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Capza closes fifth debt fund on €1.6bn, prepares new launch
Fund invests in SMEs with EBITDA of more than €12m, providing unitranche and mezzanine
Permira buys minority stake in New Immo Group
Existing investor Qualium Investissement is to retain a stake in the digital real estate platform
MessageBird raises $800m series-C extension
The $1bn funding is reportedly Europe's largest ever series-C round
Bain Capital, JC Flowers back Co-operative Bank
Bain Capital and JC Flowers become investors in the bank alongside its five other current financial sponsors
VCs in $75m round for Kaia Health
Digital physical therapy platform is backed by all existing investors, including Balderton Capital
Novo Seeds, Ysios Capital lead €51m round for Adcendo
RA Capital Management, HealthCap and Gilde Healthcare also take part in the round for the biotech startup
Bain sells Fedrigoni's security business to Epiris's Portals
Sale comprises Fedrigoni's facilities specialised in the production of security paper for banknotes and documents
Lumos leads €70m series-C round for OpenClassrooms
Education technology company also attracts Salesforce Ventures, Chan Zuckerberg Initiative and GSV Ventures
FlyCap targets €25-35m for mezzanine fund
Latvian government's development finance institution Altum commits around 60% of the fund
Endeit Capital holds final close for third fund on €250m
Fund II closed on тЌ125m in 2016; Fund III will continue to invest scale-up capital in European startups
Arcline buys PTS from Columbus
Arcline intends to boost PTS's growth through the expansion of its production and its technology portfolio
Corten buys Emeram's Matrix42
SBO of the digital workspace software is Corten's first investment from its €392m debut fund
Softbank leads $225m series-D round for Exscientia
Japanese investor provided additional $300m equity commitment that can be drawn at the company's discretion
Metrika buys machinery business Robor
This is the second deal made by Metrika I fund, which targets Italian companies generating revenues of €20-100m
Capza exits Ivnosys to PSG-backed Signaturit
Sale ends a two-year holding period for Capza, which acquired a 40% stake in the business via Capzanine 4 Flex Equity
Gilde Healthcare buys Acti-Med
Deal is the fourth platform investment from the GP's €200m Gilde Healthcare Services III fund
CPPIB, Fidelity lead €262m series-D round for Kry
Company was founded six years ago and has so far raised nearly тЌ500m over five rounds
Capiton, Nord Holding sell Engelmann Sensor to DPE
Smart meter business is the final portfolio company in Capiton's 2010-vintage fourth fund
Alantra appoints two new operating partners
In their new roles, they will support the investment team in the management of Alantra's portfolio companies
Telemos Capital acquires Mammut
Conzzeta began to explore sale options for the Swiss outdoor clothing and hardware brand in 2019
Alto-backed CEI buys Lema
Combined group expects to reach revenues of €85m in 2021, with a 20% EBITDA margin
Aurelius announces UK team appointments
Simon Jobson joins the London team as a principal; Shivani Sheth joins as an investment associate
PE-backed Hemnet lists in €1.15bn IPO
General Atlantic and Sprints Capital, which previously owned 60% and 17%, will remain as Hemnet's largest owners with around 41.1% and 11.8% shareholding, respectively
Ardian sells Lagarrigue to Naxicap
Sale ends a five-year holding period for Ardian, which bought a majority stake in Lagarrigue from Azulis Capital