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BGF sells Miss Group stake to Perwyn
BGF's Pinesh Mehta will step down from the board, while Perwyn will take a majority stake
Waterland-backed Serrala buys AcceptEasy
Deal marks the fifth add-on for the financial software provider and it is screening further targets
Demeter, Allianz France in €23.6m series-C for Cityscoot
Fresh capital will helf finance the expansion into two new European cities in 2020
Mubadala commits €1bn to BPI France mega-fund
Fund aims to raise €10bn, which will be invested in approximately 15 listed companies
LP Profile: HQ Capital
Britta Lindhorst, managing director and head of European investments, talks about the investment climate and the organisation's plans for 2020
Dunedin appoints Blackhall and Morrison
Claire Blackhall and James Morrison joined the company in 2019
Consortium backs Volocopter series-C extension
Round for electric helicopter startup brings the total series-C funding to €87m
Foresight invests £5m in McIntyre Electrical, opens in Cambridge
Based in Peterborough, McIntyre Electrical was established by Joe McIntyre and John Clifford in 2006
EVPE sells Enpro to Hunting $33m
Hunting will pay $33m on completion, plus a potential maximum earn-out of $3m based on EBITDA growth
Oakley sells stake in AtHome to Mayfair
Listed vehicle Oakley Capital Investments reports proceeds of £15m from the sale
RTP Global et al. back Tier Mobility series-B extension
Electric scooter startup has now raised $100m in series-B funding and plans to pursue M&A activity
Pinova sells stake in Deconta
Exit to family office holding ends a seven-year investment period, during which the company doubled its revenues
PE still hungry for retirement homes, but infra funds loom
Eight deals were completed in the retirement homes sector across Europe in 2019, above the annual average of five since 2014
Main Capital Partners exits Onguard to trade
GP stands to make a double-digit money multiple from the sale of the credit software company to Visma
VC Profile: CapitalT
Co-founder Janneke Niessen talks to Unquote about the firm's fundraise and its data-driven model to analyse startup teams
Gimv buys majority stake in Köberl Group
Deal marks the second DACH region investment in Gimv's Sustainable Cities platform
83North, Felix Capital lead $20m round for HungryPanda
Founded in 2017, HungryPanda is an online food delivery platform for Asian restaurants
KKR invests in Oslo-listed Avida Finans
GP buys 9,090,909 shares for NOK 300m and intends to launch a conditional offer for all Avida shares
Cheyne leads Addison Lee recapitalisation, Carlyle exits
Addison Lee's US business has also been acquired by RMA Worldwide Chauffeured Transportation
CapitalT holds first close for debut fund
VC firm was founded by Janneke Niessen and Eva de Mol, and will target €40m for its first vehicle
Aurica backs STI Norland
GP invests via Aurica III, dedicated to growth capital investments in Spanish mid-cap companies
2020 Outlook: Southern Europe finishes 2010s on record high
Deal volume was the highest on record in 2019 with 174 buyouts, though aggregate value decreased to €25bn from €30bn
Aksia-backed Primo invests in L Catterton's CareDent
Combined group will operate a network of 155 dental clinics and generate revenues of around €100m
Montefiore exits Cruiseline in sale to Abénex
Abénex draws capital from its Abénex V fund, which closed on €425m in December 2017