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83North leads $90m series-C round for Exotec
Robotics startup has raised $111m since its founding five years ago
Eos set to deploy in lower-mid-market following fund close
Munich-based GP held a final close for its debut fund in September 2020 on its hard-cap of €175m
Russmedia Partners buys majority stake in Bergfex
Founders of the online Alpine tourism platform will continue to hold a stake in the business
Valar Ventures leads $52m series-A for Bitpanda
Company intends to use the fresh capital to further boost its expansion across Europe and scale up its team
TDR-backed Buffalo Grill acquires distressed rival Courtepaille
Sale process was initiated by Courtepaille's PE sponsor Intermediate Capital Group, which filed for a receivership procedure in July
Hermes Capital-backed Mattenbach buys FO Group
Switzerland-headquartered Hermes Capital Group acquired Mattenbach in November 2019
Inflexion-backed Ocorian acquires Newgate
Newgate Compliance is a London-based compliance consultancy and hosted regulatory service
Mavenir buys VC-backed IP Access
Following the deal, IP Access will operate as a business unit within Mavenir's emerging business group
DPE's AWK Group buys Talos
Deutsche Private Equity bought a 55% stake in IT consultancy AWK in 2017 via its third flagship fund
BC-backed Côte acquired by Partners Group
Former Wagamama CEO Jane Holbrook joins the French-style dining chain's board as chair
Pelican invests £5m in YourParkingSpace
Typical investments from Pelican are in companies with sustainable profits greater than ТЃ1m
EQT-backed Iver acquires City Network
Deal is Iver's sixth add-on deal since its creation in 2018 through a merger
BGF invests £6.8m in Appnovation
Both CBGF and BGF made initial investments in Appnovation in July 2019 totalling ТЃ8.8m
Italian PE players highlight silver linings amid crisis
Fundraising challenges, portfolio support and new opportunities were key themes discussed at last week’s Unquote Italian Private Equity Forum
ELF hires Wimpff as investment director
Florian Wimpff joins the direct lending firm from ESO Capital and also has experience at Herter & Co
KKR-backed Exact bolts on Belgian company Officient
Deal is company's fourth add-on acquisition under KKR's ownership
Faraday launches €40m venture capital fund
Faraday Europa I will invest in early-stage startups with potential for high-growth and rapid value creation
Highland Europe launches $706m Technology Growth IV
GP held a final close for Highland Europe Technology Growth III in June 2018 on тЌ463m
CrossEngage announces €6.5m growth capital round
Marketing software company also announces merger with Target Partners' GPredictive
Mayfair-, Hoxton-backed SuperAwesome sold to trade
SuperAwesome reported revenues of ТЃ21m in 2018, as well as an operating loss of ТЃ5.5m
EQT carves out Natural Colours from Chr Hansen in €800m deal
GP is deploying equity from its latest fund, EQT IX, which will be 15-20% invested following deal completion
CDPQ backs Colisée alongside EQT
EQT and CDPQ intend to support the company in its growth strategy in France and internationally
Phoenix-backed Sygnature acquires XenoGesis
Previously, Sygnature has acquired two in-vivo pharmacology clinical research organisations
DACH buyout deal value sees sharp summer decline
Following a quiet period for upper-mid-cap dealflow, Unquote gauges market sentiment as to whether activity could pick up before year-end