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Ardian invests in TA Associates-backed Odealim
Sponsors will have co-control of the France-based insurance broker, with TA reinvesting
Advent and Lanxess form EUR 3.7bn polymers JV with Royal DSM carve-out
Buyers pay EUR 3.7bn for DEM; the new unit has sales of over EUR 3bn and EBITDA of EUR 500m
Revaia aims for EUR 400m - EUR 500m final close for Fund II by year-end
VC firmтs second fund is expected to be up to double the size of its EUR 250m debut vehicle
IK exits Bahr Modultechnik in EUR 98m trade sale
IK acquired the modular electric linear motion systems producer in 2018 via its Small Cap strategy
Pemberton assesses European market for NAV strategy
Having hired Tom Doyle from 17Capital, the firm is looking at trends including generational change and market consolidation that will drive demand for strategy
Astorg buys Open Health in SBO from Amulet
The medical communications company was Amulet's only asset outside of North America
Cipio promotes Kirchheim to partner
Ansgar Kirchheim joined the growth capital investor around 18 months ago from High-Tech Gründerfonds
Sun European acquires Tenax
The sponsor invested through its latest fund, Sun Capital Partners VIII, acquiring an 80% stake.
Aurica raises EUR 170m for fourth growth fund
Aurica Growth Fund IV will take minority stakes in companies with an EBITDA of around EUR 4m
GP Profile: Jet Investment doubles down on industrial impact ahead of next fundraise
Central European industrials-focused GP is in the planning phase for Jet 3 Fund and is eyeing further deals and exits
Bridgepoint acquisition of Dentego collapses
GP had entered into exclusive negotiations with vendor G Square following a Lazard-led process
Squire Patton Boggs hires senior partner to Paris office
Maxime Dequesne’s appointment will enhance the law firm’s private equity practice in France
Bain acquires majority stake in Naxicap-backed House of HR
Naxicap will continue its 10-year ownership period, retaining a minority stake in the HR services group
Alcedo could launch Agrimaster sale in late 2022
Italian GP bought the agricultural machinery producer in 2017 via a EUR 30m SBO from B4 Investimenti
Livingbridge taps PwC to explore Helping Hands exit
GP acquired the UK-based home care provider from its founders in 2018 in a Deloitte-led auction
FSN Capital acquires Epista Life Sciences
The GP said it will pursue a buy-and-build strategy in the life science IT services sector
Advent Life Sciences hires three partners
Dominic Schmidt is based in the UK, while Satish Jindal and Katrine Bosley join in the US
Five Arrows kicks off Laf Santé sale
Five Arrows has owned a majority stake in the France-based low-cost pharmacy chain since 2016
Hg's MEDIFOX sale launch draws large-cap sponsor interest
Hg acquired the software platform for care providers in 2018 from ECM Equity Capital Management
Gemba Private Equity heads for EUR 25m close for debut fund
Spanish GP is looking to attract further LPs interested in the local mid-cap space
Inflexion reinvests in Apax-backed Alcumus
Inflexion originally sold the risk management business in February via a GBP 600m SBO to Apax
Silver Investment forms continuation vehicle for PTF
Selling investors have made returns of 6x their original investment in the precision parts producer
Synthesis Capital holds USD 300m final close for debut fund
Costa Yiannoulis and David Welch spoke to Unquote about the food technology and alternative protein VC's strategy
Goldman Sachs AM beats sponsors to buy Norgine
Buyer's PE arm competed with Bain and Cinven in the auction second round