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INVL closes Baltic Sea Growth Fund on €165m
Fund's predecessor, Invalda INVL, recorded an average 27% gross IRR and 2.4x money
Lincoln appoints Candiani as managing director in Italy
Candiani will be based in Lincoln's Milan office and will work closely with Lincoln CEO Italy Rondelli
Keensight and Pléiade sell SmartTrade to Hg
GPs invested in the company in 2015 and sold their stakes via an auction process initiated in 2019
Cerberus sells Covis Pharma to Apollo
Sale ends a nine-year holding period for the GP, which built Covis through a series of acquisitions
ESO takes minority stake in Arcus
Second transaction completed from ESO's seventh institutional special opportunities fund
Squire Patton Boggs hires three in PE team
Squire Patton Boggs' UK private equity team is led by corporate partner Paul Mann
Consortium in CHF 23m series-C for Lunaphore
Fresh capital will be used for market and product expansion in the US and Europe
Mercer closes Private Investment Partners V on $2.7bn
PIP V consists of a US vehicle for US investors and a Luxembourg vehicle for non-US investors
Eurazeo hires new director of financial affairs
Laurence Branthomme will report to Philippe Audouin, the CFO and member of the executive board
Novacap and CDPQ back Eddyfi
Eddyfi has used the financing to assist with the acquisition of Germany-based market peer NDT Global
BPI France et al. invest €100m in Kinéis
BNP Paribas Développement, shareholders and corporates also invest in the satellite operator
Pemberton appoints Ruenes as head of Spain
Prior to joining Pemberton, Leticia Ruenes worked at NatWest as head of structured finance portfolio
PVP fully acquires Avenir Medical Poland
In May 2018, PVP acquired an initial 56% stake in AMP from the company's founders
Mutares-backed Balcke-Dürr buys Loterios
Acquisition of the Italy-based pressure equipment manufacturer is the fourth add-on since 2016
Direct lenders eye secondaries market for first-gen funds
Several European direct lenders are speaking to secondaries advisers about running processes on older vintage funds
IVP leads $40m series-B for Aiven
IVP general partner Eric Liaw will join Aiven's board of directors as part of the transaction
Bain Capital, NBRP invest in Engineering
Sale ends a four-year holding period for Apax, which invested in the company via its eight fund
Unquote Private Equity Podcast: IPEM Highlights
The Unquote Private Equity Podcast recaps key takeaways from exclusive interviews with a number of speakers and delegates
VR Ventures announces €40m first close for debut fund
Fund is backed by banks including Berliner Volksbank and will focus on financial and property technology
CBPE exits ABI Holiday Homes
For the year ending in August 2018, ABI reported operating profit of ТЃ15.5m from revenues of ТЃ117.8m
RSBC acquires 50% stake in Umbrella
Pavel Steiner will remain CEO of Umbrella Invest Group, which will now operate under the new name
Preato sells Machinery to portfolio company YE for €18.75m
Preato Capital sells its stake of almost 94% in the deal, which values Machinery at тЌ26.16m
Highlander exits Akomex in management buy-back
Mezzanine Management, which is currently investing from its AMC IV fund, backs the management
LEA Partners invests in Enscape
Founders and HTGF will retain their stakes in the architecture and construction software provider