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Avedon promotes two in Amsterdam office
In addition to these promotions, Avedon plans to hire more professionals to expand the team
Ardian buys Celli from Consilium
Sale ends a six-year holding period for Consilium, which controlled a 70% stake in Celli
Summa buys Infobric
Management team is reinvesting for a minority stake in the business alongside Summa
Valar Ventures leads $28m round for Cluno
Existing investors Atlantic Labs and Acton Capital Partners also participated in the round
UI Gestion closes Cap 6 on €105m
Mid-market focused Cap 6 is larger than its predecessor, M.I5, closed on €93.5m in 2011
Silverfleet appoints Quadriga's Sommer in Munich
Sommer joins from Quadriga Capital, where he was a director for buyout investments in the DACH region
INVL holds first close on €106m for Baltic Fund
Closing took place on 7 February 2019, seven months after the vehicle was registered in June
Palatine backs management buyout of SMP Partners
Isle of Man-based financial advisory business will pursue an acquisitive growth strategy
Softbank funding round values OakNorth at $2.8bn
Firm has led a $440m capital injection for the UK-based digital lender to fund its US expansion
UK activity taking hit in 2018 despite mid-market resilience
Buyouts valued at more than £500m fell by 56% in aggregate value terms in 2018, and by 43% in terms of volume
Livingbridge sells Thomas Fudge's to Burton's Biscuits
Burton's Biscuits - owned by Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan - is targeting the premium biscuit market
Altor launches DACH office
Altor recently held the final close of its Altor Fund V on its hard-cap of €2.5bn
Horizon-backed Totalmobile completes two bolt-ons
TBS and Clouddialogs produce software that allows users to manage mobile workforces and properties
Sunstone holds €80m first close for fourth life science fund
Sunstone Life Science Ventures Fund IV expects to close on its €150m target by early 2020
Hg-backed Noventic bolts on Ch. Mittendorf and Neotech
Hg retained a minority stake in Noventic after the sale of its portfolio company Qundis
Artá exits Gascan to UBS
Sale ends a two-year holding period for Artá, which acquired the company from Explorer Investments
Insight leads €56m round for Tink
Company aims to be in 20 European markets by the end of 2019, up from nine currently
Notion and Mosaic back €4.4m Vortexa series-A
London-based Vortexa uses AI and satellite data to track and predict the movement of tankers
KKR backs Söderberg & Partners in $1bn deal
Buyout is being structured with a low level of leverage due to the preference of the family owners
US investors eye European first-time funds
Maiden fundraises are maintaining momentum, with US institutional investors increasingly drawn to such vehicles
Apollo acquires stake in Bene Assicurazioni
Transaction is part of Apollo's acquisition of NYSE-listed company Aspen Insurance Holdings
ATP records loss despite strong PE returns
DKK 785bn fund’s performance took a hit from investments in the global equity markets
Aquiline's ClearCourse acquires APT Solutions
Deal is the buy-and-build platform's fourth acquisition within just six months of its foundation
Altor holds final close on €2.5bn hard-cap
Vehicle was registered in Sweden in August, but began its official marketing period in September