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Unquote Private Equity Podcast: the price is right?
Following the publication of the Q4 2020 Multiples Heatmap, Unquote welcomes Clearwater's executive team to discuss pricing trends
Ratos buys majority stake in Vestia Construction Group
GP will own 63% of the company, alongside the management and other key individuals who own the remainder
CVC injects £365m into Six Nations rugby tournament
Long-awaited deal finally crosses the try line, with initial approaches starting two years ago
Owl Ventures, Full in Partners lead $35m round for Preply
Round includes participation from Point Nine Capital, Hoxton Ventures, EduCapital, Diligent Capital, Evli Growth Partners and All Iron Ventures
Claris Ventures leads £15.2m series-B for NeoPhore
2Invest, 3B Future Health Fund, Astellas Venture Management and CRT Pioneer Fund also take part in the round
Permira gears up for second Growth Opportunities fund
Fund is expected to follow the same strategy as its predecessor, which closed on $1.7bn in June 2019
Consilium buys Music Center
Consilium intends to consolidate the company's market position and boost its expansion via strategic acquisitions
Ion, GIC launch €1.86bn takeover for Cerved
Cerved will be de-listed from the Italian stock exchange if the offer is successful
Passion Capital opens third fund to retail investors through Seedrs
Passion launched the fund in late 2017 and has already made 11 deals through the vehicle
Ardian takes minority stake in Kapten & Son
Ardian Growth strikes first deal in Germany with investment in fashion and accessories retailer
The Deals Pipeline
A highlight of deal processes underway and involving PE, either on the buy- or sell-side, across Europe
Bure launches first Swedish SPAC, aims to raise SEK 3.5bn in IPO
Bure says the initiative has been enabled by Nasdaq Stockholm's new SPAC regulations
NVM in £18m MBO for Pareto
Deal is the seventh from NVM's Private Equity Vintage III Fund, which was raised in 2018
Triton invests in NPM Capital's Bergman Clinics
Investment is being made in partnership with NPM Capital and the Malenstein family
Bridgepoint Development Capital backs IDHL
GP is investing via Bridgepoint Development Capital IV (BDC IV), which closed on ТЃ1.5bn in September 2020
CapMan to acquire Pharmia
Deal is the second investment from CapMan Buyout XI fund, which held a first close in June 2019 on тЌ160m and has a target of тЌ250m
Kerogen sells Zennor Petroleum to trade
Kerogen Capital acquired a majority stake in Zennor in 2015, investing alongside Unigestion
FPE Capital backs Codestone
This is the ninth investment made by FPE Fund II, which held a ТЃ100m final close in October 2017
Equistone sells Oikos to Goldman Sachs
Equistone acquired the prefabricated housing company in an SBO from Adcuram in 2018
Qualitas launches €200m fourth fund-of-funds
Qualitas Funds IV invests in fund managers operating across the lower-mid-market in Europe and North America
Nordic Capital partly acquires Boost.ai
Shareholders Finstart Nordic and Alliance Venture will continue as investors alongside Nordic Capital
DCVC Bio leads $17m series-A round for BioPhero
Startup will use the funding to start production of its first product and make it available worldwide
Tikehau opens Frankfurt office, hires Felsmann
ABN Amro's Dominik Felsmann will take up his role as Tikehau's head of Germany from 15 March
GP Profile: Arcadia
CEO Simone Arnaboldi discusses the firm's recent investments, its current pipeline and the prospect of launching a new fund