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Iberia continues resurgence despite political drama
Positive macroeconomic outlooks, coupled with plentiful debt and renewed international interest, have nullified the effects of political instability
Aggregate value drops as Nordic assets look to public markets
Private equity firms are battling with stock exchanges for the affection of businesses in search of capital in the Nordic region
Larger deals underpin solid CEE performance
The appearance of larger buyouts drives values up and highlights growing maturity in the region
Sentica raises €185m for fifth buyout fund
Finland-based buyout house has hit the тЌ185m hard-cap for its lower-mid-market vehicle
Entrepreneur Venture, Pléiade in €4.3m round for Travelaer
Two VCs joined a pool of existing investors, including Calypso Capital and family office Alderville
Nordwind acquires B2B
GP will take a majority stake in the buyout along with the company's founders and management
Ixo et al. acquire 40% in Groupe GA from Aermont Capital
Acquirer the stake in the property management firm from UK-based Aermont, ending a decade-long tenure
Livingbridge appoints Carnwath to lead strategic advisory board
Newly formed board will provide guidance related to political, economic, social and other factors
XAnge, Kima in €7m series-A for Ledger
Ten investors contributing to the startup's second round of institutional funding raises the total to €8.5m
Hannover Finanz exits Astyx to ZF Friedrichshafen
Exit from ultra-high-frequency sensors business follows a 17-year holding period for the GP
SEP appoints Stevens and Rampton to investment team
David Stevens joins the firm from Sumerian and Taylor Rampton leaves his role at BlackRock
Maj Invest acquires Danish software provider Icotera
Management buyout sees Maj Invest's fifth fund acquire 75% of the shares in Icotera alongside CEO and CTO
Nazca Capital's Foodbox buys Mas Q Menos
GP acquired a controlling stake in the restaurant group in March 2015 via its 2009-vintage Nazca III
Omnes Capital backs MBI of Groupe RGF
Other investors in the round include BPI France and Capital Transmission
Tikehau Capital leads €65m Oodrive round
Other investors in the deal include venture capital firms NextStage and Mi3 Venture Partners
LDC-backed Equiom buys Eagle
Corporate services provider Equiom was bought by LDC in a 2013 secondary buyout
CVC acquires Corialis from Advent International
Corialis has expanded its workforce by more than 40% under the ownership of Advent
NVM injects £3m into Intelling
Telecommunications support business will look to undertake a geographic expansion strategy
Vaaka Partners-backed Solita acquires Palmu
Finnish GP has owned the digital business consultancy and services company since 2013
Contrasting fundraising fortunes in French mid-market
Numerous closes in Q1 and more on the horizon will give a clearer view of the French fundraising landscape
Epiris reaps 6.5x on Treetops sale to Busy Bees
Sale of nursery school operator generated proceeds of ТЃ93m for the vendor after a five-year tenure
3TS leads €2.3m round for Parsek
Parsek plans to use the fresh capital to grow its sales and business development activities across EMEA
Earlybird leads $10.5m series-A for Shapeshift
New capital will be used to expand the team with a view to releasing two more exchange products in 2017
HitecVision's Point Resources acquires ExxonMobil's EEPN
Deal will see ExxonMobil Exploration and Production Norway merged with HitecVision's Point Resources