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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 тЌ5-25m 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
Altor acquires Swedish home appliance maker Aarke
Company has grown rapidly in the last few years, with sales exceeding SEK 200m in 2020, up from SEK 85m in 2019
Keensight sells LinkByNet to Accenture
Deal ends a five-year holding period for Keensight, which invested €50m in LinkByNet in exchange for a minority stake
Polaris backs sportswear retailer Stronger
GP is acquiring a 51% in the company, with the remainder retained by the founders and management
Paragon's Apontis Pharma completes IPO
GP acquired the single-pill producer in a carve-out in 2018 and will retain a 31% stake
UI Investissement, Geneo back clinic operator GBNA
UI and Geneo invest in the company via a capital increase, partnering with the Guichard family
Neo Investment exits restaurant chain Obicà
Sale ends a nine-year holding period for Neo Investments, which acquired a 52% stake in Obicà from the company's founders
Abingworth Clinical Co-Development Fund 2 closes on $582m
ACCD 2 finances the development of late-stage clinical programmes of pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies
EQT sells StormGeo to Alfa Laval in €363m deal
Deal gives the company an enterprise value of NOK 3.6bn (тЌ363m), which is 17.7x its 2020 EBITDA