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Oakley hires Kienwald on legal team
Kienwald joins Oakley's legal team from his position as associate at Simpson Thacher & Bartlett
Q&A: SHS's Alilovic on healthtech investing
New managing partner Sascha Alilovic talks to Unquote about the healthtech investor's plans
Bokio raises €7.4m funding; acquires competitor Red Flag
Merged entity is reportedly valued at between SEK 500m-1bn.
Maxburg Capital Partners buys stake in Saracus Consulting
GP deployed equity from its third fund to acquire the Germany-based IT consultancy
GP profile: Silverfern
Managing directors Robert Spittler and Alexander Zucker discuss the strategy for the new fund and the GP's track record
CGS-backed EoL bolts on BSM Maschinenfabrik
GP is seeking add-ons in the packaging sector since acquiring Germany-based A+F in 2017
Kartesia buys International Cookware from Aurora Resurgence
Sale ends a six-year holding period for Aurora, which acquired the company from Arc International Group
Audacia exits burger restaurant chain PNY
French PE firm Audacia invested in burger restaurants operator Paris New York in 2013
CVC Capital Partners backs Skroutz
GP deploys capital from CVC Capital Partners Fund VII, which closed on its €15.5bn hard-cap in 2017
Ubon portfolio companies Vaion and Jazz Networks merge
Following the merger, the combined company т now named Ava т will consolidate its offering
Stirling Square acquires majority stake in Assistansbolaget
Deal is the Stirling Square's third investment from its тЌ950m fourth buyout fund
Foresight sells Clubhouse Golf to Afinum-backed All4Golf
Clubhouse is the first exit for Foresight Regional Investment fund, which closed on ТЃ58m in 2016
BC Partners hires Adia's Heberling
Heberling joins from the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority, where he was a senior member of the private equity team
Maven invests £2.5m in Precursive
All-equity investment will go towards a growth strategy in both the UK and the US
Inflexion-backed Ocorian acquires Allegro
Luxembourg-based Allegro is Ocorian's first acquisition since its merger with Estera
MCH holds €200m first close for fifth private equity fund
MCH Iberian Capital Fund V has a €400m target and invests in mid-sized Iberian companies
SHS appoints Sascha Alilovic as managing partner
Alilovic has been a partner at SHS since 2018 and will succeed SHS founder Reinhilde Spatscheck
F2i backs Compagnia Ferroviaria Italiana
GP invests via Ania F2i Fund, a vehicle launched in partnership with the Italian insurance association Ania
Sapphire Ventures leads $30m series-C for Adverity
Round for marketing analytics platform is more than doubles the capital raised in its April 2019 round
Unquote Private Equity Podcast: Fund financing in a fix
The Unquote team looks at how PE managers are turning to fund financing in a bid to shore up their portfolios
Chequers Capital carves out EBC from Econocom
GP is currently investing its Chequers Capital XVII fund, which closed on €1.1bn in May 2017
Baring Vostok buys minority stake in Synergetic
None of the existing shareholders reportedly leave the company's capital structure
Aurelius hires three
Sharp, Kanga and Rajani will all report to Aurelius's UK managing director, Tristan Nagler
The Deals Pipeline
A fortnightly highlight of deal processes underway and involving PE, either on the buy- or sell-side, across Europe