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Carlyle-backed Euro Techno Com buys Comtec
Acquisition of the UK-based market peer is the first bolt-on during Carlyle's investment period
LDC invests in Aker
Tom Burnet, currently a non-executive director for BMO Private Equity Trust, will join Aker Systems
Campbell Lutyens promotes Patel to partner
Placement agent has also promoted Vincent Ragosta to principal in its New York office
UK fundraising update: pausing for breath
A number of GPs that closed more than three years ago have delayed fresh fundraises, or have altogether decided to explore new options
Trill Impact acquires Nordomatic from Adelis Equity
Adelis exits the company four years after acquiring a majority stake in it
CVC buys Italian pharma company Genetic
GP deploys capital from CVC Strategic Opportunities II, which held a final close on €4.6bn in July 2019
Planet First Partners acquires stake in Polymateria for €16.5m
Polymateria is expected to reach sales of тЌ33m in 2021, according to a report
Roland Berger makes three DACH hires
Stephan Hartmann, Jan Maser and Markus Held join the firm's restructuring and debt advisory services
Capidea sells FlexoPrint to IK Investment-backed Optimum
Danish GP sells the company two years after acquiring it
L Catterton backs food supplement specialist IAF Store
GP intends to support IAF Store's growth and its expansion in the Italian online supplements market
Silverfleet hires Süß as partner
Süß joins Silverfleet's DACH-focused team from TowerBrook Capital Partners
TowerBrook acquires Azzurri in £70m deal
Azzurri owns the ASK Italian, Zizzi and Coco di Mama chains and is based in London
Willkie hires Abrar as partner
Kamyar Abrar joins from Weil Gotshal & Manges' PE team and also has experience in corporate deals
Bridgepoint sells Rovensa to Partners Group in €1bn deal
Sale ends a four-year holding period for Bridgepoint, which bought Rovensa from Sapec Group
Bridgepoint in talks to acquire WSL
Twelve member clubs of WSL, including Manchester City, Arsenal and Chelsea, would also take stakes
GP Profile: Priveq Investment
Sweden-based GP completed fundraising for its sixth fund entirely online
Auctus-backed PharmaLex buys Regulis Consulting
Deal is the consultancy's second bolt-on in 2020; it expects to generate 2020 revenues of €120m
Aurelius's Zim Flugsitz in self administration
Aurelius intends to make contributions to the airline seat producer's proposed restructuring
CGE acquires Enhesa in debut deal
Founded in 2001, Enhesa is an environmental, health and safety compliance intelligence platform
Cathay Capital leads €30m round for Biose
Company intends to use the fresh capital to strengthen its market position, and expand in the US and China
BPI France in €16m investment for Voyageurs du Monde
Crédit Mutuel Equity, Kairos Alpha, Montefiore Investment and BNP Paribas Développement also take part in the round
Newlands, Hermes GPE invest in Capsule
Manchester-based Capsule generates 60% of its sales outside the UK, including 20% in the US
Target Global et al. co-lead £20.5m round for Drover
Target Global is currently investing from is Target Global Early Stage Fund II, which closed on тЌ120m
VNV Global leads $30m round for Voi Technology
E-scooter operator became profitable for the first time last month and plans to use the proceeds to expand into the UK