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Assos of Switzerland for sale with William Blair advising
Sale process is advanced, with second-round bids expected near the end of this month
AutoForm bidder pool narrows to include Carlyle, Francisco Partners
Sale of the business has tightened after attracting early interest from a raft of sponsors and trade players
Lone Star to exit MBCC in EUR 5.2bn deal
Lone Star bought construction chemicals business of BASF, now renamed as MBCC, less than two years ago
Sponsors, trade bidders line up for Deutsche Windtechnik
Several funds and strategic bidders are due to present offers for the German wind services business
PE funds rework packaging investments around ESG concerns
Can private equity's decades-long love affair with the packaging industry last?
DWS holds USD 550m final close for first PES fund
GP's first institutional fund will partner with lower- and mid-market GPs for mid-life secondaries
General Atlantic flagship fund GA 2021 closes on USD 7.8bn
Sixth flagship growth equity fund is more than twice the size of its USD 3.3bn predecessor
Advent International and Eurazeo acquire Datatrans
GPs plan to combine Datatrans with Planet to create a global integrated payments group
Announced PE deals fall sharply in October
Could the market have finally reached full capacity following a record-breaking first half of 2021 for M&A?
Proventis hires Jan Wetter as M&A partner
Wetter was previously an M&A partner and office managing partner at EY in Zürich
Unquote Private Equity Podcast: Leisure sector cleared for take-off
Unquote looks back at how the sector has fared, and speaks with PAI partner GaУЋlle d'Engremont following the ECG deal
Zooplus takeover to go ahead as 80% threshold is met
H&F and EQT Private Equity teamed up for a joint final offer for the pet products retailer in late October
Carlyle's tech fund buys majority stake in CSS
Deal should see Carlyle Europe Technology Partners IV moving closer to full deployment
ArchiMed's MED II fund fully invested following Cube buyout
Cube is the last platform investment for the MED II fund, which closed in 2017
Kempen holds EUR 173m first close for European Private Equity Fund II
New fund is focused on small and lower-mid-market private equity buyouts in Europe
Insight Partners leads USD 125m Series C for Moonfare
Moonfare exceeded EUR 1bn in assets under management in September
Marlin Equity readies Collenda for auction
Raymond James is advising on the process, which could kick off before year-end
Ufenau registers third continuation vehicle
Switzerland-headquartered Ufenau Capital Partners invests in services-focused SMEs
Consumer dealflow rebounds strongly in Q3
More on-trend verticals such as technology and healthcare took a backseat in the third quarter, Unquote Data shows
LP Profile: ACP opens up PE programme
Co-head of PE Michael Lindauer speaks to Unquote about the LP's allocation strategy and its approach in an increasingly competitive market
The Deals Pipeline
A highlight of deal processes underway and involving PE, either on the buy- or sell-side, across Europe
Healthcare buyouts approach record EUR 30bn in 2021
France has been the source of more than half of the aggregate value recorded to date
AutoForm sees Permira join bidder pool ahead of NBOs next week
Carlyle, KKR, EQT, Hellman & Friedman and Francisco Partners were previously reported as potential bidders
Will private equity bank on rising interest rates?
Sponsors want in on banking businesses before greater confidence in asset quality and interest-rate hikes increase valuations