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Parsley Box floats in £84m IPO, Mobeus reaps 4.2x return
Mobeus sells one third of its holding, while remaining as the largest institutional shareholder in the business with a 14% stake
Mid Europa acquires MCI-backed e-commerce platform Pigu
MCI will reinvest in the deal, which also sees Pigu merge with Estonia-headquartered Hobby Hall
Kartesia Senior Opportunities I holds €1bn final close
Fund provides senior financing to European small and medium-sized companies with strong credit profiles
Bregal to acquire Afinum's Perfect Drive Sports Group
Bregal announced the deal in conjunction with the €1.875bn close of Bregal Unternehmerkapital III
UV T-Growth Fund holds €100m first closing
Fund targets late-stage companies, primarily across the 5G, AI, cybersecurity, cloud and Internet-of-Things sectors
EQT in exclusivity to acquire Cerba from Partners Group
Medical diagnostics business has previously been backed by sponsors including Astorg, IK and PAI
L Catterton gears up for fifth European fund
Vehicle makes majority investments in companies operating across the consumer industry in Europe
Balderton hires Ahluwalia in DACH team
Shikha Ahluwalia has experience as a co-founder of India-based online women's fashion retailer SBL
Iberia Fundraising Pipeline - Q1 2021
Unquote compiles a roundup of the most notable fundraises ongoing across the Iberian market, including Magnum, MCH, Suma and more
Astorg Mid-Cap anticipates summer final close
Fund will make pan-European investments in mid-market companies and has a €1bn target
Astorg buys majority stake in Five Arrows-backed Opus 2
Five Arrows bought a minority stake in the legal technology company in 2017 and will now reinvest
Verlinvest leads $100m series-C for Everli
New investors Luxor, DN, C4 and Convivialité also take part in the round, alongside FII, 360 Capital, Innogest and DIP
Eurazeo Brands buys majority stake in UPD for €68m
GP plans to further develop the company's digital and e-commerce capabilities, while boosting its expansion
CapVest sells Eight Fifty to Sofina Foods
Combined group is expected to employ 13,000 staff across 44 sites and generate $6bn in annual revenues
European GPs get top ESG marks, but diversity remains sore point - survey
Only 23% of Aberdeen Standard Investments' GPs have clear diversity targets in their portfolio companies
Gyrus bolsters team
Christian Wipf from GCA Altium Switzerland and Mattias Terribilini from Rothschild join the executive team
Back to school: education dealflow heats up as pandemic settles
Digital opportunities and long-term growth drivers have resulted in an influx of deals in recent weeks, with more in the pipeline
General Atlantic leads $145m round for Staffbase
Round for the employee communications software is the fifth-largest in DACH so far in 2020
DBAG buys majority stake in R+S Group
Equity investment of €15m is from DBAG's balance sheet and is intended to be a long-term investment
Bregal Unternehmerkapital III closes on €1.875bn
Fund closed on its hard-cap and will target businesses in the DACH region and northern Italy
Industry Ventures Secondary IX closes on $850m
Fund focuses on investments in direct secondaries, LP interests, direct portfolios and tail-end funds
CVC buys Ethniki Insurance in €505m deal
GP invests in the company via CVC Capital Partners VII, which closed on €15.5bn in June 2017
Gyroscope Therapeutics raises $148m in Forbion-led series C
Series-C round for the gene therapy company is led by Forbionтs Growth Opportunities Fund
Nordic Capital nets strong return on €2.1bn Itiviti trade sale
GP had delisted the trading technology and services provider in 2012