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Procuritas sells Sofa Company to trade
Deal implies a return of 6x for the GP, a source familiar with the deal told Unquote
Sequoia leads €700m series-C round for Trade Republic
Funding brings the total amount Trade Republic has raised to €772m
Cinven sells Chryso to Saint-Gobain for €1bn
Sale ends a four-year holding period for Cinven, which acquired the company from LBO France via Cinven VI
PE-backed Oatly lists in $10bn IPO
Company's share price surges by more than 30% to $22.74 during initial trading
Castik transfers Waterlogic to €700m single-asset fund
Vehicle acquires a majority stake in Waterlogic from Castik's тЌ1bn first fund Epic I
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
RBS appoints new fund finance director in Luxembourg
Bank appoints Philip Prideaux to drive its Luxembourg funds banking offering
Macquarie buys Wavenet from Beech Tree
Macquarie intends to boost the company's growth and provide a renewed focus on strategic acquisitions
Eurazeo to ramp up divestments over next 24 months
Firm also expects fundraising to exceed the previous record of €2.9bn set in 2020
Alcedo exits Swisscare to Nahrin
Sale ends a five-year holding period for Alcedo, which acquired a 55% stake in Swisscare from its founders
CapMan Growth, Mandatum Private Equity invest in Sofigate
Institutional investors own a little less than one-fifth of Sofigate, while employees and company founder own the rest.
Palatine sells TTC Group to management
TTC had reportedly been affected by the lockdowns caused by the pandemic
Polaris launches flexible capital strategy with DKK 1bn fund
GP starts raising a DKK 1bn fund for the new strategy and plans to hold a first close after summer this year
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
Blue Equity holds first close on €78m for third fund
Latest fund will focus on acquiring majority and minority stakes in Danish B2B companies with revenues of DKK 50-250m
Management buys majority stake in Aurica Capital
GP is currently investing its third fund, which is dedicated to growth capital investments in mid-market companies
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
IGI buys OME Group
GP invests in the company via IGI Investimenti Sei, which held a €170m final close in July 2020
Neuberger Berman launches ELTIF
Fund focuses on buyout opportunities blended with some growth and structured equity
Mobeus hires three in growth team
Investment director Joe Krancki joins from Frog Capital, where he was a partner