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Investcorp acquires cybersecurity company HWG
Founders of the Italy-based business will have a substantial minority stake alongside the GP
Scout24 back on PE radar as tech rout provides fresh opportunity
Several buyout groups have revived interest in a possible bid for the Frankfurt-listed real estate marketplace
Battery exits Forterro to Partners Group for EUR 1bn
New owner to expand London-based ERP provider with organic growth initiatives and acquisitions in adjacent geographies, sub-verticals
Aurelius sells AKAD to Galileo for EUR 45m
The GP had bought the German distance learning university in 2014
Summa buys Intix in first Fund III deal
ESG-focused GP will help accelerate growth of Belgian fintech specialised in monitoring transactions for money laundering
Montagu bolsters senior leadership team with two hires
Louise Denning and Tim Cochrane join the GP's London office
Hiro Capital launches new gaming and metaverse fund
More than double the size of its predecessor, the EUR 300m vehicle will make its first deals in April
Partners Group set for second PG Life fund
PG Life II is expected to follow the global impact investing strategy of its predecessor
Lincoln hires three for financial services team
London-based Antoine Dupont-Madinier and Max Cornu-Thenard have joined from Panmure Gordon
Mid Europa hires Vesna Sipp from ICG
Sipp will join as head of investor relations
Bravo Capital Partners II holds first close on EUR 90m
With a EUR 110m target, the Italy-focused fund is expected to close in the first half of the year
Doxx to collect initial bids amid fierce midmarket sponsor interest
German digital healthcare staffing specialist has attracted GPs such as IK, DPE, Ardian, Chequers, Triton, PAI, Equistone, Rivean Capital
Hg explores ITM8 exit advised by Raymond James
Sale of Danish IT services asset is expected to kick before the end of this quarter
PSG eyes second European fund
PSG Europe II has a EUR 2.5bn target; its predecessor closed on its EUR 1.25bn hard-cap in 2021
WestBridge exits bChannels to trade for 4.2x money
WestBridge acquired the UK-based technology marketing firm in a GBP 3.5m SBO in 2014
Battery Ventures launches Forterro sale via Arma Partners
Information memoranda for the GBP 50m EBITDA ERP software group have already been distributed to prospective bidders
Quadriga postpones LR Health & Beauty IPO
Listing of the German skincare and cosmetics company still considered plan A
Evoco makes three-company Austrian portfolio deal
Deal sees the GP acquire companies from AWS Mittelstandsfonds including medical technology firm AMI
Digital Horizon set for USD 200m Fund II first close in Q2 2022
VC started marketing the fund in December 2021 and has USD 100m in soft commitments to date
Alantra poaches Carlo Dawan from GCA Altium
While Stefano Bellavita has been promoted to head of ECM
Eurazeo seeks global expansion as industry consolidation intensifies
Speaking at firm's new London office, executive board member Marc Frappier tells Unquote about plans to acquire in Europe and the US
SoftBank leads USD 230m secondary placement for Gousto
Fidelity International, Grosvenor Food & AgTech, Railpen join the UK recipe box company's share register
Palamon to carve out Dental Directory from IDH Group
Adviser DC Advisory has distributed materials marketing the asset off GBP 15m EBITDA
Motion readies Minlay for sale advised by Natixis Partners
Apax, Charterhouse and IK are eyeing the French dental prosthetic devices company