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IK sells Signature Foods to Pamplona
IK acquired the company from its IK VII fund, which closed on €1.4bn in October 2013
Unquote Private Equity Podcast: DACH 2020 Review
Katharine Hidalgo welcomes Unquote DACH reporter Harriet Matthews to discuss how dealflow and fundraising prospects are faring as 2021 rolls on
Learn Capital leads $80m series-D round for Brainly
Funds from the round will be used to bring new products to the Brainly community
Latour sells Nextpool to B&Capital-led consortium
GP sells its stake six years after acquiring it via Latour Capital I in December 2014
Triton announces merger of AVS, Chevron, Fero and Ramudden
Merger of Triton's four traffic services portfolio companies follows a refi earlier in December
BVP leads €2.1m round for FoodMarble
Company is looking to further its US activity following the fresh funding
Hg acquires Geomatikk
GP is deploying from its Hg Mercury 2 Fund, which held a final close on ТЃ575m in February 2017
VC-backed Cazoo acquires Target Global-backed Drover
Cazoo generates revenue of ТЃ150m and has a valuation of more than ТЃ2bn
TCV leads $130m round for Spryker
Series-C round values the Germany-headquartered e-commerce software platform at more than $500m
Arcus buys majority stake in BitterLiebe
Founders of the bitter dietary supplements producer are to retain a minority stake in the company
Draper Esprit leads $30m round for CoachHub
Round is also backed by HV Capital, Partech, Speedinvest, Signals Venture Capital and RTP Global
Unquote Private Equity Podcast: France 2020 review
Katharine Hidalgo welcomes Unquote editor Greg Gille to discuss how dealflow and fundraising prospects are faring as 2021 rolls on
Ardian buys AD Education
BC Partners and CVC were also reportedly among suitors mulling a bid for AD Education
Tikehau Capital hires new CFO
Prior to joining Tikehau, Antoine Onfray was group deputy CEO of listed real estate group Paref
29% of LPs have decreased interest in emerging managers – survey
Placement agent Eaton Partnersт latest LP Pulse Survey collected responses from 61 LPs globally
Toscafund, Penta to acquire TalkTalk for £1.1bn
Consortium offered 97 pence per share, a premium of 16.4% on the unaffected share price of 83.3 pence
Bolster invests in Oceanwide Expeditions
Investment in the Arctic and Antarctic cruise company is Bolster's third deal of 2020
SHS buys minority stake in Develco Pharma
Growth capital deal is the ninth investment from the healthcare-focused GP's fifth fund
Omnes buys minority stake in Tennaxia
Company will use investment to step up cross-selling strategy, strengthen sales teams, and attract new customers
LDC exits Texthelp, Five Arrows invests
LDC was seeking around five potential sponsors in October 2020, one of which was ECI Partners
Ontario Teachers' hires Nick Jansa from Deutsche Bank
Jansa joins from Deutsche Bank, where he spent more than 24 years
D1 leads €150m round for Bolt
Bolt will use the funds to enhance the safety and quality of its products as it grows in Europe and Africa
Unquote Private Equity Podcast: UK & Ireland 2020 Review
Early figures highlight how a 2008-style meltdown was averted in 2020, both in terms of deal-doing and fundraising
Sanofi et al. back €47m series-B for MinervaX
MinervaX has so far raised a total of $81.5m in funding, including grants