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BlackFin closes third buyout fund on €985m
Fund's predecessor, BlackFin Financial Services Fund II, closed on €400m in 2016
Afinum acquires Fast LTA
GP will support the Munich-based software company's growth by broadening its product offering
NVM invests £11.6m in King Construction
NVM drew equity from its third-generation fund, which closed on ТЃ142m in November 2018
TA-backed List acquires IT Software
List plans to broaden its product portfolio, boost its market position and expand internationally
Chequers Capital buys air conditioning specialist MTA
Management team reinvests alongside the GP and retains a minority stake in the business
Livingbridge appoints two investment managers
Mihir Patel and Joseph Evans join the mid-market GP's London team
EIP hires Moosa for Europe expansion
US-based EIP hires VT's Nazo Moosa to work alongside Matthias Dill at EIP Europe
Private wealth to increase allocation to private equity
High-net-worth individuals and family offices are hunting for yield, concerned about low interest rates and market volatility
WestBridge invests £12.8m in Aptus Utilities
Aptus Utilities has also received financing from OakNorth Bank as part of this transaction
ACG Management et al. back ADN Protection MBI
Soprome and BTC Capital also back the takeover of the security services company
VCs in £7m round for Perlego
Perlego offers access to online textbooks for a subscription fee of ТЃ12 per month
Poland's MCI gearing up for €400m maiden closed-ended fund
Vehicle will keep to MCI's strategy of backing buyouts of mid-cap technology businesses in the CEE region
Altor backs Curamando, creates digital marketing group
GP deploys capital from Altor Fund V, which closed on its тЌ2.5bn hard-cap in February 2019
Idinvest leads $50m round for Ogury
Idinvest is currently investing from its тЌ350m vehicle, which held a final close in October 2019
EQT exits ITS Learning to trade
Sale ends a six-year holding period for EQT, which bought the company via EQT Expansion Capital II
Exponent acquires KPMG pensions advisory
In November 2018, KPMG announced it would no longer provide consultancy work for its audit clients
Siparex-backed Plurima carves out Log-Os from Zanardo
Following the deal, Plurima's CEO, Luca Marconi, will be appointed as CEO and chair of Log-Os
Mobeus invests £4m in IPV
Calculus Capital invested тЌ2.5m in the media management software provider in 2015
Palladio acquires tanks manufacturer Santi
In additon to the equity deployed by Palladio, a debt package was provided by Intesa Sanpaolo
Ardian exits CCC to Telus
Canadian listed telecoms company buys the business for an EV of €915m
Carlyle's Saverglass carves out MD Verre from Vidrala
Saverglass intends to invest €50m over the next three years to convert MD Verre's production
Ardian takes minority stake in S&H
Equity contribution from Ardian and a senior debt package amount to a total of €14m
Karma et al. back €1.5m round for MeetFrank
Company will use the capital to launch its new "relocation without location" feature
Amundi PEF launches second Megatendances programme
New programme is structured into several vehicles to attract both retail and institutional investors