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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 €800m and had invested €946m across 18 companies
Alder sells Nordic Water to trade
Swiss buyer is paying €119m 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 €2.5bn 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
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
Zukunftsfonds Heilbronn leads €60m round for Eleva
Zukunftsfonds Heilbronn first invested in the biotech company in 2006, according to Unquote Data
Egeria to buy majority stake in sauna company Klafs
Deal is the GP's first DACH-region platform investment since its Munich office opened in April 2020
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