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Cambridge Associates hires Amatulli
Amatulli joins from Younited Credit, where she was responsible for Italian Capital Markets
Carlsquare hires Zetzsche as partner
Andreas Zetzsche joins the corporate finance firm's Berlin team from energy company RWE
Sofinnova et al. in €35m series-C round for CorWave
Company has so far raised €80m in funding since being founded in 2012
Waterland's Netgo bolts on Arxes-Tolina
Bolt-on is Netgo's sixth acquisition since Waterland acquired the IT service in October 2019
Investcorp-backed Impero acquires Netop
Acquisition was made partly to internationalise Impero's business, particularly in the US
Flexstone Partners appoints head of ESG
Gibert, who joined Flexstone Partners in 2014 and is based in Paris, will take on the new role in addition to her existing responsibilities
Montana Capital Partners closes OSP V on €1.3bn
MCP took eight months to raise the secondaries-focused fund, the GP said in a statement
BGV closes fourth fund on €140m
Following this fundraise, the firm expects to expand the investment team with one or two hires
Southern Europe's VC industry grows amid pandemic
VC ecosystem has not been immune to Covid-19, but has been able to react more promptly than traditional segments of the PE market
Charterhouse invests in Phastar
Phastar operates across an international network of 12 offices and employs 250 people
AnaCap buys stake in MRH Trowe
GP intends to support a buy-and-build strategy for the Germany-based insurance broker
Unigrains secures minority stake in Innatis
GP has also backed Innatis's acquisition of Domaine des Coteaux, a producer of peaches, nectarines, apricots, cherries and kiwis
Legatum takes part in £60m round for GB News – report
Launched in 2019, GB News is a UK-based broadcaster that expects to launch programming in 2021
OpenGate to buy Solvay subsidiaries in Europe and US
Solvay sold its Belgium-based strontium carbonate production unit to Latour Capital in November 2020
WestBridge promotes three
WestBridge has promoted Minton and MacLeay to the position of senior investment manager, and Sinclair to investment manager
LDC invests in Omniplex
Following the transaction, the business will focus on organic and inorganic growth
eCapital backs series-A for Papershift
eCapital is a new investor in the software developer, which raised a seed round in 2015
Apse-backed Kallidus acquires Sapling
This is Kallidus's second acquisition following the purchase of Engage in Learning in March 2020
Equistone in talks to buy Ligentia
Sale process of the privately held company was launched in September, with Rothschild advising
Mayfair acquires Seraphine from Bridgepoint for £50m
Seraphine generated ТЃ28.1m in sales for the year to 31 March 2020 and ТЃ4.7m EBITDA
Westlake sells Somatex to trade for $64m
US-based listed medical devices business Hologic acquires the business in a $64m deal
IK buys LSA from BlackFin
BlackFin exits the company five years after wholly acquiring it, then operating as Lucheux
Index, General Catalyst in $100m round for Bloom & Wild – report
Existing shareholders in the business include MMC Ventures and Piper Private Equity
Waterland to acquire Yieldkit
Acquisition of the marketing optimisation business is a platform investment from Waterland VII