Region
Unquote has a long history of delivering in-depth coverage for each European market, from individual deals to fundraising and region-specific trend analysis. Click on the following links to access content for a specific region:
UK & Ireland DACH Nordic France Southern Europe Benelux CEE
Quadrivio buys Dondup from L Catterton
GP backs the company via Made in Italy Fund, which invests in Italian businesses operating in the fashion, design and food industries
GCP secures minority stake in Bridewell Consulting
Deal is the first investment for Growth Capital Partners Fund V, which was registered in Q3 last year
UK & Ireland Fundraising Pipeline - Q1 2021
Unquote rounds up the most notable fundraises currently ongoing in the UK & Ireland market across the buyout, venture and debt spaces
Capital Dynamics Global Secondaries V closes on $786m
Fund invests in a diversified portfolio of global secondaries interests in mid-market private equity funds
Klar Partners closes debut fund on €600m hard-cap
GP started raising the fund in March 2020 and said the vehicle was "significantly oversubscribed"
Hg sells Trace One to Symphony Technology Group
Hg invested in the retail and branding management software in 2016 via HgCapital Mercury Fund
Activa sells Active Assurances to Silver Lake's Meilleurtaux
Sale ends a three-year holding period for Activa, which invested in Active Assurances alongside BPI France
Compass Partners sells Rodenstock to Apax Partners
€1.5bn deal is the fourth PE-backed buyout of the ophthalmic lens and glasses frames producer
Nordic Capital acquires minority stake in Leo Pharma
GP's stake is reportedly smaller than 25%, with the current owner remaining as the majority shareholder
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
Litorina-backed Embellence Group to list
Listing comes more than a decade after Litorina acquired a 66% stake in wallpaper manufacturer ECO-Boråstapeter
Riverside Europe VI closes on €465m
REF VI invests in European companies with high-growth potential, generating EBITDA of €5-30m