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Voima Ventures leads €2m round for Betolar
Startup will use the proceeds to start the commercialisation of its product to global markets
Searchlight closes third fund on $3.4bn
LPs in the fund include the California State Teachers Retirement System and CPPIB
CapMan Growth closes second fund on €97m
GP aims to complete the fund's investment period withiun three years and raise a new growth fund every three years
Equistone sells Eschenbach to trade
UK-based Inspecs Group is to pay €94.85m for the eyewear business, according to a statement
Clessidra launches fourth buyout fund
Fund will acquire majority stakes in profitable companies with high-growth potential
Livingbridge sells Giacom to trade
Bidders for the company included Hg among a number of other trade and private equity bidders
Knight Capital leads €10m series-B for Smart Protection
Swanlaab Venture Factory and CDTI also take part in the round, alongside previous backers including Nauta Capital
Eurazeo buys Altaïr from Motion Equity for €115m
Sale ends a four-year holding period for Motion Equity, which bought the company from Azulis, Gimv and co-investors
Viking, General Atlantic lead $80m round for Pharvaris
Foresite, Bain Life Sciences, VenBio Partners and Venroc also back the biotechnology company
C5 to hold double close in December 2020
Launched in February 2020, the firm's impact fund has made two investments, including Enveil
NorthEdge invests in Lights4fun
In a competitive process run by Sentio, NorthEdge was chosen as the preferred partner due to cultural fit
Hg acquires Septeo Group
Deal sees Hg investing via Genesis 9 and reportedly values the legal tech business at more than €1bn
BGF invests £8m in UK Flooring Direct
Keith Pacey is currently chair at UK Flooring Direct and will continue in this role
Onex, GIC lead investment in $1bn Convex
GIC has made several investments in 2020, including in Klarna and Thyssenkrupp Elevator
Novalis Biotech aims for January second close for new €25m fund
Belgian VC Novalis held a first close on €8m for its second fund on 8 November
Aberdeen secondaries fund on track for early 2021 final close
Secondary Opportunities Fund IV has raised more than half of its $500m target
Covid-19, oversubscribed funds fuel interest in early secondaries
Early secondaries are tipped to become more plentiful in the coming months, but market observers urge caution to mitigate potential pitfalls
VCs in $20m series-C extension for Tourlane
Tourism booking platform is backed by investors including Sequoia Capital and Spark Capital
Consilium launches €100m fourth fund
Fund targets Italian mid-market companies and provides equity tickets in the €15-20m range
M Ventures, Imec Xpand lead $20m round for Ferroelectric Memory
SK Hynix, Robert Bosch Venture Capital, TEL Venture Capital and eCapital also backed the round
Sale of EQT-owned Fertin Pharma to launch in Q1 2021
GP is aiming to close the deal before the second half of 2021
Bregal leads $53m series-C for Paack
Previous investors Unbound, RPS Ventures, Rider Global and Fuse Ventures also take part in the round
Inven Capital leads $50m round for Forto
Also participating in the round for the freight software platform were VCs including Iris Capital
Omers considers sale of ERM for £2.5bn – report
Omers Private Equity acquired ERM from Charterhouse for an enterprise value of $1.7bn in June 2015