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Altor acquires 30% stake in renewable energy company OX2
GP is deploying capital from its €2.5bn fund, which is understood to have made four investments so far
BayernKapital closes second Bavarian Growth Fund
Fund is backed solely by LfA Förderbank Bayern and will invest in Bavarian tech companies
MVI holds first close on MVI Fund II on SEK 688m
Small-cap GP is expected to hold a final close in autumn this year
Unigestion announces closes for Secondary V and Direct II
Secondary V has held a first close on €228m, while Direct II held a third close on €375m
Kartesia backs £26m refinancing for BGF-backed Clearway
Debt has been invested from Kartesia Senior Opportunities I, marking the fund’s first UK investment
Cathay Capital backs FuturMaster
Company plans to use the financing to further develop its SaaS solutions and boost its global expansion
Royalton-backed Certasig goes under - report
Royalton acquired a majority stake in Certasig in 2007 via its Royalton Capital Investors II fund
Gimv buys minority stake in Televic
GP plans to support the communication systems producer with international expansion and add-ons
Carlyle to acquire Envea for €186m EV
Envea reported revenue of €100.5m and an operating profit of €14.7m in FY 2019
Equinox buys Villa Pedemonte, Lombardi Vendorafa
GP invests via its third fund, which targets majority and minority stakes in mid-cap companies
CBPE X nears final close towards £525m target
CBPE X is likely to target UK-based companies with enterprise values of £25-150m
Inflexion-backed Alcumus acquires Banyard and ContractorCheck
Management teams of Banyard and ContractorCheck have not retained stakes in the companies
Donau Invest backs Curasan restructuring
Pharmaceutical company will be delisted and acquired by Donau Invest, subject to creditor agreement
17Capital hires investor relations director in London
Munte joins from CVC Credit Partners where he worked in a similar role
Silver Investment Partners-backed Alvara bolts on IT Kompetenz
GP also supported the bolt-on of cash management software company Zeiser Group in May 2019
BD-Capital appoints Advent's Grimmelt as head of Benelux
In his new role, Bram Grimmelt will lead the firm's investment activities across the Benelux region
Equistone-backed FirstPort to merge with Mainstay
Hampshire-based FirstPort recorded a turnover of £28.9m for the year-ending in December 2018
Agilitas-backed Cibicom acquires Ice Denmark
Deal comes two years after GP acquired Teracom and Relacom, and formed a new merged entity
EMH promotes Schwarz as partner
Dominik Schwarz joined EMH in 2018 and has prior experience at Chequers Capital and Barclays Capital
VentureWave holds first close of Impact Ireland fund
Ireland-based VentureWave both supports buyouts and provides venture investments
Indico, All Iron Ventures lead €5m series-A for Barkyn
Company plans to use the financing to further develop its offering and boost its international expansion
The Deals Pipeline
A fortnightly highlight of deal processes underway and involving PE, either on the buy- or sell-side, across Europe
Aliante-backed Morato Pane bolts on two companies
With these add-ons, the group expects to further boost its international expansion and increase its revenues
Andera closes ActoMezz IV in excess of €500m
Sponsorless mezzanine fund is the largest raised by Andera (formerly EdRip) to date
