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Apax acquires majority of Diapason
Founder Pascal Kravitzch and Diapason's management team also invest significantly in the deal
Latour Capital III holds final close on €1bn
Fund targets majority transactions and spin-outs of large companies mainly based in France
YFM invests in Force24
Company plans to use the fresh capital to strengthen its sales and marketing operations and continue to develop its platform
Bregal Milestone to wholly acquire Greenstorm
Bregal has owned a minority stake in the Austria-based e-bike company since December 2018
CBPE X closes on £561m hard-cap
Rede Partners acted as global placement adviser and Macfarlanes as legal adviser
Synova buys insurance broker JM Glendinning
GP invests in the company via its fourth fund, which closed on its ТЃ365m hard-cap in June 2019
Warburg Pincus invests in McMakler
Investor base of the online real estate agent and broker includes Balderton and GR Capital
Sovereign exits BIMM to ICG
Sovereign Capital Partners backed the buyout of BIMM with a ТЃ10m investment in April 2010
Invision buys majority stake in VR Equitypartner's N3K
VR Equitypartner acquired a minority stake in N3K in 2016 and reinvests in the structure
Rhône Capital backs Illycaffè
With Rhône's support, the company intends to further boost its international expansion, primarily in the US
LDC invests in Ross Trustees
Banking facilities for LDC's management buyout of the trustee company are provided by HSBC
Satispay raises €93m in series-C round
Fintech startup has raised $160.7m in total since being founded in 2013, according to Crunchbase
Blackstone exits De Nora in €1.2bn deal
Sale ends a three-year holding period for Blackstone Tactical Opportunities, which owned a minority stake in the company
CVC provides £37.5m financing for Sovereign-backed Nurse Plus
Sovereign Capital purchased Nurse Plus from previous sponsor Key Capital Partners in 2015
Elevat3 Capital leads funding round for Neodigital
Germany-based digital insurance company is also backed by existing investors Coparion and Alstin
PAI buys Grand Frais grocery business EEF
PAI intends to support EEF in accelerating its growth plans, both organically and via external acquisitions
Edge invests in Blast
Investment manager Niall Santamaria led the investment for Edge and has been appointed to the board
Alder to exit Finnish company Aidon in Q1 2021 – report
GP acquired a majority stake in the company in 2013, alongside 2VK Invest, Tesi and key employees
VCs in €100m round for SellerX
Cherry Ventures, Felix Capital and Triple Point Capital have backed the seed round
CVC, Advent, FSI to buy Serie A in €1.7bn deal
Consortium will acquire a 10% stake in a new media company, which will manage Serie A's broadcasting rights
Mercia-backed Abingdon Health files for IPO
Abingdon Health was in discussions with potential investors for an IPO to raise around ТЃ100m
GSK spinout SR One closes $500m debut fund
Biotechnology-focused vehicle will invest in Europe and the US, with GSK as cornerstone investor
Astanor Ventures I closes on $325m
One family office from Asia has invested in the fund, but the majority are based in Europe and the US
Multiples Heatmap: average entry multiple hits 10.5x as dealflow recovers
The UK and Ireland was the hottest region for multiples in Q3, also seeing the largest increase in valuations of any region