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Inflexion-backed Global Reach acquires Encore FX's Canada operation
On 30 March 2020 Encore FX filed an assignment in bankruptcy in Canada with EY as the trustee
Silver Investment Partners buys Lucien Ortscheit
GP plans to make add-ons for the pharmaceutical wholesaler, screening targets in Germany and abroad
Merian Chrysalis leads £30m in Featurespace
Following completion, IP Group will hold a direct undiluted beneficial stake of 19.7%
EQT Venture leads $30m series-B round for Anyfin
Swedish fintech Anyfin has so far raised more than тЌ40m since 2018
3i posts 6% gross return for PE, down from 20% for FY 2019
3i made three new investments in the financial year for a total of ТЃ413m and completed 13 bolt-ons
Centerbridge-backed Farmafactoring buys PE-owned Depobank
Depobank will be merged into BFF and the GPs will own a stake of 7.6% in the combined entity
Piper promotes McAlpine to investment manager
McAlpine has previously worked at strategy consultancy Parthenon-EY and at Oakley as an analyst
KKR buys 5.2% stake in ProSieben
TV network is valued at less than half of its 2006 value when KKR and Permira first invested
Bregal Milestone invests €20m in Anywhere365
Anywhere365 founder Gijs Geurts will retain a majority interest in the company
Mezzanine Management sells Optimapharm to Rohatyn Group
Mezzanine Management provided a €10m mezzanine facility to the business in October 2018
Ardian buys majority stake in Swissbit
Investment comes from the GP's Expansion fund strategy and follows a competitive auction process
Deutsche Beteiligungs AG closes eighth fund; announces half-year results
Final close on €1.109bn comes after the fund's first close in December 2019 on €1bn
SCP acquires Bain Credit-backed TM Lewin
SCP acquires the business as a going concern, taking over the entire store network
UK CFOs anticipate 1-2 year's slip in exit timetables - survey
Of the 144 CFOs surveyed by Unquoted Advisory, 52% say investors have been "very supportive"
Acquisition prices for SMEs decline in Q1 2020 – research
Prices paid to acquire SMEs declined significantly to 9.3x EBITDA in the first quarter of 2020
Axa Venture-backed Cognism acquires Mailtastic
In March 2020, Cognism raised $12m in a funding round led by Axa Venture Partners
Altor acquires Eleda; adds on JVAB and One Nordic
Combined turnover of the enlarged group was SEK 6bn in 2019
Ambienta's Nactarome buys Create Flavours
Nactarome expects to expand the group's presence to the UK market and enlarge its product offering
PE-backed Eight Fifty Food Group buys M&M Walshe
Post-acquisition, Eight Fifty's revenues are expected to increase to approximately ТЃ1.4bn.
LGT buys Bridgepoint-backed 5aSec in debt-to-equity swap
Bridgepoint has sold its equity stake in 5aSec for a symbolic €1, which sees the firm wholly exit
Priveq acquires majority stake in language services company Plint
Company's revenues have grown from SEK 11m to SEK 236m in five years
DeA Capital backs Ingino with €8.5m investment
GP invests in the company via Idea Agro, which targets companies operating in the agricultural industry
Gilde buys Corilus from AAC Capital
Sale for the healthcare software company began in November 2019 and continued in spite of coronavirus
Alto Partners buys Costruzione Emiliana Ingranaggi
GP invests via Alto Capital IV, which held a final close on its €210m hard-cap in 2018