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3i nets £102m from Audley Travel, Hans Anders dividends
3i receives proceeds of ТЃ67m from Audley Travel, while Hans Anders generates a тЌ42m windfall
Aurelius buys ZIM Flugsitz
Founders of the family-owned aircraft seat manufacturer will retain a minority stake in the business
ICG appoints new head of European secondaries
Blossier will work with head of PE funds Oliver Gardey to build out the platform in Europe
Kempen European PE fund closes on €192.5m
Fund was exclusively available to clients of private bank Van Lanschot and asset manager Kempen
Riverside carves out HealthTech BioActives from Ferrer
Deal includes three manufacturing facilities located in Spain, which employ around 140 staff
Capvis buys Tertianum Group
GP acquired the care home group from Swiss Prime Site and will be the company's sole shareholder
Iris Capital, Idinvest et al. inject $12.3m into Yubo
Iris, Idinvest and historical backers invest in the manager of the eponymous social media app
Mérieux Equity Partners backs Addmedica
GP uses its Mérieux Participations 3 fund, which held a first close on €200m in 2018
Ergon Capital buys Palex Medical from Corpfin
GP deploys capital from Ergon Capital Partners IV fund, which closed on €580m in March 2019
Crédit Mutuel Equity buys stake in CF Group
Minority investment aims to boost growth of the swimming pool equipment and materials supplier
Bridgepoint-backed Qualitest acquires AlgoTrace
Founded in 2015, AlgoTrace is based in Petach Tikva, Israel, and employs eight people
Prudentia buys George Mathai
The French GP, founded last year, typically provides tickets in the €2-30m range
One Equity Partners backs Nexion
GP intends to accelerate the company's organic growth and further boost its international expansion
Software sector lures increasing amounts of capital in CEE
Interest in the software sector in CEE is on the up and was especially prominent in Q3
BNP Paribas Fortis PE backs JAC
GP buys substantial minority in Belgium-based industrial bread-making machinery specialist
Xenon acquires Koverlux from B4 Investimenti
GP buys the company from private equity house B4 Investimenti and founders Giuseppe and Luca Cerea
PAI-backed Froneri buys Nestlé US ice cream business for $4bn
NestlУЉ will continue to manage its remaining ice cream operations in Canada, Latin America and Asia
Oakley exits WebPros to CVC and re-invests
Exit sees Oakley re-invest for a minority stake and returns of 6.7x and 140% IRR in total
Lindsay Goldberg in talks to sell Schur Flexibles
GP bought the plastic packaging company in 2016 and the exit is expected to complete in Q1 2020
Ada holds first close on £27m
Ada Ventures' founding partners, Francesca Warner and Matt Penneycard, met at Downing Ventures
Made in Italy Fund holds €150m interim close
Fund is managed by Italian GP Quadrivio in partnership with Pambianco Strategie d'Impresa
Quadrivio buys natural cosmetics producer Rougj
GP intends to boost the company's international expansion, especially in the UK, Germany and Asia
MJ Hudson lists in £97m London IPO
Multi-service advisory firm raises ТЃ31.4m from new and existing investors
Main Capital collects €535m for sixth software buyout fund
Buyout fund should hit its €564m hard-cap in January 2020, Unquote understands