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Fazer leads €15m series-A round for Solar Foods
Finnish food corporation becomes the biggest shareholder in the food technology startup with 15% stake
Claris Biotech I holds €30m first closing
Fund targets early-stage rounds across the biopharmaceutical industry, focusing on oncology, immunology and rare diseases
SwanCap holds final close for Swan IV
Co-investment fund closed on €303m, surpassing its €250m target, and the GP has now launched Swan V
Beechbrook to close Ireland Fund in Q4, credit fund in 2021
Beechbrook is also looking to raise its next flagship vehicle, Beechbrook Private Debt IV
Polaris acquires Swedish dental clinic chain Distrikstandvården
Deal is the result of a sale auction, for which ABG Sundal Collier had been mandated last year
Upfront, IA Ventures leads $15.1m series-A in InfoSum
Funding will be used to accelerate InfoSum's expansion across North America and Europe
Summit Partners invests in CluePoints
Company plans to use the fresh capital to boost its growth and expand its international presence
Travers Smith poaches Simon Witney from Debevoise & Plimpton
Witney joins Travers Smith from Debevoise & Plimpton, where he has worked since 2017
Multiples Heatmap: pricing ticks up as GPs flock to safe assets
Although dealflow was severely impacted by Covid-19 in Q2, average entry multiples actually went up given the scarcity of attractive opportunities
Silverfleet hires Prym as investment executive
Stephan Prym joins from Aplina Partners, marking Silverfleet's second DACH hire of 2020
Munich Private Equity Partners launches fundraising for MPEP IV
Fund targets €250m and is open to third-party investors following a €100m commitment from RWB Group
TA Associates rehires Mahadevan
Benjamin Bold and Daniel Gold also rejoin as vice-presidents in the firm's Boston office
HitecVision sells Aarbakke to Westco Investering
GP exits the company after a holding period of 14 years, alongside founder Inge Brigt Aarbakke
VC-backed IDNow acquires Wirecard Communication Services
IDNow intends to expand its customer service offering following increased demand in recent months
Nexxus Iberia backs Mercurius Health
GP invests via Nexxus Iberia Private Equity Fund I, which held a final close on €170m in February 2020
EQT Infrastructure in exclusivity to acquire IK's Colisée
During IK's three-year holding period, the company tripled in size, according to a statement
Investindustrial buys machinery producer Della Toffola
GP acquires a stake of 73.5%, while Vittorio, Francesco and Luciano Della Toffola retain the remainder
Inflexion buys minority stake in Auxadi
Inflexion intends to boost Auxadi's growth via additional acquisitions and geographic expansion
RCapital to acquire Archant through CVA
Archant's board says several options including a sale had been explored but a CVA was the best outcome
EQT-backed Recover Nordic bolts-on two companies
Damage control service has completed 19 bolt-on acquisitions since being founded in 2013
Piper sells Forthglade to IK
IK is currently investing from its IX fund, which closed on тЌ2.85bn in May 2020
Main Capital sells Denit for €20m
Uniserver will wholly acquire the company, while founder Dennis Bruin will also leave permanently
ArchiMed closes MED Platform I on €1bn
Oversubscribed fund closes above its €800m target after a couple of years on the road
Pinova Capital invests in AT Automation Technology
Deal is the sixth from Pinova Fund II, which held a final close in January 2017 on €180m