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Triton reaps 4x gross money in Ewellix trade sale
Valued at EUR 582m, deal for industrial tech group marks first exit by Triton V
Unigestion invests in Afinum-backed bakery chain Zeit für Brot
Majority owner Afinum will transfer its stake in the company from its 2017-vintage Fund 8 to its newest fund
Miura Partners raises first EUR 150m impact fund
Spanish GP’s new vehicle will have its carried interest linked to portfolio companies’ impact goals as well as financial performance
Ambienta plans asset class expansion following EUR 1.55bn Fund IV close
Environmental investor set for first deals with new fund in 2023 as it assesses a foray into new asset classes and geographies, founder and managing partner Nino Tronchetti Provera tells Unquote
World Fund leads EUR 128m raise for quantum computing group IQM
Series-A2 for Finnish startup focused on combating the climate crisis also backed by the EIB
EQT to target trade players in Kfzteile24 auction
Houlihan Lokey is advising on sale of German car parts e-retailer held in the GP's Mid Market Fund
Squire Patton Boggs poaches Gateley’s head of corporate
Tom Durrant joins the US-headquartered law firm after 15 years at Gateley
Eurazeo PME IV holds 1bn close
Deployment has reached 40% for the new fund, with five to seven further platform investments penned
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 firm’s 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
VC’s 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