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Magenta invests in Maker&Son
Magenta Partners Fund II, the firm's latest fund, held a final close on ТЃ60m in August 2017
BlackRock et al. back Immunocore in $75m series-C
Biotech company has raised $620m in equity and debt since being founded in 2008
VCs invest in €34m series-C for Cortilia
Company plans to use the fresh capital to consolidate its presence in Italy and expand its customer base
Beyond Capital Partners acquires Xortec
Security systems company is the second platform investment from Beyond Capital Partners Fund II
August Equity acquires Business Systems
Geoff Love, former chief executive officer of Commify, joins the company as executive chairman
DeA Capital backs Alnut
GP invests in the company via Taste of Italy 2, which held a final close on €330m in November 2020
Capza secures minority stake in Ynov
Education group manages eight campuses in France with more than 5,700 students
MCH backs ID software developer Logalty
GP intends to support the company in boosting its international expansion and launching new products
Siparex exits microcars maker Ligier
Sale ends a five-year holding period for Siparex, which acquired a majority stake in Ligier from 21 Partners
Sixth Street closes second European direct lending fund on €1bn
Predecessor fund Specialty Lending Europe I closed on тЌ800m and had invested тЌ946m across 18 companies
Alder sells Nordic Water to trade
Swiss buyer is paying тЌ119m for the company and will see Alder and the management exit the business
Cipio hires new venture partner
Firm also promoted David Kreppel to principal and Dennis Koerner to senior associate
DACH venture and growth deals peak in crisis
Following a strong year in volume terms, market participants remain optimistic about the resilience of the venture ecosystem
Tikehau appoints de la Chevardière to PE advisory board
Prior to his retirement in 2019, de la Chevardière acted as the CFO at French company Total
Livingbridge promotes Titmuss to partner
James Titmuss has previously worked in corporate finance at Oriel Securities and HSBC Investment Bank
Edge hires Andrews as CIO
Simon Andrews joins from BGF where he was an early-stage investor; prior to that, he worked at Octopus Ventures
Apax France to acquire NL Mental Care from NPM Capital
NL Mental Care was acquired by NPM in 2013 and made a series of add-ons during the investment period
Marlin and Francisco to merge Unifaun and Consignor
GPs will be equal shareholders in the combined business and own a majority stake in the company
CVC Capital Partners buys Stark Group from Lone Star
GP paid around тЌ2.5bn for the company, deploying equity from CVC Capital Partners VII
Blackstone, Carlyle in talks to take Signature Aviation private
Blackstone is currently investing from Blackstone Capital Partners VIII, which closed on $26bn
EQT, Verdane to merge Confirmit and FocusVision
Combined company will be led by Confirmit CEO Kyle Ferguson and supported by management of both companies
NCI acquires Sopano majority stake
Following the transaction, Sopano will aim to diversify its customer base towards industrial clients
InfraVia leads €88m round for JobAndTalent
InfraVia Capital Partners has led a €88m series-C round for Spain-based temporary staffing agency JobAndTalent.
TCV leads €110m round for Mambu
Funding round values the digital banking platform at more than €1.7bn, according to a statement