortly after Insight Partners led a USD 125m Series C for the PE investment platform
GP Profile: Patrimonium Private Equity aims for full fund deployment and add-ons in 2022
Swiss sponsor has EUR 150m in fund commitments and expects two to three more platform deals this year
Novum-backed MMC Studios up for sale amid content production boom
Novum Capital bought the Germany-based film and television production company in 2019
Trill Impact set for venture fund following Domin appointment
Alex Domin has joined the Stockholm-headquartered impact investor as co-head of ventures
Mirabaud appoints Nouri as partner, plans new Lifestyle fund
GP plans to launch the second fund in its consumer-focused Lifestyle strategy later in 2022
EMK Capital gears up for third fund
European mid-market investor held a final close for its predecessor fund in 2020 on EUR 1.5bn
Turning to powder: European take-privates take pause
Public to private transactions are off to a slow start this year but lower prices on stock markets could encourage dealmaking again
DBAG acquires Akquinet
Listed German GP said in a statement that it has now invested in five IT service businesses to date
One Peak gears up for fund III
European growth technology firm held a final close for One Peak Growth II in 2020 on EUR 443m
The Bolt-ons Digest – 18 March 2022
KKRтS Biosynth Carbosynth, Agilitasт Cibicom, Apaxтs Graitec, Cairngorm's Verso, Altor's Trioworld, and more
GRO Capital holds EUR 600m final close for Fund III
B2B software-focused fund is more than twice the size of its EUR 255m, 2018-vintage predecessor
Hg gears up for MEDIFOX DAN exit
Houlihan Lokey will advise on the sale of the healthcare software group, which has already seen interest from large sponsors
BEX Capital raises USD 765m for Fund IV
Secondaries fund-of-funds remains open for no-fee, no-carry investments from NGOs and non-profits
Ufenau moves Corius and Altano to continuation fund
Bought in 2017, the dermatology and vet groups have been transferred into the Swiss GP’s third continuation vehicle
Evoco promotes Sormani to partner
Following Lorenzo Gregory Sormani's promotion, the Zurich-based GP is planning further hires
ESG from 'nice to have' to prerequisite for almost all LPs – survey
Adams Street Partnersт 2022 Global Investor Survey gauged LPsт views of 118 LPs globally
Sponsors kick off 2022 with buyout volume down 13% year-on-year
Energy costs, inflation and war in Ukraine cloud deal activity but value holds up with average deal size on the rise
Nord Holding launches Small-Cap Fund
Small-Cap strategy will be led from Frankfurt by former VR Equitypartner executive Jan Markus Drees
Corsair-backed IDnow explores sale advised by Goldman Sachs
Auction for German biometric and digital identity provider is expected to launch in Q2 2022
Disruptive leads USD 250m round for Forto
Latest round brings the supply chain and logistics software platform's valuation to USD 2.1bn
Tikehau hires Ricardo Sommer as head of PE Germany
Executive joins from Silverfleet to build Tikehau’s local franchise following the GP's first PE deal in DACH