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TA sells ITRS to Montagu
Montagu Private Equity acquires companies with enterprise values of тЌ200m-1bn
Blue Horizon Ventures closes debut fund on €183m
Food-technology-focused VC was founded in 2018 and has so far made 18 investments
Broviken acquires Norwegian HR Prosjekt from Longship
GP will own a 55% stake in the company, while the remaining 45% will be owned by founder Helge Rustand and members of HRP's management
Stirling Square acquires Consensus
Colchester-based Consensus is a provider of specialist residential care and supported living services
Eurazeo et al. in $180m round for $1bn-valued PPro
Funding will go towards PPro's global expansion and support the development of its technology
Montagu buys IMV from Qualium
Sale ends a holding period of more than six years for Qualium, which acquired the company from Pragma Capital
Connection sells Carter to trade for 4x return
In addition to the original investment, Connection participated in two further funding rounds
New Baltic fund targets €30m to back female founders
Fund targets Baltic and Nordic startups with female founders and gender-balanced executive teams
PE-backed Helgstrand Dressage merges with Ludger Beerbaum Stables
Waterland-backed Danish company Helgstrand Dressage has acquired and merged with equestrian show jumping business Ludger Beerbaum Stables.
Merieux Equity buys Plantex
GP invests in the company via Mérieux Participations 3, which closed on €377m in January 2020
Carlyle-backed Hurst Point acquires Hawksmoor
Hurst Point Group was established in 2019 to facilitate investment by Carlyle in UK wealth management
Rhein Invest buys majority stake in Spiegel Institut
Investment in the consumer research consultancy is part of a succession solution
Livingbridge sells Broadstone to ICG
Broadstone generated EBITDA of ТЃ646,000 from revenues of ТЃ9.5m in the year ending on 30 June 2019
Index Ventures leads $125m round for Personio
VCs including Meritech Capital also back the round, which values the HR software at $1.7bn
Atitlan backs Imex Products
With Atitlan's support, Imex intends to boost its growth both organically and via strategic acquisitions
Foresight opens office in Luxembourg
Luxembourg office will be led by Adela Baho and Jasper Jansen, who have each joined as directors
Partners in Equity leads €25m round for Quin
Netherlands-based digital health platform has now raised €36m, the company said in a statement
DACH small-cap deals weather the storm
Small-cap dealflow remained fairly stable in the DACH region in 2020, despite the coronavirus crisis
Fidelium Partners acquires RET
Parent company Reiff Group said in a statement that the sale is part of its ongoing realignment plan
Star Capital acquires Rail Operations
Neil Bennett, previously of Beacon Rail Leasing, will be appointed executive chairman of the company
Heal Capital closes debut fund on €100m
Healthtech-focused VC sees opportunities in the developing European market, managing director Christian Weiß tells Unquote
Mobeus invests in Northern Bloc
Paul Keen, previously CFO of ETC Venues, will join the board as a non-executive director
Full In Partners acquires Danish firm Cybot
Deal value was reportedly 10 times the company's turnover of around тЌ13.4m
BlackRock invests in Clarity AI
BlackRock plans to integrate Clarity AI's capabilities into its investment management platform, Aladdin