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GHO, co-investors complete Envision deal
Ardian and GHO started exploring options for the sale of Envision in May, with a deal struck in July
Buyout rankings: who has invested most across Europe since April?
EQT, Ardian and KKR remained very active and struck sizeable deals amid the coronavirus turmoil
FirstFloor et al. back €41m series-D for Skeleton
Latest round brings Skeleton's total funding to €93m since its inception in 2009
LionRock rescues Clarks in £100m deal
Asian GP will acquire a majority stake in Clarks as it enters a company voluntary agreement
Mid Europa buys Polish e-retailer Displate
Company's founders will remain significant minority shareholders of the business
Archeide launches €50m VC fund
Fund will target Italian startups developing innovative products and applications
Clessidra buys Coefi from Archeide
Sale ends an eight-year holding period for Archeide, which has supported the growth and expansion of Coefi since 2012
Mutares carves out two units from Gea Group
Deal includes the companies' sites located in France and the Netherlands, with a total of 230 employees
MVI buys Swedish company Biototal
Deal is the second investment from the GP's MVI Fund II, which is still on the road and is targeting SEK 1bn
Orienta backs engineering specialist LMA
With Orienta's support, the company plans to further boost its expansion, both organically and via new acquisitions
Nordic Capital carves out RegTech from BearingPoint
GP followed the company for a long time and entered into exclusive negotiations with BearingPoint a few months ago
360 Capital to launch €50m Square II fund
360 Square II will deploy equity tickets of €500,000-3m, primarily across France and Italy
Agilitas buys TenCate Armor from Gilde's Royal TenCate
This is the sixth platform deal made by Agilitas via its second fund
Preparing for the turnarounds wave
The much-anticipated wave of distressed opportunities has failed to materialise so far, but market participants are still readying for an uptick
HAL backs two Dutch greenhouse businesses
Dutch investment company secures 60% stake in Stolze and a 24% interest in Prins Group
Grant Thornton appoints new head of UK corporate finance
Woodley has been with Grant Thornton for 15 years in the M&A practice, having joined from 3i in 2005
Epidarex sells Sirakoss to VC-backed OssDsign
Epidarex Capital initially backed the ТЃ3.1m series-A for the bone graft substitutes developer in 2014
Maven, Par Equity sell Symphonic stakes to trade
US-based Ping Identity acquires the Edinburgh-headquartered identity and authorisation software
Sherpa appoints Medina as operating partner
Medina joins Sherpa's portfolio management team, with the role of adding value to the firm's investee companies
Motion Equity to take Olmix private
GP intends to launch a voluntary offer with the aim of de-listing the company by the end of 2020
EQT Public Value to acquire minority stake in BioGaia
GP is planning to acquire 8% stake in BioGaia for SEK 650m
VCs sell Flaschenpost stakes to Oetker
Investors including Cherry Ventures and Vorwerk Ventures backed the drinks delivery company
Eurazeo exits Farfetch with €90.4m proceeds
Sale ends a four-year holding period for Eurazeo, which led a $110m series-F funding round for the company
Lugard Road Capital leads $32m round for InRiver
Company has raised around $56m in total funding and will use the latest proceeds to speed up growth to meet accelerated customer demand