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Atomico leads €88m round for Infarm
Existing investors Balderton Capital, Cherry Ventures and TriplePoint Capital participate
Talkin' 'bout my generation: millennials in private equity
With millennials now making up the bulk of new entrants in PE, are GPs set up to match the new expectations of these young professionals?
KKR targets $1.5bn for second growth tech fund
Fund was registered in Luxembourg in November last year and expects to hold a final close in Q3
HTGF et al. invests in Simreka
Sap.IO, Sap's early-stage investment arm, also invested in Simreka with High-Tech Gründerfonds
Legalisation of e-scooters gives German startups green light
Germany is the last of 11 European countries to legalise e-scooters, even though it has already seen the largest number of funding rounds in Europe
Steadfast Capital backs BUK and UHB
Steadfast Capital invests in lower-mid-market companies with enterprise values of between €20-150m
Mutares to acquire Kico
Germany-based Mutares invests in companies with small profits and revenues of €50-500m
Earlybird et al. in €15m series-A for Getsafe
Earlybird is currently investing from its Earlybird Digital West Fund VI, which closed on €175m
Triton exits steel waste recycling company Befesa
Sale ends a six-year holding period for the GP, which bought Befesa from recycling company Abengoa
WCAS exits Aim Software in €60m deal
Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe acquired a majority stake in Aim Software in 2015
Advent hits $17.5bn hard-cap for ninth fund
Close puts it just inside the top 10 for largest Europe-focused buyout funds ever
IBB and E.On invest in Nuventura
Consortium of IBB, E.On, Apex Energy Teterow and business angels have invested €3-7m in Nuventura
Wineus Capital acquires Zurrfix
Wineus typically provides investments of between CHF 5-30m for SMEs in Switzerland
Sector specialisation taking hold in Europe
European private equity firms are sharpening their investment focus by restricting the number of sectors they target
Volpi appoints Investindustrial's Klasmeyer
Klasmeyer has worked at Lazard, Morgan Stanley, Pamplona Credit Mangament and Bain Capital Credit
Auctus-backed Magellan Netzwerke acquires Solit Systems
Magellan Netzwerke was acquired by Auctus in 2016 and became part of Fernao Networks
BtoV, Senovo lead €2.5m round for logistics startup Synfioo
Previous backers BFB Brandenburg Kapital and HPI Seed Fund also take part in the investment
Waterland-backed Rehacon bolts on Fysioconcept
Waterland acquired a majority stake in physiotherapy provider Rehacon in January 2019
Unquote Private Equity Podcast: Generation game
Listen to the latest episode of the Unquote Private Equity Podcast, in which the team discusses new generations working in private equity
Triton-backed AVS bolts on Fero
Triton bought AVS from Steadfast Capital in 2017, drawing equity from its €3.3bn vehicle Triton IV
DPE to exit First Sensor for approximately €117m
DPE, Teslin Capital Management and other shareholders have agreed to sell their shares
KKR, Axel Springer could target Scout24, Mobile.de – reports
KKR confirmed it is in negotiations to acquire a minority stake in Axel Springer
EQVenture invests $10m in USound
EQVenture owns 70% of USound and the co-founders have retained a 30% stake in the company
Revenue trumps earnings as PE mops up B2B SaaS firms
Private equity is helping to drive rapid consolidation in the B2B software-as-a-service market