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SoftBank, Prosus lead €223m round for Kolonial
New round reportedly gives the company a post-money valuation of €750m, up significantly from its last valuation of around $178m in 2017
Peak Rock Capital Fund III hits $2bn hard-cap
Fund makes equity and debt investments in mid-market companies based across North America and Europe
EY Law hires Schulz
Daniel Martin Schulz joins the firm's Hamburg-based PE and M&A team from Allen & Overy
Shackleton launches fifth venture secondaries fund
Fund combines secondaries purchases with the deployment of fresh capital directly injected in promising companies
Capidea acquires Obsidian Group
Deal follows an auction process initiated by the company at the end of summer 2020 and was led by Deloitte.
UK buyout activity sets new record in Q1
UK buyout market is truly back in full swing, according to preliminary figures from Unquote's proprietary database
GP Profile: Capza
Unquote discusses the firm's latest launches, and its outlook on the post-pandemic landscape, with founding partner Christophe Karvelis Senn
Piper invests in Wild Nutrition
GP is investing £5m in the nutritional supplements producer via its Piper VI vehicle
Orienta-led consortium sells Sidac to Lindsay Goldberg's Schur
Sale ends a four-year holding period for the club deal led by Orienta, which acquired Sidac from its parent company Acmar
Investcorp, LDC exit Kee Safety
Exit sees the UK-based building safety business acquired by management, backed by ICG
Silverfleet promotes two to partner
Knight is based in London while Sommer is based in Silverfleet's Munich office
FAI, Invitalia back Frigomeccanica
FAI invests via Fondo Agroalimentare Italiano I, while Invitalia deploys capital from Fondo Cresci al Sud
NPM Capital to sell Deli Home to Ardian
NPM reportedly based the sale on an EBITDA figure for the retailer of roughly €40m
GCP invests in Hippo Digital for minority stake
Deal is the second investment for GCP's fifth fund, which was registered in Q3 last year
Q&A: do not give up on the lower-mid-market, says Monument's Karl Adam
Monument partner Karl Adam tells Greg Gille how an opportunity to break through still exists for lower-mid-market managers in a very top-heavy market
Waterland acquires software development business GOD
GP's previous IT service sector investments include Germany-based Netgo
Superhero Capital to close second fund by mid-summer
Fund was previously aiming for a final close by the end of 2020
Silverfleet backs software provider OneStock
GP invests in the company via European Development Fund, which held a €200m final close in 2019
Deutsche Handelsbank expands growth finance team
Firm aims to strengthen its venture debt offering via two promotions and a director appointment
Hyle Capital buys dried fruit producer Manuzzi
GP backs the company via its debut fund Finance For Food One, which is dedicated to investments in the agri-food sector
NorthEdge acquires Correla
Acquisition of the energy data company is the first platform investment from the GP's £250m Fund III
THL, EQT sell stake in AutoStore to Softbank for $2.8bn
THL will continue to be a majority shareholder and EQT, which sold its majority stake to THL in 2019 but retained 10%, will also still be invested
Unquote Private Equity Podcast: Ravenous for recurring revenue
The Unquote Private Equity Podcast is back to its regular format this week, with the team looking at PE's appetite for recurring revenue models
The Deals Pipeline
A highlight of deal processes underway and involving PE, either on the buy- or sell-side, across Europe