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Verdane invests in AsGoodAsNew
Verdane has previously made 30 investments in the e-commerce sector, the GP said to a statement
SK Capital to buy Ipackchem from Sagard
Sale ends a holding period of around four years for Sagard, which bought Ipackchem from Céréa and BPI France
Endless acquires Party City's international assets for $59m
Amscan, the UK business being sold, will have its management team continue in place
Emeram acquires Tenié und Gores
Emeram plans to support TUG's growth in part by making add-ons to consolidate the submetering market
RA leads $45m round for PepGen
With a seed investment of ТЃ4.5m from OSI, PepGen was spun out in 2018
Mid Europa to acquire Sage Group's Polish business
Software business is valued at £66m and the sale process saw interest from a number of sponsors
PE-backed Elektroimportøren prices IPO
Company will start trading from 16 December on Euronext Growth Oslo
KKR's Unzer buys Lavego
Unzer, formerly known as Heidelpay, was acquired by KKR in a €750m SBO from AnaCap in 2019
One Peak leads $28m investment in Brightflag
Existing investors Sands Capital Ventures and Frontline Ventures also participate in the round
PE-backed Navico divests C-Map Commercial
Divestment will allow Navico to focus on its core business
Portobello buys Poligof from 21 Invest
Sale ends a five-year holding period for 21 Invest, which bought Poligof via its 21 Investimenti III fund
LDC appoints new CEO
Toby Rougier joins from Lloyds Banking Group, where he is currently group corporate treasurer
BGF appoints Isherwood and Strang to board
Kris Isherwood is currently CFO of Eight Roads and Jim Strang is chairman of Hamilton Lane
Q3 Barometer: Green shoots emerge
Aggregate value of deals was noticeably up in Q3 as the reopening of debt markets boosted transaction sizes
Inflexion sells LCP to Charterhouse for £300m
LCP's executives and employees own a majority of its shares and its partners will increase their share
Enterprise Investors to carve out Software Mind from Ailleron
GP will deploy equity from its Polish Enterprise Fund VIII, which held a first and final close on €498m
Wellington Hadley Harbor III closes on $1.8bn
In addition to the capital raised, the fund also has access to up to $400m from co-investors
Lakestar leads €75m round for Isar Aerospace
Micro-satellite launch developer also backed by investors including Earlybird and UVC Partners
VCs in $36.7m series-C for Weaveworks
Weaveworks will use the fresh capital to enhance its platform and accelerate market expansion
Insight Partners leads £100m investment in Exclaimer
New investor Farview Equity Partners and existing investor Livingbridge both participate
Merieux Equity et al. in series-A round for Cell-Easy
Company plans to use the fresh funding to expand its manufacturing platform and scale up its team
General Atlantic promotes two
Melis Kahya Akar becomes managing director and Caroline Woodworth is promoted to principal
Cavendish promotes Farrugia to managing partner
Farrugia has also held positions at Strata Partners and Close Brothers Corporate Finance
2021 Preview: UK activity on the up, but market braces for tax hit
UK market players are finding solace in investment volumes pulling back towards pre-Covid-19 levels