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Superhero Capital to hold €40m final close by end of 2020
VC firm's new fund will be double the size of its previous fund, which is now fully invested
Waterland's Netgo bolts on CSM MeinSystemhaus
IT service Netgo is pursuing a buy-and-build strategy and acquired Commehr and Workbees in July 2020
TCV leads €90m series-B for Mollie
Company intends to use the fresh capital to further boost its expansion and broaden its product offering
DPE Deutschland IV holds final close on €1bn
Fund will remain focused on Mittelstand buyouts and is the largest vehicle raised so far by the GP
DACH lender sentiment continues to improve – survey
Leverage has not changed significantly for resilient assets, which are still prioritised
Oaktree Capital buys Stade Malherbe Caen
GP invests in the company alongside French entrepreneur Pierre-Antoine Capton, who is appointed as chair
Blackstone leads £50m capital injection for NEC
Blackstone originally invested in NEC in 2018, drawing equity from its Total Alternatives Solution IV
CEFIF, Leapfrog et al. in $30m round for BIMA
Company has raised more than $200m since being founded 10 years ago
Apiary invests in ACC
Apiary Capital invests in companies with enterprise values of £10-75m
HIG hires Jain as managing director
HIG launched its European Capital Partners III fund in July 2020, with a target of €830m
Ambienta opens Paris office, hires two new partners
Gwenaelle Le Ho Daguzan is appointed as partner in France and Hans Haderer in Germany
Herter & Co hires Samii
Marco Samii joins the firm from IKB Deutsche Industriebank, where he was head of leveraged finance
Abac buys five petcare companies
GP acquires the companies via Abac Solutions, which closed on €320m in May 2016
Capiton acquires electronics business Cedes
Switzerland-based 3D sensor producer is set to be the GP's platform investment in H2 2020
Inflexion promotes Richards, Edmans to senior partner
Chris Wright has also been hired as a partner in Inflexion's Manchester office
FIEE holds €127.5m first close for second fund
Fund targets the energy efficiency, renewables, lighting, co-generation, pollution control and smart city sectors
Warburg Pincus invests in Infoniqa
HR software's management and previous shareholder Elvaston Capital are also investing
FSN buys majority stake in Elvaston's MHP Solution Group
Elvaston and the company's management will retain a minority stake in the logistics software company
Squire Patton Boggs hires Eversheds' Milne
In 2020, Squire PB's corporate practice team also saw the arrival in London of partners Squires and Leeming
Mobeus invests £7m in series-B for Buster + Punch
In 2017, Mobeus Equity provided Buster + Punch with £2.9m in growth capital financing
Nexxus Iberia buys STM
GP invests in the company via Nexxus Iberia Private Equity Fund I, which closed on €170m in February 2020
Luminar Ventures leads $1m seed round for Teemyco
Tech startup will use proceeds to launch its service and hire additional staff
Elaghmore acquires Blaze Signs from Mobeus
Arbuthnot Latham in Leeds supported Elaghmore, providing acquisition and working capital facilities
Piper invests £11.5m in Wattbike
Investment is intended to help the business grow in the UK, and expand in the US and Asia