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Aldea Ventures holds €60m first closing
Fund follows a hybrid strategy, investing both in small VC vehicles and technology startups
European fund launches off to slow start in 2021
Number of PE funds launched by European managers in Q1 this year is significantly down on the volume recorded for the same period in 2020
Stirling Square clinches Medisup deal – report
Deal reportedly values the French medical education business at around €350m, or 14x EBITDA
Miura backs dental specialist Proclinic
GP plans to boost the company's growth in Spain and bolster its international expansion, primarily in Italy and France
Carlyle Group to acquire End Clothing
Company founders will retain minority stakes while Index Ventures will exit
Silverfleet acquires EC4U Expert Consulting, Bulpros
Silverfleet is merging the two IT consultancies and will own a majority stake in the new entity
TA Associates, Partners Group buy Unit4 in $2bn deal
Sale ends a seven-year holding period for Advent International, which took Unit4 private in a €1.2bn deal
SEP sells Dotmatics to Insight Partners' Insightful Science
Scottish Equity Partners invested in the scientific informatics software in 2017
Triton reaps 2.4x return on sale of Logstor
Deal comes more than seven years after Triton invested in Logstor via Triton Fund III
Bridgepoint sells US-based Calypso to Thoma Bravo
Deal values the financial services software firm at $3.75bn, according to several media reports
Callista Private Equity acquires Pleiger Thermoplast
Carve-out will see the thermoplastics parts and products producer rebranded as Globus Thermopast
Lexington Co-Investment Partners V closes on $3.2bn
Fund focuses on co-investments alongside private equity sponsors, primarily in US and European companies
Inflexion sells Kynetec to Paine Schwartz Partners
Fourth exit in four months sees the GP net returns of more than 3x money and a 25% IRR
Riverside Europe VI closes on €465m
REF VI invests in European companies with high-growth potential, generating EBITDA of тЌ5-30m
UVC Partners set for Q2 2021 final close for third fund
UnternehmerTUM Fonds III is targeting €150m and held a first close in October 2020 on €108m
The Deals Pipeline
A highlight of deal processes underway and involving PE, either on the buy- or sell-side, across Europe
Capza Growth Tech Fund eyes €250-300m target
Fund invests in tech companies across continental Europe, with the aim of boosting their expansion
Cairngorm Capital buys majority stake in Bromborough
GP plans to support geographical expansion and add-ons for the paint and wall coverings distributor
EQT sells Desotec to Blackstone
Deal reportedly values the company at an EV of around €800m, corresponding to a multiple of 27x EBITDA
Target Global heads for Growth II final close
Fund will make series-B and -C investments; it has a target of тЌ400m and a hard-cap of тЌ600m
ICG buys stake in Alvinesa from Artá
With the GP's support, the business plans to further boost its growth and international expansion
Gyrus Principal Fund to close in Q2 2021
Fund focuses on healthcare, technology and sustainability, and expects to close on its €400m hard-cap
Commonfund Venture Partners XIII closes on $625m
CVP XIII plans to deploy the majority of its capital in established early-stage global venture capital funds
Newion to start raising two new funds in Q4
Larger fund will support seed and series-A rounds, while the other will target more mature companies