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Waterland's Beck Et Al buys InfoWan
IT cloud service group now comprises four businesses and was formed by Waterland in May 2020
EQT to launch Huscompagniet's IPO - report
IPO is expected to be launched by the end of the year or the beginning of 2021 at the latest
Tencent buys minority interest in Goldman Sachs-backed Voodoo
Voodoo CEO Alexandre Yazdi will retain majority ownership of the gaming company
CVC's Syntegon sells Viersen-based operations to trade
CVC acquired Syntegon Technolgy in a carve-out from Robert Bosch in 2019 via its seventh fund
PE-backed Ardonagh acquires Thames Underwriting
Thames will join Ardonagh's suite of MGA brands and will operate within Geo Specialty Group
Bullnet Capital sells Codice SW to PE-backed Unity
Sale ends an 11-year holding period for Spanish venture capital firm Bullnet Capital
Adiuva-backed Konzmann acquires Trenker
Building services provider has made 12 add-ons since Adiuva Capital first invested in 2016
Horizon leads $5m round for Liki24
Fresh capital will be used to finance the company's further expansion in Europe
DACH venture and growth deals reach volume high in H1 2020
Growth and VC deal volume exceeded that of all previous half-yearly figures, although average deal size and fundraising activity declined
Notion leads €7m series-A for Claimsforce
Notion had been in discussions with the Claimsforce management team since Q1 2019
Ceecat Capital on road for Fund II
Vehicle is the first to be raised since Ceecat Capital span out from ADM Capital in 2018
Guidepost injects $20m into Elements Global Services
Deal is the first investment from Guidepost's third fund, which came to market last year
Gilde's Raak Metals buys Stolwerk Metaal
Add-on is the first since GIlde Equity Management bought a majority stake in Raak in February 2020
Inflexion-backed Bollington Wilson acquires Watson Laurie
Inflexion will continue to support Bollington in its growth plans, according to a statement
General Atlantic invests in Gymshark at £1bn valuation
First round bids for the minority stake were collected in early July 2020
Mobeus sells Access-IS, nets 23.4% IRR
Since Mobeus's investment, Access has doubled revenues from £11.5m to more than £19m in 2019
GP Profile: FPE Capital
FPE Capital is now gearing up to begin making investments again in the technology sector, says managing partner David Barbour
EQT, Vaaka Partners sell shares worth €119m in Musti
Shares have been sold to institutional investors for €15.8 a share
LDC's Onecom bolts on Glamorgan Telecom Group
Add-on is the first since LDC and Ares provided financing of £100m to the telecoms company in 2019
Deutsche Beteiligungs AG acquires Multimon
Acquisition of the fire safety systems provider is the first from the GP's €1.1bn eighth fund
STIC Investment, SoftBank Korea et al. acquire Systran
Fresh capital will go towards increasing delivery speed and geographic footprint
NorthEdge-backed Catalis acquires Whyttest
Marius Potirniche, the founder of Whyttest, has become a senior executive within the Testronic team
Advent buys 30% stake in Aareon
Deal gives the property software company an EV of €960m, with Advent's stake valued at €260m
Macfarlanes hires Ropes & Gray's Hitching
Hitching joins from the London office of Ropes & Gray, where he has been a partner since 2017