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Maxburg acquires Metoda from Bayern Kapital, HTGF, TEV
VCs exit the technology business having first invested in it in 2014
StepStone closes fourth secondaries fund on $2.1bn
SSOF IV's investment strategy focuses on the inefficient segments of the secondaries market
Callista acquires ETM from BOS
Callista intends to continue the strategic repositioning of ETM and to expand its customer base
Investcorp acquires Avira for $180m
Deal is the seventh from Investcorp Technology Partners IV, which held a final close on $400m in December 2018
Q&A: Cambridge Associates' Featherby on PE's time to shine
Very few managers will have net benefited from this crisis, says Featherby, but PE could still showcase its ability to outperform
How private equity is helping fight the Covid-19 outbreak
A round-up of initiatives by GPs across Europe т and their portfolio companies т to help their communities
Family Trust Investor buys AlphaQuest
Investment in IT consultancy firm is the third from the Munich-based GP's debut fund
P101 leads €6m funding round for Codemotion
P101 invests €3.5m in the company from two vehicles, Programma 102 and co-investment fund ITA500
Springrowth closes debt fund on €417m, plans new €200m rescue fund
Fund targets mid-market European companies generating EBITDA of at least €3m and revenues of €30-150m
Eurazeo to set up €10m Covid-19 solidarity fund
GP wants to suspend its 2019 dividend, and senior execs will contribute 10% of their bonuses to the fund
Palatine invests in Acora
Acora was sold in an auction, which saw Inflexion Private Equity and LDC make bids
EQT enters exclusive negotiations to acquire Schülke
Sale process saw EBITDA adjustments due to the hygiene product company's increased revenues
Xpension raises €25m series-C round led by HPE Growth
Company has raised more than €50m in funding so far.
BVCA proposes £500m early-stage funding facility
Submission proposes a bridge funding facility in the form of a convertible loan of up to ТЃ5m per company
Patrimonium holds €100m first close for debut fund
GP aims for final close within 12 months, despite the ongoing impact of Covid-19
Inflexion donates £2.5m to support Coronavirus relief
GP launched its foundation in 2018 and donates 1% of its profits from funds to the organisation
Insight Partners XI closes on $9.5bn
Fund deploys equity tickets in the $10-350m range in startups operating across the software industry
YFM closes Buyout Fund II on £80m
GP plans to make investments this year and expects prices to drop "somewhat" in the current environment
Lakestar leads $13m series-A for Yapily
Lakestar is currently investing its third early-stage-dedicated fund and its first growth fund
Warburg Pincus leads $80m series-C for Privitar
Warburg Pincus is currently investing from its Global Growth Fund, which closed on $14.8bn
ESG: PE leading the charge in CEE
Growing maturity of the market has been gradually bringing local standards up to western European levels
Main Capital-backed Obi4wan buys HowAboutYou
With the support of Main Capital, the group plans to build a software platform and expand internationally
Holland Capital invests in Eshgro
GP first invested in the cloud software provider in 2017 and owns a majority stake in the company
Ufenau buys majority stake in Ikor
Investment in the Hamburg-based digitalisation consultancy is the second from Ufenau VI