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Clessidra to launch €600m fourth fund
Fund will follow the same strategy as its predecessor, Clessidra Capital Partners III
Tenzing closes second fund on £400m
Fund had a target of ТЃ350m with a hard-cap of ТЃ400m and was raised in nine weeks
FSN wins €87m in arbitration ruling against Procuritas
Ruling comes two years after FSN sued Procuritas in relation with the Gram Equipment transaction
Ergon in exclusive negotiations to acquire Telenco
GP plans to invest in the telecoms equipment producer via Ergon Capital Partners IV
BGF invests in Bayfields
Founded in 2004, the business now has 19 practices and intends to grow to 40 sites
PAI Partners appoints Boullier as managing director
In his new role, Boullier will lead IT and digital transformation across PAI and its portfolio companies
OTPP appoints Frank as senior managing director
Karen Frank will lead the LP's private capital and "high-conviction equities" teams
Consortium in €20m series-A round for Memo Bank
Company also announces it has been given the seal of approval to be a fully-fledged bank
Mediobanca, Russell Investments launch third private market fund
Fund invests in secondaries, distressed assets and opportunities in dislocated industrial sectors
ICG acquires Workhuman minority at $1.2bn valuation
Balderton Cpaital, Atlas Venture and Benchmark are early investors in the HR platform
Index Ventures leads €70m series-C for Swile
Company will use the funding to expand internationally, starting with Brazil
SwanCap nears final close for latest fund
SwanCap's private equity co-investment fund expects to close 20% above its €250m target
RJD to invest up to £12.75m in Improve
Improve most recently reported revenue and adjusted EBITDA of ТЃ10.1m and ТЃ1.7m respectively
Video: Cambridge Associates' Marcandalli on impact investing moving centre stage
In a new instalment of Unquote's Lockdown series, Annachiara Marcandalli explains why it is unlikely that coronavirus will sideline impact investing
Left Lane, DN Capital back €8.3m round for GoStudent
Speedinvest backed a €1.5m round for the Vienna-based online tutoring company in July 2020
SHS appoints Jacqui as senior adviser
Heinz Jacqui has a medical technology background and will assist with SHS's investments in this area
Abante, Altamar to manage Mapfre fund-of-funds
Mapfre Private Equity is managed by Abante, while Altamar acts as investment adviser
EQT's Saur buys Nijhuis from Wagram, Egeria
Wagram bought a stake in waste water treatment company Nijhuis Industries from Egeria in 2014
Omnes announces eight appointments in Paris
French GP has made appointments across various divisions
Trilantic's Doppel bolts on Dietopack
Trilantic Europe said in a statement that its healthcare companies have made seven bolt-ons in 2020
Sherpa Special Situations III closes on €120m
Fund targets distressed companies based in Iberia and active across a wide variety of sectors
Piper to launch next fund in 2021
Managing partner Chris Curry told Unquote the fund is expected to target ТЃ150-175m
VCs in £25m round for Cazoo at valuation of $1bn
Since launching in December 2019, the online car retailer has generated ТЃ20m in revenues
Buy-and-building through the storm
Bolt-ons remain one way of deploying capital and building value, but a tough financing market and pricing mismatches make for a challenging landscape