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KKR to acquire Travelopia from TUI in €381m deal
GP has invested from its fourth European fund in a deal that values the specialist travel group at 7.7x underlying EBITDA
Cubera holds €405m final close on eighth secondary fund
Vehicle will invest in the Nordic secondary market and has a total investment capability of more than тЌ500m
DACH GPs hunt for value following fundraising bonanza
With strong fundraising activity in the region, GPs must now find value in a challenging market
HQ Equita acquires Well Plus Trade
Buyout house secures a majority stake in the German producer of protein-based sports nutrition
Patron, Heineken acquire Punch Taverns in £1.8bn EV deal
Transaction will see the GP acquire 1,300 pubs with the trade investor acquiring the remaining 1,900
Eurazeo spins out Fonroche solar division
InfraVia recently closed its third European infrastructure fund, InfraVia European Fund III, on €1bn
Palatine's Verdant bolts on Crosslaw Caravan Park
Deal marks the third acquisition made by the leisure park operator since the GP's initial investment
Nordic Capital completes take-private bid for Nordnet
Joint holding with investment company Уhman Group holds 98.65% of the company's shares and will delist the company
CVC acquires stake in Pension Insurance Corporation
Deal reportedly values the pensions insurance group at around ТЃ2bn and will see the GP take a 10-20% stake
KKR successful in GFK share purchase
Private equity giant will now have a say in trying to turn the German market research business around
FSN's Instalco bolts on Andersen og Aksnes Rørleggerbedrift
Add-on acquisition comes three years after the Nordic GP first acquired the Swedish plumbing and electrical installation group
Deal in Focus: Wise backs Tapì's SBO
Italy-based bottle cap producer will adapt its expansion strategy to account for geopolitical developments in Central and North America
PE-backed ICBPI nets DB Card Acquiring for €30m
Deal marks the fourth acquisition after the business' PE-backed MBO in June 2015
Colony Capital exits AccorHotels
Colony first entered the Accor group in 2005, making a €1bn investment in the listed entity
Sovereign backs MBO of Arachas
Irish insurance brokerage will undertake an acquisitive growth strategy under its new ownership model
AGIC Capital hits final close on $1bn for debut fund
Maiden Sino-European buyout fund started fundraising in March 2015
Nordic Capital sells €81m Tokmanni share block
GP's seventh vehicle entered a lock-up period ending April 26 after the partial sale
United Ventures hires Pirovano and Pasin
Fabio Pirovano will join the GP as investment manager and Alessandro Pasin as chief financial officer
Belgium aiming to boost fintech investments
New Belgian-focused fintech initiative will develop close ties with London and bridge the gap between the UK and Europe
Advent sells remaining 12.1% stake in DFS for £58.5m
Divestment values shares in the sofa retailer at 24% less than when the GP sold a 14% stake 10 months ago
Sentica sells final shareholding in Kotipizza
Accelerated bookbuilding process run by Carnegie and Pareto Securities sees the Finnish GP exits its shareholding in the pizzeria chain
Karmijn Kapitaal sells Tuvalu Media
Karmijn acquired a controlling stake in the group in 2013 alongside company management
Holtzbrinck and Battery invest $4.2m in Zeitgold
Fintech startup will use the capital to roll out its product to small businesses
Forbion, Seroba co-lead €29m series-B for Prexton
Backers include existing investors Merck Ventures, Ysios Capital and Sunstone Capital