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Star Capital sells Olivotto Glass to trade
Sale ends a seven-year holding period for Star, which acquired a 71.6% stake in Olivotto for €16.4m
Forbion exceeds initial cap with €360m final close
Forbion IV significantly surpasses the size of its €183m predecessor Forbion III
European buyout value reaches post-crisis high
Deal value has been boosted by a spike in тЌ1bn+ deals and strong activity in Southern Europe
Vitruvian leads $50m series-E for Darktrace
Other participants in the round include existing investors KKR and TenEleven Ventures
Swiss crypto bank SEBA raises CHF 100m
Black River Asset Management, Summer Capital and a host of other investors took part in the round
Keensight launches fifth fund with €750m target
Vehicle will follow strategy of predecessor, backing companies with revenues of €15-250m
Neuberger Berman, NB Aurora exit Mesgo
Hexpol also acquires a majority stake from company founder and CEO Francesco Caldara
BC Partners buys United Group from KKR in SBO
KKR acquired a majority stake in United Group from Mid Europa Partners in March 2014
Battery Ventures carves out UK-based TTP Labtech
TTP Labtech will ramp up its Cambridge-based biotech business through strategic acquisitions
ESO invests in Pyroguard
Financing is structured as a senior-secured loan note with additional equity participation
Droia sells Tusk Therapeutics to trade in €658m deal
Droia invested in UK-based Tusk Therapeutics in 2014, acquiring a majority stake
DBAG buys Kraft & Bauer from Invision
Fifth buyout from DBAG Fund VII, a €1bn buyout fund that hit its hard-cap in July 2016
Grafton capital backs AI software firm Softomotive
Softomotive, which focuses on automating business processes, will move from Greece to London
VC firms back $30m series-C for Nozomi Networks
Latest financing comes just months after a $15m series-B, closed in January this year
England's northern PE players move upmarket
North-west England is accounting for an ever-increasing portion of UK aggregate value, while the north as a whole is seeing increased small-cap volume
Mentha buys Insites Consulting
All 13 current managing partners will remain in their roles and partner with Mentha
BPI France invests in listed Beneteau Group
Market capitalisation of leisure boat manufacturer Beneteau Group totals €1.18bn
Landmark backs single-asset secondaries for PAI's Perstorp
PAI has been invested in the speciality chemicals business, the last asset in PAI IV, since 2005
PHI Industrial exits Intimus
Sale ends a four-year holding period for PHI, which acquired the business via its second fund
Mérieux holds first close for MP3
Merieux Equity Partners holds €200m first close for health and nutrition-focused vehicle
3i sells Basic-Fit shares for £85m
3i Group sells down 3.7 million shares in Basic-Fit at a price of €30.5 per share
Literacy invests in Mountain Healthcare
GP introduces former Capita managing director Chris Sellers as new CEO and chairperson
Mandarin buys Ceramica Rondine
GP bought the company via Italcer, which was established in 2017 to pursue a buy-and-build strategy
VR Equitypartner backs Dr Neuberger
Founder Tobias Neuberger retains a majority stake in the company and will remain in his role