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Screen Capital buys machine rental firm Tätab Hyrservice
Deal is in line with a generational change in ownership of Tätab, which was established in 1963
The Deals Pipeline
A highlight of deal processes underway and involving PE, either on the buy- or sell-side, across Europe
Alpha appoints Zanotelli as director in Italy
In his new role, Livio Zanotelli will focus on identifying new investment opportunities across Italy
CVC sells AR Packaging to trade for $1.45bn
CVC Capital Partners has signed an agreement to sell portfolio company AR Packaging Group to listed company Graphic Packaging Holding Company for $1.45bn.
Neuberger exits Service Med to MedicAir
GP sells its 75% stake in the medical company, controlled via Atlante Private Equity Fund
Sanne rejects Cinven's £1.3bn offer
Cinven's proposal amounts to 830 pence per share, representing a 37.6% premium to Sanne's shares price of 603 pence
Digital+ Partners gears up for fundraise
GP focuses on later-stage B2B technology companies and closed its previous fund in 2018 on €350m
Early-stage investor Antler closes Nordic fund on €29.6m
Fund was oversubscribed and includes Draper Esprit, Kistefos, Vækstfonden and Investinor as LPs
Q1 DACH VC and growth deals surpass previous volume high
Deal volume has grown steadily since Q2 2019; aggregate value has also been rising since Q2 2020
Livingbridge reaches £1.2bn mark for seventh fund
Partner Fiona Dane recaps the fundraising effort, which is double the size of its predecessor, with Harriet Matthews
Raise, IDI buy PE-backed Talis Education
Azulis Capital and Aquiti Gestion invested in the professional training provider in January 2020
Eurazeo launches PME IV Fund
Eurazeo's PME arm deploys equity tickets of €20-100m, focusing on French mid-market businesses with EV of €50-200m
Sentica exits Finnish IT company Solteq
Exit comes 11 years after the GP, via Sentica Buyout III, invested in Descom, which was acquired by Solteq in 2015
Abénex backs medical imaging software provider EDL
GP plans to support the company in boosting its organic growth and accelerating its expansion through targeted add-ons
Taaleri prepares bioindustry-focused fund launch
Fund will typically invest €5-25m and will look at both majority and minority situations
Apposite Capital announces new appointments
Talent and human capital director and investment manager are among the new appointments at the UK-based GP
Bain's Parts Holding Europe files for IPO
PE-backed IPOs have been scarce in France in the past five years, according to Unquote Data
Bluefront Equity acquires Norwegian firm Redox
GP is acquiring a 51.8% stake in the company, alongside its management, according to Finansavisen
FSN acquires Omegapoint from Priveq
Priveq exits the company four years after acquiring a 40% stake
Chequers Capital to carve out Corning Services
GP plans to assist the telecommunications service with a buy-and-build strategy
Eurazeo invests in I-Tracing in €165m deal, Keensight exits
Following the deal, Sagard NewGen invests as a minority shareholder in a holding company controlled by Eurazeo
Hg-backed MeinAuto postpones IPO
Car sales platform cited "currently adverse conditions for high-growth companies" in a statement
EQT Growth leads €250m series-F round for Vinted
Latest round brings the total amount Vinted has raised to nearly €500m
HIG acquires majority stake in Infratech Bau
GP intends to support the infrastructure project contractor through organic and acquisitive growth