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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 Forbion’s 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
BIP management presentations ongoing, with strong PE interest
Apax acquired a 60% stake in the business from private equity firm Argos Wityu in early 2018
Nordic Fundraising Pipeline - Q1 2021
Unquote rounds up notable fundraises ongoing across the Nordic market, including EQT, Axcel, CapMan, Saga, and more
Lonsdale backs Horseware Ireland
This is the ninth investment made by the GP via Lonsdale Capital Partners Fund I, which closed on £110m in 2016
Procuritas to net 8x on Pierce IPO
GP acquired the online motorcycle parts and accessories retailer in 2014
Aksia buys Medical International Research
GP invests in the company via Aksia Capital V, which targets European businesses with potential for high-growth
VCs in $290m round for grocery delivery platform Gorillas
Grocery delivery startup claims to reach customers in 10 minutes and is reportedly valued at $1bn
Investindustrial launches takeover for Guala
Minority shareholders GCL Holding and Peninsula Capital might try to block the takeover
Semantix owner Segulah preps exit with William Blair
Semantix was originally established in 1969 and was acquired by Segulah in 2015
H2 Equity readies Brink exit with Houlihan Lokey
Brink will be marketed based on EBITDA of more than €25m, according to one source
Cairngorm eyes £200m final close in July
Fund's predecessor, Cairngorm Capital Partners II, reached a final close on £107.5m in April 2017
Nordic IPO rush drives exit opportunities for GPs
Wave of Nordic IPOs shows no signs of receding this year, often driven by new opportunities emerging from the pandemic
Armada Credit Partners closes fifth fund on €210m
Fund V is already 50% deployed and has made seven investments so far
TDR Capital acquires BPP from Apollo's Vanta Education
Vocational course provider BPP was acquired by Vanta Education in 2009, prior to Apollo's investment
Vallis sells Imperial to trade
Sale ends a six-year investment period for Vallis, which invested in the business via Vallis Sustainable Investments I
Graphite Capital invests in Higher Ed International
GP is acquiring a minority stake in the online education provider via Graphite Capital Partners IX
Hg acquires Trackunit from Goldman Sachs, Gro Capital
Sale comes nearly six years after the GPs acquired the company