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Braavos leads SpyBiotech's $32.5m series-A
Proceeds will advance the clinical development of SpyBiotech's vaccine technology platform
EQT sells Flying Tiger Copenhagen to Treville
Company founder Lennart Lajboschitz has also reportedly sold his 29% stake in the company
BlackFin announces equity partner promotions
Kai Franzmeyer heads BlackFin's DACH region activities, while Julien Creuzé heads its fintech funds
Ermitage launches fund advisory boutique in Helsinki
Firm will help GPs raise capital from institutional investors and large family offices in Europe and South Korea
Genui invests in Fact-Finder
Hamburg-headquartered Genui has previously invested in technology-based companies including Mindcurv
Great Hill acquires Notonthehighstreet
Great Hill has previously acquired online marketplaces Wayfair and TheRealReal
Ufenau's Swiss IT Security buys AV-Test
Company plans to make one to two more add-ons in the IT security market in the next six months
Goodwin hires partner O'Dea
O'Dea's appointment follows expansion of the firm's practice in London in 2020
DBAG announces Q1 NAV value increase
GP also says most of its portfolio companies are expecting improved performance this year
Silver Lake, Nestlé lead €3.5bn investment in IVC Evidensia
Existing owner EQT partially exits its stake from EQT VII, but reinvests through EQT IX
Levine Leichtman promotes O'Neill to head of Europe
O'Neill joined Levine Leichtman in 2015 from Graphite Capital, where he was a partner
YFM sells CPMS for 2x return
In 2018, YFM funded an MBO of CPMS with a ТЃ4.5m investment from its first buyout fund
MTIP, Akilia et al. invest in Koa Health
Company intends to use the fresh capital to accelerate its product development and further expand internationally
EQT Ventures leads €75m series-B round for Instabox
Funding will be used to develop technology to enhance value-chain for customers and merchants, and for expansion outside of Sweden
Prime Fund aiming to close 10 new investments this year
Newly launched Czech technology fund is open-ended and aims to raise CZK 1bn in total
Monterro opens Munich office
Stefan Lehotkay is to join the B2B software investor's team and will head its Munich operations
Permira leads $180m round for Nexthink
Series-D financing round values the Switzerland-based software company at $1.1bn
Golding Buyout 2018 holds final close on €375m
Golding Capital expects to begin fundraising for its next buyout-focused fund-of-funds in H2 2021
Finch holds first close for third European fintech fund
New fund is targeting тЌ150m and will double down on AI-enabled fintech companies in Europe
Goodwin hires Ghillemyn
Harry Ghillemyn began his career at Linklaters as a trainee, later being promoted to associate
Bain, Cinven to acquire Lonza Specialty Ingredients
Deal values the carve-out of the chemicals company at CHF 4.2bn on 2019 EBITDA of CHF 302m
Epiris-backed James Hay to take Nucleus private for £145m
James Hay is using financing made up of equity drawn down from the Epiris Funds and debt from Ares
Kester Capital backs Optibrium
GP invests in the company via its second fund, which closed on its ТЃ90m hard-cap in August 2020
TA Associates to invest in French company DL Software
Software developer has realised an average annual growth rate of more than 10% since its founding