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ABN Amro backs ESG-linked facility for AlpInvest
Facility is for AlpInvest Co-Investment Fund VIII, with interest payments linked to ESG performance
Bain Capital buys Valeo from CapVest
Bain intends to further boost the company's growth both organically and through acquisitions
Capza 5 Flex Equity Fund closes on €700m
Fund offers flexible financing that combines majority and minority equity, convertible bonds and mezzanine
Investec provides ESG-linked NAV facility for Bluewater
Facility is related to the portfolio of Bluewater Energy Fund I, which closed in 2013 on $861m
LDC backs PR firm Headland
LDC has history investing in PR consultancies; the GP backed Blue Rubicon from 2012 to 2015
Varenne sells Pema to VC-backed JobAndTalent
Trade sale comes a decade after the Swedish GP first invested in Pema in 2011
Debt funds celebrate strong dealflow following Covid stress-test
Direct lenders now see shift away from refinancings and towards new deals, including 2020 processes coming back to life
Airbridge Investments contemplates new fundraise
Fund could tap family offices and wealthy individuals, while the VC's founders have so far invested their own capital
Equistone buys majority stake in TimeToAct
Germany-based IT consultancy is to be Equistone's fourth platform investment of 2021
Advent leads $220m series-D for Shift at $1bn valuation
Avenir, Accel, Bessemer Venture Partners, General Catalyst and Iris Capital also take part in the round
YielCo holds closes for PE and co-investment funds
YielCo Special Situations Europe II is targeting тЌ300m; YielCo Defensive Investments targets тЌ150m
Azimut buys 30% stake in VC house P101
With this partnership, Azimut and P101 intend to develop a European platform to fuel the growth of innovative companies
KPS buys aluminium specialist Metra
GP invests in the business via KPS Special Situations Mid-Cap Fund, which closed on $1bn in October 2019
Gilde Healthcare buys majority stake in Klifo
Gilde Healthcare has now made five investments from its Gilde Healthcare Services III fund
IK sells Hansen Protection to PE-backed Survitec
IK acquired the protective clothing and equipment producer from Montagu in 2013 via IK Fund VII
Sovereign invests in AquaQ Analytics
GP is currently on the road for Sovereign Capital V with a ТЃ450-500m target, as reported by Unquote
Park Square Capital Partners IV closes on €1.8bn
Fund invests in primary and secondary subordinated debt in both performing credit and dislocated debt
Capza appoints Gauffre as head of sustainability and impact
In her new role, Gauffre oversees the structuring and development of Capza's ESG strategy and CSR policy
NB Aurora buys 30% stake in Veneta Cucine
Investor plans to boost Veneta Cucine's growth, consolidate its market position and further bolster its expansion
Andera Partners lines up DACH expansion plans
Starting with BioDiscovery 6, the GP intends to accelerate fundraising and deal-making in the region
CVC leads growth investment in Acronis
Cybersecurity software developer is valued at $2.5bn, compared with $1bn at its last funding round in 2019
NeoGenomics buys VC-backed Inivata for $390m
Inivata will become a separate business division alongside NeoGenomics' clinical, pharma and informatics units
Gimv increases stake in GPNZ
Gimv has increased the size of the majority stake that it already held in the dental chain
Inflexion sells Reed & Mackay to trade
Sale of the corporate travel business to US-based TripActions is the GP's fifth exit in six months