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McDermott hires Gallagher as corporate partner
Fergus Gallagher joins from Hogan Lovells and worked at Morgan Stanley and Jefferies on secondment
Goldman Sachs et al. in $55m round for Jumo
Odey Asset Management and Leapfrog Investments also back the round
SHS buys minority stake in Blazejewski Medi-Tech
Deal for endoscope manufacturer marks the final investment from SHS Fonds IV
BlackRock invests in House of Creed
First investment made by BlackRock's Long Term Private Capital vehicle in Europe
Georgian leads $25m series-C for Tractable
Series-C funding round nearly doubles the total funds raised by the company to $55m
Frog leads £7m round for SHE Software
Existing investor the Northern VCTs, managed by Mercia, also participated
Thyssenkrupp receives elevator unit bids from two consortia
€16bn deal would be the largest in Germany’s history and the third highest ever in Europe
Arsenal acquires BresMed
Arsenal invests $50-300m of equity in healthcare and healthcare-related companies
France's Apax Partners hires new IR professional
Josephine Loreal will be head of third-party distribution and report to Guillaume Cousseran
How DACH players are adapting to ESG
ESG has become a key concern for GPs and LPs alike in the German market, but the approaches to it still differ
Innovestor holds first close for industrial fund
Fund has a focus on sectors benefiting from the fourth industrial revolution
Bain & Co joins CVC to back EcoVadis
Bain & Co's investment was coupled with the recently secured $200m funding from CVC Growth Partners
NIBC board supports Blackstone takeover offer
JC Flowers and Reggeborgh are majority shareholders in the listed Netherlands-based bank
BGF invests £11m in And Digital
Alex Snodgrass, an investor at BGF, will take a seat on the board of the digital consultancy
Lakestar holds final closes totalling $735m
Lakestar Growth I will target late-stage rounds, while Lakestar III will focus on early-stage
ProA Capital buys Solitium
Third deal made by ProA Capital Iberian Buyout Fund III, which closed on €475m in February 2019
Vespa Capital closes third flagship fund on £150m
Simmons & Simmons provides legal advice, while Houlihan Lokey acts as placement agent
Summa and Goldman Sachs invest in EcoOnline
Summa Equity partner Christian Melby will retain his position on the board of EcoOnline
Pantheon on road for next credit secondaries fund
First fund closed on €250m in February, with commitments from German LPs only
Mayfair et al. in additional $150m series-D for Graphcore
Mayfair Equity Partners has led an additional $150m series-D funding round for Graphcore, a UK-based microchip designer.
Bain- and Cinven-backed Stada buys 15 GSK brands
Deal is part of Stada's growth in the consumer health and over-the-counter sectors
Softbank invests $100m in Behavox
Behavox's CEO and other employees remain the largest shareholders in the business
Speedinvest III closes on €190m
Announced in February 2019 with a target of €175m, the fund closed on its hard-cap
Carlyle buys stake in Mak-System
Belgium-based blood chain management software company draws investment from two Carlyle vehicles