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Resource Partners acquires Polish company Nesperta
GP will help the company with its expertise and experience through international and product expansion
Main Capital's Mach bolts on Data-Plan
GP acquired public sector software developer Mach in September 2020 and is following a buy-and-build strategy
Ambienta buys Collingwood from Baird
Sale ends a three-year holding period for Baird, which invested in the company via its $310m Baird Capital Global Fund I
PE-backed NutraQ sold to trade in NOK 3.1bn deal
Based on the company's 2020 EBITDA of NOK 188m, the deal achieved an EBITDA multiple of 16.5x
Addleshaw Goddard hires Bourgeois as partner
Nadine Bourgeois joins the firm's banking and finance team in Germany from Luther Rechtsanwälte
FII leads €17m series-B for Inxpect
GP invests in the company via Fondo Italiano Tecnologia e Crescita (FITEC), which backs Italian technology SMEs
ECI-backed Edenhouse sold to trade
Accenture is a listed professional services conglomerate and acquires the IT service to improve its SAP provision capabilities
TA Associates buys majority stake in Igel
Mergermarket reported in March 2020 that the cloud workspace business was up for sale
Goldman Sachs, Via Equity buy Swedish IT firm Advania
Existing investors in the company reinvested alongside the new GP
Marlin backs e-commerce specialist Lengow
With Marlin's support, the company plans to further develop its technology and boost its international expansion
Piper promotes Stern
Stern led on the recent sale of Proper and on investments such as Neom and Wattbike
Flashpoint holds $70m first close for new venture secondaries fund
GP is targeting $200m for its new strategy, and its co-founders will commit 10-15% of their own capital to the fund
Quadrum Capital's Bark Packaging buys CarePack
Quadrum invested in Bark in March 2020 and the deal is part of the company's buy-and-build strategy
Schroder Adveq registers fourth secondaries fund
Both a US dollar-denominated and a euro-denominated vehicle have been registered
Altamar launches €120m debt fund-of-funds
Altamar Private Debt III plans to target both direct lending funds and senior loan vehicles
YFM invests in Outpost VFX
Investment coincides with the appointment of Robin Shenfield to the board as chair
CVC acquires System C – report
William Blair advised on the sale process, which was marketed based on £80m sales and £15m EBITDA
Hellman & Friedman sells Finanzcheck to VC-backed Smava
Acquisition of the consumer finance platform is financed by Smava's VC investors, including Earlybird
Tikehau launches SPAC to invest in financial services sector
Tikehau sponsors the vehicle in partnership with Financière Agache, Jean-Pierre Mustier and Diego De Giorgi
PE-backed Asmodee bolts-on Board Game Arena
Since being acquired by PAI Partners, company has completed seven add-on acquisitions
Ufenau to target €800m for next vehicle
Swiss GP plans to launch Fund VII in mid-2022, according to managing partner Ralf Flore
JTC acquires Indos Financial
Staff from the depositary advisory firm will join JTC's institutional client services division
Apax to acquire Herjavec Group
Apax is currently investing from its 10th-generation fund, which closed on $9bn in February 2020
Sherpa sells Macrolibros to Gold Tower's Graficas Ceyde
With the addition of Macrolibros, Graficas Ceyde plans to boost its expansion into new business verticals