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Aduram's Poggenpohl sold to trade
Deal has been approved by the company's creditors committee and is expected to close by the end of June
Providence in single-asset restructuring for HSE24
GP bought a majority stake in the shopping channel operator from Ardian in 2012 via its sixth fund
EQT sells credit business to Bridgepoint
There were five or six bidders in the early stages of the sale auction, including Schroders
Hoxton closes second fund on almost $100m
Hoxton Ventures II has a 30% carry rate with a 2.5% management fee and no hurdle
Adara Ventures leads $5m round for CounterCraft
Round also sees participation from existing backers Evolution Equity Partners, Orza and Wayra
Tikehau to buy stake in Euro Group
Tikehau is investing in the energy transformation sector via its T2 Energy Transition Fund
Mobeus leads £4m round for MyTutor
Fresh capital will be used to increase the availability of MyTutor's platform
Schroder Adveq hires Unigestion's van der Kam to head secondaries
Van der Kam was co-head of secondaries at Unigestion and helped build the firm's secondaries platform
KKR to acquire Roompot from PAI
At the beginning of 2020, PAI hired Rothschild to sell the company for an expected valuation of €1bn
Idinvest completes secondaries deal for growth portfolio
Manager has transferred 12 companies into a new fund backed by secondary capital
Fortino acquires majority stake in Sigma Conso
Fortino has acquired Sigma Conso alongside management to expand the company internationally
Atomico leads $27m series-B for Onna
Glynn Capital takes part in the investment, alongside previous backers Dawn, Nauta and Slack Fund
HLD in exclusive negotiations to acquire TSG
Petrol station and fueling equipment provider was formerly owned by its management
European fund closes slump by 42% amid lockdown
Unquote recorded 44 first or final closes of European PE funds between March and May, a 42% drop on the three-month average seen across 2019
Seventure, Vostok lead $10m round for TransferGo
Venture capital firms Hard Yaka, Revo Capital and Bootstrap Europe also participate
Go Capital taken over by management
As part of this deal, Jerome Guéret is appointed as CEO and Bertrand Distinguin takes on the role of president
Fly Ventures holds final close for second fund on €53m
Berlin-based VC will continue its focus on seed investments in enterprise software and "deeptech"
KKR's Heidelpay invests in Tillhub
Investment is the contactless payment company's first since it was acquired by KKR in 2019
Lifeline in €6.2m round for Tilt Biotherapeutics
Healthcare startup has raised тЌ18m in funding since its foundation in 2013
Corten closes debut fund on €392m
Corten began raising in January 2019, thus avoiding potential delays in the current market
VCs exit Caroobi to Deutsches Werkstattnetz
Online car repair platform's previous investors included Cherry Ventures, DN Capital and Target Global
Meta Change Capital launches €100m fund
Fund is dedicated to investments in blockchain companies across Europe, Asia, the Middle East and Africa
CapMan to launch first Special Situations fund after summer
Nordic private equity firm CapMan has launched CapMan Special Situations to focus on turnarounds.Т
Vista-backed Accelya bolts on Farelogix
With this add-on, Accelya expects to further expand its end-to-end platform for the airline industry