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Holland exits Mauritskliniek in sale to PE-backed Corius
Sale of Dutch dermatology group comes nine months after regulator blocked sale to Triton's Bergman
The Bolt-Ons Digest – 16 September 2022
Unquote’s selection of the latest add-ons with A&M's Ayesa, BC Partners' Valtech, Advent's IRCA, EQT's IVC Evidensia and more
Investcorp halts POC Sports sale as offers miss expectations
New attempt to exit the Swedish sports safety equipment group could happen next year
BADideas.fund targets up to EUR 15m for debut vehicle
Early stage investor has seen interest from LPs active in startup space
Tikehau Capital readies deployment of third special opps fund with bigger deals in sight
Previous vehicle in the opportunistic credit strategy held a EUR 617m final close in 2021 and is almost fully invested
Hogan Lovells hires Linklaters’ Livesey in London office
John Livesey takes up new partner role after a 14-year stint advising PE clients at competitor
British Private Equity Awards: voting extended to 23 September
Pick your winners in the shortlist for this year's Unquote British Private Equity Awards – voting closes on 23 September
Access holds EUR 306m final close for second co-investment fund
Paris-headquartered GP surpassed its EUR 300m target for the fund, which plans to make 16 investments
InnovaFonds hires HSBC’s Bouchery as investor relations head
Nicolas Bouchery will be responsible for overlooking the firm’s relationship with its institutional investors
MML, Metric Capital unite to acquire GPS in EUR 260m deal
Deal follows exit of investors including Arkéa Capital, who backed the French reusable packaging firm in 2017
Auctus sells PharmaLex to trade for EUR 1.28bn
Deal values German pharma services company at 18x EBITDA
Mindful Capital leans towards IPO for Italcer over sale
Banks invited to pitch for listing of Italian ceramics maker; mandates set to be awarded soon
Vitruvian starts fundraising for VIP V
New vehicle registered this month; presented to Los Angeles-based LPs
Q&A: Syz Capital's Marc Syz on PE fundraising and alternative asset allocations
Alternatives manager discusses topics including US interest in Europe, and the challenges ahead for large-cap buyout strategies
ECI reaps 6.1x return on MiQ sale to Bridgepoint
New sponsor to continue international expansion of data analytics business alongside management team
Ex-Silverfleet team regroups with DACH-focused GP Sophora
Newly formed GP is raising capital from its own network with a longer-term goal of bringing in institutional investors
HPE targets year-end first close for Growth Fund III
Second stage of the GP’s EUR 300m-EUR 350m fundraise will target US and Southeast Asian LPs
Magnum sells Miranza to PAI-backed Veonet for EUR 250m
Off-market deal values Spanish eye care chain at 14x EBITDA; at least three more ophtha assets in M&A pipeline
Hiro eyes EUR 400 hard-cap for metaverse and gaming fund by year-end
New vehicle has raised the "bulk" of its EUR 300m target and made six deals investments to date
ICG on EUR 10bn-plus direct lending fundraise for large deals
New unitranche fund will be on par with Ares’ latest, which has a target north of EUR 11bn
Montagu reinvests in Universal Investment, CPPI takes minority stake
Co-investment aims to support German fund management company in global expansion efforts
Levine Leichtman bolsters London team with former Charterhouse director hire
US-based GP appoints William Trevelyan Thomas as director for London office
Investindustrial aims for EUR 1bn close with third lower-mid cap fund
Lower-mid market strategy has sealed one first investment ahead of expected closing in coming months
Duke Street to reap 2.5x-plus money in Medi-Globe sale to trade
DCC Healthcare to pay EUR 245m for German medical devices group; deal marks GP’s 12th trade exit