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Livingbridge buys Nourish Care Systems
GP’s investment will aim to further develop the UK-based provider of digital care planning software to the social care sector
Carlyle to sell Hunkemöller to Parcom, Opportunity
GP will exit majority stake in the Dutch lingerie brand and reinvest as minority shareholder
CVC’s Amsterdam IPO move adds impetus to calls for LSE reform
CVC Capital Partners’ reported preference for Amsterdam as a potential home for its shares shows that London’s regulatory regime still needs to be far more flexible, several sources said.
Equistone considers moving Sicame to continuation fund
GP is also studying a potential refinancing of the French electricity distribution products and services provider
Mirabaud appoints Nouri as partner, plans new Lifestyle fund
GP plans to launch the second fund in its consumer-focused Lifestyle strategy later in 2022
Altor Equity acquires minority stake in Svea Solar
GP becomes lead investor in the Swedish cleantech with purchase of all shares owned by Axel Johnson-backed Axsol
Circularity Capital hires new investment director
Deanna Zhang joins the UK-based circular economy investor from L-Gam
CD&R appoints European portfolio procurement director
Marta Benedek joins Clayton, Dubilier & Rice following a 20-year stint at General Electric
Summa co-invests in Castik-backed TBAuctions
Summa joins as shareholder after financing three Nordics-based bolt-ons for the online auctions platform
EMK Capital gears up for third fund
European mid-market investor held a final close for its predecessor fund in 2020 on EUR 1.5bn
Exponent sells Enra to Elliot Advisors
Exit reportedly values the UK-based specialist mortgage finance provider at more than GBP 350m
Limerston Capital buys Largo Leisure in first Fund II deal
Deal also marks the new fund’s first closing; GP to seek bolt-ons for the Scotland-based holiday park operator
Aztec Group appoints new chair to board
Kathryn Purves to succeed Patrick Gale as new board chair from 1 April
Innova exits Trimo for 4.5x money
Deal values the Slovenian buildings supplier at 9.5x 2021 EBITDA; GP's 2020 exit attempt collapsed after lengthy competition process
GP Profile: 17Capital eyes buoyant NAV financing market
Unquote speaks to managing partner Pierre-Antoine de Selancy about the GP's strategy and market view
Adams Street appoints BlackRock's Mioch as Benelux head
Joost Mioch will aim to build the GP's Benelux institutional client and consultant relationships
Turning to powder: European take-privates take pause
Public to private transactions are off to a slow start this year but lower prices on stock markets could encourage dealmaking again
Palatine buys significant minority stake in Cura Terrae
GP becomes the single largest shareholder in the newly created UK-based environmental services group
DBAG acquires Akquinet
Listed German GP said in a statement that it has now invested in five IT service businesses to date
Apax leads GBP 175m round for ClearBank
Clearing and embedded banking platform is the first deal from the GP’s USD 1.75bn Apax Digital II
Clearlake, Motive to acquire BETA+ from LSEG for USD 1.1bn
GPs will use wealth management processing solutions provider as a buy-and-build platform and enter new high growth markets
GHO to explore Sterling Pharma exit this year
UK pharma manufacturing services asset could be marketed off GBP 50m EBITDA in a sale process in H2 2022
One Peak gears up for fund III
European growth technology firm held a final close for One Peak Growth II in 2020 on EUR 443m
Bowmark explores Lawyers On Demand exit
GP appointed Rothschild to advise on the sale process, which is still in its early stages