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IK to sell Linxis Group to Hillenbrand for EUR 572m
Agreed sale of packaging machines group to US-based industrial buyer set to complete by year-end
AM Ventures holds EUR 100m final close for debut fund
Industrial additive and 3D printing VC expects to make two to three deals this year
CBPE in exclusivity to acquire Palatine-backed Veincentre
UK varicose vein treatment clinic was put up for sale in a Grant Thornton-led auction
FPE Capital bolsters investment team
Ben Cole promoted to investment director at the software and services growth investor
ACP holds EUR 90m first close for debut credit fund
Fund aims to bridge the lending gap for Central European lower mid-cap businesses, complementing existing bank lending
Pemberton strengthens team with four senior hires
Anders Svenningsen, Christoph Polomsky, James Taylor and Sally Tankard join the firmтs European offices
LDC mandates Houlihan Lokey for MSQ Partners exit
Formal auction for the UK-based marketing communications group has not yet been launched
ECI sells Bionic to Omers reaping 4.8x
Following the sale of the UK-based SME price comparison platform, ECI will reinvest via ECI 10
VC Profile: Vektor Partners backs tech mobility transformation with new fund
VCтs debut fund has a EUR 175m hard-cap and aims to back startups with initial tickets of EUR 3m-EUR 5m
Tenzing sells CitNOW to Livingbridge; reaps 9.6x return, 74% IRR
The vendor will continue to back the UK-based car dealership software group via other funds
Nest mandates HarbourVest for PE investing
Workplace pension scheme has made its second PE mandate following its partnership with Schroders
Ardian exits majority stake in Opteven to Apax
New owner will aim to accelerate the insurance provider's international growth
Cinven plays long game with financials fund in hunt for 3x returns
With a life of 15 years, the new vehicle has closed above target, with insurers making up about a quarter of its LP base
BGF announces changes in leadership
CIO Andy Gregory to head UK growth investor as Stephen Welton is made non-executive chair
Charterhouse expected to launch Optima's sale by early 2023
Owner is yet to appoint advisors to guide it on exit of Italian food ingredients producer
Investindustrial to reap 2.5x money in Natra sale to CapVest
New owner will support Spanish chocolatier's organic growth and potential transformational acquisitions
Astorg, Epiris to split Euromoney in two in GBP 1.6bn agreed offer
The deal will see Astorg carve out the Fastmarkets commodity pricing brand, with the remaining business controlled by Epiris funds
Waterland names van Cauwenberghe as next group managing partner
Cedric Van Cauwenberghe will succeed Frank Vlayen in 2023 and will head the GP's day-to-day running
Sponsors brave the storm amid drop in financial services M&A
GP buyouts in the financial services space reached a two-year high in H1 2022 as rising financing costs and a brewing recession cloud the sector's M&A outlook
DPE-backed building service provider Calvias files for insolvency
GP had placed the technical building service provider up for sale in late 2021, according to Mergermarket
Epiris buys Sepura in EUR 159m carve-out deal
UK-based manufacturer of digital walkie-talkies was divested by Chinaтs Hytera Communications
FPE Capital invests in Dynamic Planner
Deal for the financial software provider marks second platform investment from GBP 185m Fund III
Bridgepoint picks Macquarie for sale of Cambridge Education Group
Auction of UK-based pathway programme provider slated for late this year, early 2023
COI Partners launches DACH growth fund with EUR 120m target
GP's first institutional fund will invest on a 50:50 basis alongside the sponsor's own deal-by-deal vehicles