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Verdane buys Confirmit, merges company with Dapresy
GP co-invests with VC Zobito and will combine the business with Verdane IX portfolio company Dapresy
Endless acquires forestry business BSW
Endless is currently investing from its Endless Fund IV, which held a final close on £525m
Oaktree Capital backs Mail Boxes Etc
GP acquires a stake of up to 40% in the company via a capital increase of up to €120m
Isai, Capgemini join €12m round for Toucan Toco
Isai and Capgemini invested through their joint investment fund Isai Cap Venture
Mandarin's Coffee Holding bolts on Yespresso
Deal is part of the buy-and-build strategy pursued by the GP to create a coffee production platform
Tikehau closes GP-led secondaries process with Five Arrows
Secondaries process of six balance-sheet assets was tied to the fundraise for Tikehau Growth Equity II
Campbell Lutyens appoints Bott to advisory board
Bott was most recently a managing partner and head of investor relations at BC Partners
PMG MittelstandsGruppe buys majority stake in GDS
GP invested in the clamping tool manufacturer as part of a succession plan for the company
EV Private Equity et al. exit Halfwave to trade
Sale ends an eight-year holding period for EV Private Equity, which bought a 56% stake in the company
Praetura leads £7m round for Inotec
Praetura is currently investing from its EIS 2020 Fund, which closed on £7m in February 2020
Italian family offices join forces to invest in VC
Cube3 is intended to help Italian investors gain exposure to international investments strategies
KKR-backed Gamma takes stake in Univercells subsidiary
KKR's $50m investment in Univercells will be drawn from its Health Care Strategic Growth Fund
OTB Ventures closes debut fund on $100m
Fund deploys equity tickets of up to $15m in technology startups based in central and eastern Europe
Bain-backed Fintyre Germany for sale in insolvency proceedings
Tyre retail group is up for sale with PwC advising, following the insolvency of several subsidiaries
LPeC appoints Botwood Smith as CEO
UK-based Listed Private Capital (LPeC) has appointed Deborah Botwood Smith as its chief executive
LDC launches Newcastle office
Gareth Marshall has been promoted to head of Newcastle to lead the new office
BDC's Anaveo buys Azman from Initiative & Finance
Initiative & Finance bought a minority stake in Azman as part of an owner buyout in 2017
2020 Outlook: Benelux dealflow breaks records as fundraising recovers
While often out of the European private equity limelight on the deal-making side, the Benelux region quietly posted an excellent 2019
Auctus acquires Georg Parlasca Keksfabrik
Georg Parlasca will remain in charge of operations and strategy as managing director
Apollo takes betting business Gamenet private
Apollo increases its stake after initially buying 48.67% of Gamenet from Trilantic in October 2019
Apax-backed Idealista acquires Yaencontre
Apax Partners acquired a stake in Idealista from Bonsai Venture Capital et al. in July 2015
Palatine sells Vernacare to HIG
HIG is currently investing from Growth Buyout Equity Fund III, which closed on $970m
Atomico closes fifth-generation fund on $820m
Atomico V is the largest of any Europe-based venture fund in 2020, according to Unquote Data
Platinum buys Biscuit International from Qualium
Sale ends a six-year holding period for Qualium, which acquired the company from LBO France