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Priveq holds first and final close for sixth fund
Vehicle will be used to develop growth companies with a turnover of SEK 100m-1bn
VGC promotes Lister to partner
Lister joined the firm last year from Marlin Equity Partners as an investment director
Kennet V closes on €223m
Registered in February 2018, the fund's original target was €200m, with a hard-cap of €250m
Global Founders, Partech in €5.6m seed round for Symmetrical
Partech is currently investing from its Partech Entrepreneur III global seed fund
Brockhaus Capital Management plans flotation
Proceeds of the envisaged offering should support the technology-focused GP's acquisition pipeline
HV Holtzbrinck leads €60m round for SolarisBank
Existing investors including Lakestar, Yabeo and ABN Amro Ventures also back the banking platform
PE-backed Mercell prepares for IPO
Viking Venture-backed company hopes to raise NOK 450m in gross proceeds
FII-backed Seco to list on the Italian stock exchange
Seco hires Value Track as financial adviser, and Mediobanca and Goldman Sachs as global coordinators
Committed Capital invests in MR Marine Group
Deal is the second from the GP's €55m third fund, which held a final close in January 2020
Innvotec launches Female Ventures Fund
Fund provides initial capital, followed by further financial and advisory support after the early stages
EQT leads $3m seed round for Willa
Company will use the proceeds to launch its product Willa Pay
Freeline closes $120m extended series-C round
Financing augments Syncona's previously announced series-C investment in Freeline of $40m
Auster Fund I holds first close on $500m
Auster intends to target equity tickets of $50-200m with the ability to commit larger amounts
Equinox closes third fund on €360m
Equinox III targets Italian companies operating in the food, retail, technology and healthcare sectors
Lincoln hires three in DACH healthcare team
Dirk Loeffler, Julian Knirim and Jens Gerlach all join Lincoln from Raymond James
Summit Europe Growth Equity III closes on €1.1bn
Summit Europe III is structured as a Luxembourg LP, while Summit Partners itself is based in the US
Viking Venture acquires FotoWare
Nordic software-focused private equity firm Viking Venture has wholly acquired FotoWare, an Oslo-based B2B provider of digital enterprise asset management software.
NordicNinja leads €2.2m seed round for Ziticity
Fresh capital will be used to support geographical growth, as well as fudn further product development
Alcedo buys gnocchi specialist Bertoncello
GP invests in the company via its fund Alcedo IV, which held a final close on €195m in May 2016
Elysian III holds first close on £270m
Domiciled in the UK as a UK limited partnership, the fund has a target of £300m
GP Profile: Genesis Capital
Managing partner Ondřej Vičar discusses the launch of the firm's latest fund, as well as portfolio management and investing during the coronavirus pandemic
Klar Partners acquires Empower IM Oy
Acquisition of the Finland-based smart energy company is the GP's first deal since its inception
Cathay, BPI-backed AD Education bolts on Accademia Italiana
Following the deal, Accademia Italiana founder Vincenzo Giubba will stay on with the business to support its expansion
Mutares-backed Plati bolts on Nexans Metallurgie
Add-on acquisition comes via a carve-out from cable producer Nexans
