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Reiff Reifen files for insolvency
Bain's tyre wholesale and retail group European Fintyre Distribution bought the company in 2017
ABN Amro Ventures in $80m round for Fenergo at $800m valuation
ABN Amro Ventures and strategic investor DXC take a 10% stake in the company
Carlyle sells Golden Goose to Permira
Sale ends a three-year holding period for the GP, which bought the company via CEP IV and AGP V
Q4 Barometer: Continued buyout bonanza tops record-breaking year
Private equity investors completed 807 deals in Q4 2019, tipping the year into record-breaking territory
NB Renaissance Partners III close to hitting €1bn target
Fund acquires majority stakes in Italian mid-market companies operating in a wide range of sectors
Prime Ventures, Tempocap in $36m series-B for CybelAngel
Prime Ventures partner Pieter Welten joins the risk management company's board of directors
KKR closes Global Impact Fund on $1.3bn
Fund targets lower-mid-market companies in the Americas, Europe and Asia, which contribute to sustainable development
Springtide, MCI exit Geewa
Geewa's founder and shareholder, Milos Enderle, also sold his remaining 6% stake in the company
August Equity Partners V closes on £300m, acquires Air IT
Fund held a first close in December 2019 on almost £200m and closed on its hard-cap of £300m
ICG mid-market fund makes first investment with Pageant deal
Sale price discussed in negotiations was £100-150m, according to a report by Betaville
Essling invests in VC-backed SPVIE Assurances
GP invests from Essling Expansion Fund, which held a first close on €100m in February 2019
Nord Holding-backed Ruf Group buys Bruno
GP invested in the bed retailer in 2016 and Bruno is the company's first add-on acquisition
Nexxus Iberia buys Grupo Bienzobas
Fifth investment made by the GP via its first Spanish fund, Nexxus Iberia Private Equity Fund I
Nordic Capital promotes Berglund to partner
Daniel Berglund will focus on the area of technology and payments, as well as healthcare IT
NGP, ETF in €20m series-B for Shippeo
Fresh capital will be used to further strengthen the company's market position in Europe
Simpson joins Campbell Lutyens as general counsel
Kate Simpson has previous experience with Proskauer Rose and was also a partner at Kirkland & Ellis
DBAG-backed STG to buy majority stake in IMD
Third add-on for the telecoms service is subject to competition authority approval
Suma Capital increases stake in Party Fiesta
GP initially invested in the company in January 2015 by deploying capital from Suma Capital Growth I
Angel CoFund appoints Octopus's Whitehead and Cole
Alliott Cole of Octopus Venture will retain his role as CEO of the venture capital firm
Nexxus Iberia closes first Spanish fund on €170m
Fund targets investments in Spanish companies with potential to be expanded into Mexico and the US
Sherpa sells Cegasa Portable Energy to Autlán for €26m
Sale does not include the rest of the Cegasa group, which will continue to be manged by the GP
Alfi to acquire Baby Center and Pikapoka
Announced transaction is scheduled for completion in the second half of this year
Verdane acquires Eden portfolio
Deal is the first in the UK from Verdane Capital's tenth fund, which closed on SEK 6bn in January 2019
Cathay sells stake in Datawords to Keensight
GP bought a majority stake in the company along with Keensight and BPI France in 2015