DACH
KKR gears up for sixth European fund
GP's predecessor vehicle closed in 2019 on €5.6bn and was 41% deployed as of December 2020
Riello launches €80m agri-food venture fund
Linfa Ventures will be dedicated to late-stage and growth capital investments across the agri-food sector
Auctus acquires majority stake in Elplan
GP plans to implement a buy-and-build strategy in the DACH technical building planning sector
Multiples Heatmap: hectic Q1 further fuels valuation hike
Deal multiples saw four consecutive quarterly increases to reach 11.5x in the first quarter of 2021
Genui invests in Labor Team W
MBI deal sees Genui take a majority stake in the diagnostics lab, investing alongside its management
Hannover Finanz sells Corporate Planning to ICG's ProAlpha
GP bought a majority stake in the corporate planning software developer in 2017 in a succession solution deal
Ysios Capital closes third fund on €216m
Fund provides private equity financing to early- and mid-stage life sciences companies
Maguar Capital holds €104m close for debut fund
GP makes small-cap software investments, focusing on founder-led companies in the DACH region
Apposite Capital acquires 1Med
GP has secured financing for a buy-and-build strategy for the contract research organisation firm
Bain Capital Ventures Fund 2021 raises $1.3bn
Fund intends to focus on digital commerce, fintech, digital healthcare and cloud infrastructure
Merieux Participations 4 holds €300m first close
MP4 provides equity tickets of тЌ20-80m, with a sweet spot of тЌ40-45m, targeting the health and nutrition sector
Sequoia leads €700m series-C round for Trade Republic
Funding brings the total amount Trade Republic has raised to €772m
Finatem launches Finatem V
Finatem V has a €150m target and will continue the GP's DACH small- and mid-cap focus
Finatem's HGears lists with €270m market cap
GP will retain a 30% stake in the gears and components producer, reaping 6x money and 25% IRR
PE-backed IPOs on track for best year since 2017
This year has already seen 26 portfolio companies listing, with a total offering volume approaching тЌ12.7bn
Novo, HBM lead CHF 100m round for Numab
New investors in the round include Forbion, which is participating via its Growth Opportunities fund
LGT raises $6bn across two secondaries funds
LGT's $1.5bn CSSO II and its $4.5bn CGS V vehicles will target a range of secondaries deals
EQT's Suse lists in €5bn IPO
GP acquired the open source software from listed Micro Focus for $2.535bn in 2018
OpenGate heads for third fund launch targeting up to $700m
GP is currently investing its second fund, which held a final close on $585m in November 2019
Neuberger Berman launches ELTIF
Fund focuses on buyout opportunities blended with some growth and structured equity
Q1 Barometer: Total European deal value reaches new decade high
The latest Unquote Private Equity Barometer, produced in association with Aberdeen Standard Investments, is now available to download
EQT's Suse sets share price for €5bn IPO
Listing of the open-source enterprise software business is expected on 19 May 2021
Lindsay Goldberg sells Schur Flexibles to trade
GP acquired the packaging producer from Capiton in 2016 and will retain a 20% stake in the business
Gro-backed Trifork to list in €400m IPO
Planned exit comes six years after software investor Gro Capital invested €6m in Trifork for a 20% stake