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OpenOcean and Spintop lead €3.6m series-A for Cambri
Lynda Clarizio, former president of Nielsen US Media, joins the board of directors
ByFounders leads $4.6m seed round for Proper
Other investors include PreSeed Ventures, Prehype, Vaekstfonden and Bjarke Ingels
FPE sells Masstech to Genstar’s Telestream
This is the second exit made by FPE Fund II, following the sale of intelligence provider IWSR to Bowmark
Epidemic Sound raises $450m from EQT, Blackstone
Deal values the Swedish royalty-free music platform at $1.4bn
Inflexion buys minority stake in CMSPI
GP invests in the company via its minority-dedicated Inflexion Partnership Capital II fund
CVC eyeing AR Packaging sale - report
GP has reportedly engaged an adviser to solicit interest and has collected non-binding bids
CVC buys Cooper from Charterhouse for €2.2bn
CVC invests via fund VII, while Charterhouse will reinvest in the OTC pharmaceuticals business
PAI Mid-Market Fund closes on €920m
Fund invests in European mid-market companies across France, Germany, the Benelux region and southern Europe
Procuritas buys Polarn O Pyret
Investment company Jotunfjell Partners and the management team will own a minority stake in Polarn O. Pyret.
ICG acquires Lucid Group from LDC
Sale ends a four-year holding period for LDC, which invested £11m in the company in exchange for a minority stake
NVM in £10m MBO for Trust Systems
Company founders Tom Stone and Mike Dowson will remain significant shareholders in the business
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