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Lithuanian Aid Fund for Business looks to raise up to €500m
Fund has already secured a €100m investment from the Lithuanian government
Video: market sentiment is on the up, says CIL's Jon Whiteman
Unquote interviews Jon Whiteman from CIL Management Consultants following their win at the 2020 British Private Equity Awards
BFinance hires private markets senior director
Anna Morrison joins from IFM Investors, where she managed the firm's fund-of-funds programme
Isomer II sets target at €250m
Fund's predecessor, Isomer Capital Fund, closed on €150m in February 2016
LearnUpon raises $56m from Summit Partners
Funding will be used to hire more staff, support product development and meet customer demand
True Ventures raises $840m in two final closes
True Core VII provides seed and early-stage capital, while True Select IV provides follow-on capital
Aurelius acquires GKN Wheels & Structures
Aurelius plans to explore off-highway wheels sector consolidation options following the carve-out
Dunedin-backed GPS draws investment from Visa
Global Processing Services generated revenues of £16.5m in 2019 and adjusted EBITDA of £3.79m
One Equity-backed MCL buys Elanity
One Equity Partners acquired IT consultancy MCL in an SBO from Lead Equities in March 2020
S-UBG buys minority stakes in Thermoglas, Glas Trienes
New managing director Mathias Schlatt will acquire the remaining shares in the companies
Orange Capital buys La Sanfermese
GP plans to boost the company's expansion in new geographies and agri-food segments
German biotech firm Topas raises €22m in series-B round
Biotech company has raised €40m in equity financing since 2016
Mercia sells Clear Review for £26m
Mercia portfolio director Nigel Owens, previously a non-executive director, will step down
Ardian buys minority stake in H2 Pharma
GP invests in the company via Ardian Growth II, which closed on €230m in April 2018
Sherpa appoints Lahuerta as investment director
Isaac Lahuerta has experience in special situations deals, having worked for Black Toro Capital and Avenue Capital Group
Siparex Intermezzo invests in Groupe MC3
Transaction also financed with a €10m senior debt from LCL, BNP Paribas, Bred Banque Populaire and CIC
Partners Group backs Telepass in €2bn deal
GP acquires a 49% stake in the company for €1.06bn, while the reminder is retained by current owner Atlantia
LDC exits Mitrefinch
LDC invested £20m in Mitrefinch in 2016 for a minority stake and has supported the company in doubling revenues
Omega leads $16m round for Chord Therapeutics
Omega managing director Claudio Nessi and principal Francesco Draetta will join the company's board
Averna acquires ClimateCare
Debt was provided by Bridgepoint Credit, which recently successfully acquired EQT's credit business
Cathay leads $15m series-B for healthtech company Savana
Company plans to use the fresh capital to boost its international expansion and further grow its operations in the US
Baird, Beechbrook complete Nigel Wright restructuring
Both institutional investors will retain minority positions in the recruitment business
Mid Europa sells minority stake in listed Waberer's
Transaction also includes a call option for trade buyer Indotek for the GP's remaining 47.99% stake
Axcel acquires Ventab, Ventilationsprojekt, Installationsbolaget
New group has combined revenues of €87m and employs more than 300 staff