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Klarna valued at $10.6bn after $650m round led by Silverlake
Valuation makes it the highest-valued private European and the fourth-highest in the world
ICG opens Milan office
Office is led by head of ICG Italy Luigi Bartone, who will be joined by managing director Giulio Piccinini
GP Profile: Sherpa Capital
Spanish GP Sherpa Capital has recently held a final close on €120m for its new fund Sherpa Special Situations III
Equita Private Debt II holds €100m first close
Fund invests in senior unitranche and subordinated bonds in sponsor-led transactions
Sagard NewGen holds first close for €300m first fund
Fund invests in majority and minority stakes of European companies with revenues of up to €150m
Palatine-backed Gusto applies for CVA
Palatine backed the company's management buyout from Living Ventures Group in April 2014
PE-backed Allegro announces intention to float
Poland-based e-commerce platform backed by Cinven, Permira and Mid Europa reportedly aims for €10-12bn valuation
Verdane adds three to investment team
Stenmarck, Friberg and Stierncreutz are based in Copenhagen, Berlin and Helsinki respectively
Partners Group in talks to acquire BC-backed Côte – report
A spokesperson for Cote confirmed a sale is among several options being explored for the company
Axcel-backed Superoffice to acquire Infobridge – report
According to press reports, InfoBridge generated a turnover of €1.9m in 2019
Whitehelm in £80m funding round for Connexin
Whitehelm has taken a large minority stake, with the management team retaining the majority
Inven Capial leads Zolar series-B expansion
Household solar energy systems provider has raised €15m to expand its €10m series-B round
Astorg's Aries Group to offload two subsidiaries – reports
Beleaguered aerospace sub-contractor is looking to sell ACB and Dufieux, according to local reports
Corsair-backed Zedra buys Fitzgerald & Law
Deal is the fund services provider's third add-on of 2020; it is seeking US and European add-ons
HIG European Capital Partners III sets target on €1bn
GP is also fundraising for HIG Europe Middle Market LBO Fund, which has a target of €2bn
Yotta holds first close on €101m for Smart Industry Fund
Vehicle has a target of more than €120m and has received commitments from BPI France and EIF
Crosslantic's Hakle to be bought by management – report
Crosslantic Capital invested in the business alongside managing director Volker Jung in 2019
HIG buys cybersecurity specialist DGS
GP deploys capital from HIG European Capital Partners II (HECP II), which closed on €825m
MML supports Arrow's acquisition of Click Networks
Click Networks is the third acquisition following MML's investment, alongside Altinet and BTL
Volery takes minority stake in SDC
For the year ending on 30 April 2019, Sustainable Development Capital generated turnover of £12.6m
Quadriga's Scio Automation bolts on Mojin Robotics
Add-on is the second announced by the industrial automation technology company in September 2020
Andera acquires two services companies from Salini
Deal is GP's 13th investment from €165m vehicle Cabestan Capital II, which closed in 2016
IK hires Avedon's Bärenfänger
Julian Bärenfänger was previously a partner at Avedon Capital Partners and joins IK's small-cap team
BIP Capital backs La Boutique Officielle
Arkéa Capital, BNP Paribas Développement, Azulis, Time for Growth, Cadipa and Showcase invest alongside BIP