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Vitruvian's Snow Software buys Embotics
Swedish optimisation software developer is also backed by Sumeru and Ontario Pension Board
Omers Ventures leads $5.2m round for Quorso
Business software company intends to use the investment from the series-A round to expand abroad
Mayfair backs Parcel2Go
Following the investment, the company expects to organically grow in its three verticals
Asabys leads €20m round for Anaconda Biomed
Previous backers Ysios Capital, Sabadell Venture Capital, Innogest and Omega Funds also take part
VC-backed ImCheck Therapeutics raises $53m series-B
Round is co-led by BPI France and Pfizer Ventures, the venture capital arm of pharmaceutical giant Pfizer
Green Arrow buys Poplast from EOS
Green Arrow invests via its third fund, which held a final close on €230.6m in September 2018
EQ targets first close for two PE funds by January 2020
One fund-of-funds will focus on European primaries, and the other on the secondaries market
Arcus, BE Beteiligungen buy majority stake in Lässig
Investment will support baby and parent products retailer in its digitalisation and e-commerce strategy
Umbra leads $20m round for Hastee
In addition to the equity investment, Hastee receives a $250m credit line from the investors
CDP, Assofondipensione to launch €1bn fund-of-funds
In addition to a commitment from CDP, the vehicle expects to raise €500m from six Italian pension funds
IK Investment Partners acquires Ondal from Capvis
Ondal is the GP's third recent medtech acquisition and the 15th investment from IK VIII
Arlington Capital acquires Firth Rixson
Arlington typically invests $25-75m in companies with enterprise values of $50-500m
Norvestor exits Johnson Metall Finland
Sale ends a 12-year holding period for the GP, which bought the company via its Norvestor IV fund
Pure Gym among final bidders for FSN's Fitness World – report
Final bids for the Danish fitness chain are expected today, according to Mergermarket
Suma Capital backs education specialist Implika
Suma invests around €10m in the company via the purchase of shares and a capital increase
VCs in £15m round for Cuvva
Cuvva has recently launched its first product, where customers pay monthly for insurance
Elysian to reap at least 3.2x on Pebble IPO
Listing results in a 3.2x return, with the remaining stake currently representing an extra 1.1x
UK-focused GPs getting creative with buyout sourcing
In 2019, 10 take-privates have been agreed in the UK and Ireland to date, up from five in 2018
Signa Innovations leads €5m series-A for Realxdata
Paris-headquartered Ventech also backed the round for the Berlin-based data analysis software company
French buyout fundraising soars in 2019
Mid-market and large-cap fundraising pipeline for 2020 also looks promising, but the market remains bifurcated
Tenzing-backed Ticketer buys Fara
UK-based bus ticketing company Ticketer was acquired in 2018 and will now expand to the Nordic region
Sovereign to sell Arachas for €250m
Sovereign backed the management buyout of Arachas in 2017 and acquired a controlling stake
Xenon creates leather production group in Italy
GP invests via Xenon Private Equity VII, which held a final close on €300m in November 2019
Inspirit closes debut fund on £50m
Inspirit Fund I closed on its hard-cap and is currently being deployed by the firm
