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YFM hires new partner
YFM closed its most recent fund, YFM Buyout Fund II, on ТЃ80m in March 2020
Finland's VC industry remains buoyant despite pandemic
Dealflow in the Finnish VC market remained strong in the peak months of the coronavirus outbreak, with local players cautiously optimistic
Callista buys Ledvance Eichstätt
Company will now operate as Aurora Lichtwerke and was sold as part of a non-core asset divestment
Paradigm Capital increases IES stake to 57.6%
GP previously owned around 20% of the listed education company
Ripplewood in exclusive negotiations to buy Fidor Bank from BPCE
French bank BPCE mandated advisers to sell the Germany-based digital banking platform in 2018
ECI invests in CSL
ECI is currently investing from its ECI 11 fund, which closed on ТЃ700m on July 2018
Peninsular backs NovaSparks MBO
GP will partner with NovaSparks CEO Luc Burgun to consolidate in a range of financial markets
DN Capital, Kreos et al. in €11m round for Bnext
Investment is an extension of the €22.5m series-A round raised by Bnext in October 2019
Pentapart buys Westiform Germany from insolvency
Signage company filed for insolvency in 2019, citing a fall in revenues from automotive clients
GCP invests in GTS
GCP makes hybrid debt and equity investments of ТЃ5-30m across a variety of sectors
Magnum Capital backs Isdi
First investment made by the GP via Magnum Capital III, which was launched in December 2019
Siparex acquires French consultancy firm Fixage
GP acquires a minority while the company's founders retain their majority ownership
Acon buys Spanish vegetables producer Alsur
Acon invests in partnership with Quarza Inversiones, which acquired a minority stake in the company
Hg makes further investment in Evaluate
Hg Capital Trust has invested approximately ТЃ8.1m alongside other institutional clients of Hg
SZA hires CMS's Kolbiger
New Munich-based partner focuses on mandates including M&A and corporate restructuring
GP Profile: Tenzing Private Equity
Following a busy start to 2020, topped by its ТЃ400m fundraise, Tenzing is setting its sights on making further investments later this year
UCL Technology Fund 2 holds first close on £100m
UCL Technology Fund closed on ТЃ50m in January 2016 and is now fully deployed
CMS hires five in Polish transactions team
All five lawyers have joined from Clifford Chance and will focus on mandates for private equity firms
Investindustrial's Italcanditi buys Ortofrutticola Del Mugello
Deal is part of a buy-and-build strategy pursued by the GP to strengthen Italcanditi's market position
Verium-backed Tavola acquires Frische und Service
Tavola already owns Frische und Service's Swiss market peer Ceposa, which it acquired in 2018
Icelandic company Lucinity raises $6.1m in series-A round
Company has raised $9m in total at the series-A stage, from new and existing investors
MCH buys minority stake in Prosur
GP is currently investing via MCH Iberian Capital Fund V, which held a €200m first close in April 2020
THCP-backed Byron to be acquired out of administration
Existing investors, including Three Hills Capital Partners, will retain a minority share
Capital D sells Invincible Brands to Henkel
Capital D acquired Invincible Brands for an undisclosed sum in January 2018