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Video: Frog Capital's Mike Reid on growth equity's chance to shine
Reid recaps a busy year for Frog and shares his experience of dealing with the Covid-19 crisis
Ardian sells Gantner to Alantra-backed Salto
Deal is financed with a €125m capital increase deployed by Alantra, alongside Sofina, Peninsula and Florac
PE-backed Cohedron bolts-on two Dutch companies
Cohedron currently generates more than €100m in revenues, up from €60m in 2017 when the GP acquired it
Omnes, BPI France sell Somos to trade
Semiconductor company has been acquired by Switzerland-based ST Microelectronics
Vam, Adon buy Sicurezza e Ambiente
Italian lenders Banco BPM and Illimity provide a debt package to support the transaction
Patrimonium acquires Roth Group in SBO from Equistone
Equistone acquired the Swiss fire protection and construction company from Ufenau in 2016
Enterprise Investors buys remaining stake in Pan-Pek
GP has acquired the remaining 35% in the company, having bought a 65% stake in the company in May 2018
Video: Alantra's Andy Currie on the outlook for PE
Unquote interviews Andy Currie from Alantra, winner in the Corporate Finance Firm Of The Year category for the 2020 British Private Equity Awards
Signals Venture Capital backs funding round for Workpath
High-Tech Gründerfonds invested in the Munich-based enterprise software developer in September 2019
Levine Leichtman Capital Partners Europe II closes on €463m
Fund has already completed one investment and has two additional deals under contract
BlackRock invests $118m in Arrival at $3.5bn valuation
BlackRock, Hyundai and Kia along with United Parcel Services will hold a minority interest in Arrival
Partners in Equity leads €20m round for Campings.com
Company has previously raised €10m from Luxempart and Ekkio Capital
Deutsche Private Equity announces partner promotions
Six partner promotions follow the final close of DPE Deutschland IV in September 2020 on €1bn
Northpond, Octopus lead $30m series-A for Ori Biotech
Existing investors Amadeus Capital Partners, Delin Ventures and Kindred Capital also join the round
Argand-backed Cherry buys Theobroma Systems
Argand Partners acquired gaming hardware and software company Cherry from Genui in September 2020
VR Equitypartner buys minority stake in Dittrich + Co
GP plans to support the plastic injection moulding specialist with add-ons and organic growth
RedFish invests in FII-backed Maticmind
Private debt funds Tenax QIAIF ICAV and Green Arrow Private Debt also take part in the investment
Ambienta's Amutec acquires Mobert, creates In Pack Machinery
Companies will be merged in a new entity named In Pack Machinery, which will become an aggregation platform
Sofinnova appoints Anderson as partner
Anderson has 25 years of experience in the healthcare and life sciences industries
Newion leads €2.5m round for Mediatool
Financing round is aimed at bettering marketing campaign management for global brands and realising growth targets
British Private Equity Awards 2020: winners announced
Unquote unveils the winners of the 2020 British Private Equity Awards, hotly contested despite a most challenging market
Wolt raises €7.5m from angel investor Lukasz Gadowski
Investment brings the total amount that Wolt has raised to тЌ267m
FII, Vam create Florence fashion group
Clothing companies Giuntini, Ciemmeci Fashion and Mely's Maglieria will be merged to create a fashion group named Florence
Indigo Capital II holds €300m final close
Fund provides private bonds and preferred equity to European mid-market businesses