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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
Piper invests £7m in The Thinking Traveller
Ian Simkins, former CEO of Audley Travel, will join the business as executive chairman
Forbion V closes on €460m hard-cap
Investors in Forbion V include a mix of existing and new LPs including Pantheon and Argentum
Carlyle acquires IC Consult Group
Primary buyout from CETP IV sees the IAM software company's management team retain a minority stake
Nazca Capital buys Laboratorios Almond
GP intends to support the company in boosting its expansion across Spain and the rest of Europe
Sova VC makes first investment from debut fund
Although sector agnostic, the Sova VC team has a focus on technology and healthcare
Castik sells Acrotec to Carlyle
Precision parts producer was valued at CHF 280m when it was acquired by Castik in 2016
Investindustrial to take control of Guala
Investindustrial plans to launch a full takeover offer for Guala, at €8.20 per share
ArchiMed's Bomi bolts on Florence Shipping
Third add-on inked by Bomi, following its acquisition of Logifarma and its purchase of ILS
Rundit raises €1m in seed funding
Startup was founded this year and has so far raised €1.6m in total
Investcorp sells Avira, nets 200% IRR
Cybersecurity company saw EBITDA increase by 80% during the eight-month investment period
GP Profile: PAI to step up DACH deal-making
Ralph Heuwing, recently appointed partner and head of DACH, discusses the regional focus with Harriet Matthews
EQT acquires 30% stake in listed company Beijer Ref
GP buys $1.1bn stake from air conditioner manufacturer Carrier Global Corporation
Highland Europe closes fourth fund on €700m hard-cap
Kirkland & Ellis provided legal advice and the firm did not use a placement agent
VCs in CHF 20m funding round for H55
New investor Tippet Venture Partners leads the round alongside existing investor ND Capital
Korona Invest acquires stake in Enmac
Enmac is GP's sixth investment from the fund, which was 50% deployed following its fifth investment in April 2020
Scale Venture Partners Fund VII closes on $600m
Fund targets software startups, with a special focus on cloud infrastructure, cybersecurity and AI
Sun Capital et al. in £13m round for Roxi
Other investors in the funding round include Terra Firma founder Guy Hands and other angel investors
EQT sells Apleona to PAI for €1.6bn
Deal is PAI's first in the DACH region since appointing Ralph Heuwing as partner and head of DACH
Marcol-backed HealthHero acquires Eight Roads-backed Doctorlink
Doctorlink generated £3.8m in turnover and EBITDA of -£7.6m in the year ending on 30 June 2020
EQT Ventures leads €50m series-B for Luko
Company intends to use the fresh capital to further boost its product development and scale up its team
Permira leads €150m round for Catawiki
Accel also backs the round for the Netherlands-based online auction platform
Bain's Fedrigoni buys Industrial Papelera Venus
This is the third add-on inked by Fedrigoni, following its acquisition of Cordenons and its purchase of Ritrama