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Ace Aero Partenaires nets further €100m commitment
Crédit Agricole, its regional subsidiaries and LCL push the fund closer to its €1bn target
Covid-19 impact expected to be more severe than GFC – survey
Almost all Dechert survey respondents expect distressed deals to increase, while 82% cited more deal delays as an ongoing effect
PAI buys MyFlower from LFPI and Montefiore
GP is deploying equity from its latest vehicle, PAI Mid-Market fund, which held a first close in October 2020
LDC-backed Linley acquires MML's Lomond in £100m merger
Co-founder and CEO of Linley & Simpson, Will Linley, will join the board as group managing director
Inflexion acquires DWS minority from Daisy Group for £1bn
Daisy began exploring strategic options for the business with Oakley Advisory in September 2020
CD&R carves out Wolseley UK plumbing merchant business for £308m
Ferguson engaged NM Rothschild to approach potential buyers in October 2020
Adelis buys stake in Finnish digital learning firm Valamis
Current management will retain a significant stake in the company and continue in their roles
IK invests in Valoria Capital
GP invests via IK Small Cap II Fund, while Idinvest provides financing for the transaction
Waterland's Median Kliniken acquires Priory Group for £1bn
Deal is the 22nd bolt-on in Median's buy-and-build strategy since Waterland's first investment in 2011
NVM sells It's All Good to CapVest-backed Valeo Foods
IAG is the 15th food business to be acquired by Valeo Foods since it was founded in 2010
Here's to a merrier 2021
The Unquote team wishes you a restful break and will be back to cover European private equity news on 4 January
Weinberg Capital buys supermarket chain Marcel & Fils
GP is deploying equity from its third fund, and Marcel & Fils is its fourth investment from the vehicle
Pollen Street sells SRG to HGGC
Deal represents a full exit for Pollen Street Capital, which was invested in SRG through its third fund
Evoco carves out six industrial companies from Gesco
GP is deploying equity from its third fund, Evoco TSE III, which held a first close in June 2020 on €93m and is targeting €150m
Evoco increases stake in ReBuy
Evoco and its investment partners will now own a stake of more than 50% in the e-commerce platform
Livingbridge invests in Welltel
Livingbridge intends to accelerate Welltel's growth plans by supporting its M&A programme
Alcedo to sell Nahrin SwissCare to Vam
Vam Investments takes stakes in businesses requiring restructurings, with a required investment of €5-20m
Unquote Private Equity Podcast: Nordic 2020 Review
Katharine Hidalgo welcomes Unquote Nordic reporter Eliza Punshi to discuss how dealflow and fundraising prospects are faring as 2021 rolls on
Aksia in exclusive talks to acquire MIR – report
De'Rossi & Associati is reportedly acting as a legal adviser to MIR, while Mediobanca is running the process
MB Funds to sell A-Katsastus to Finnish cooperative Tradeka
Exit comes a year and a half after the Finnish GP acquired the company from Bridgepoint, having also owned the company between 2003 and 2006
Amadeus leads $3m round for V7 Labs
Round also sees participation from Partech, Air Street Capital and Miele Venture Capital
2021 Preview: Dry powder drives DACH prospects for 2021
DACH players adopted increased portfolio management and defensive investment decisions in 2020, but dry powder is set to drive 2021
Maj Invest acquires Ferm Living from Vendis Capital
Deal reportedly values the interior design company at around тЌ67m
Cinven, EQT, CPPI invest €175m in Hotelbeds
Transaction is coupled with a debt maturity extension from existing creditors