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EMEA M&A surges in 2021
More than 10,500 M&A deals were recorded in 2021, worth a combined USD 1.54trn
Polaris V holds final close on EUR 650m hard-cap
Fund has EUR 690m to deploy including the GP commitment, and has made five platform investments
Limerston buys Wickham Micro, appoints new CEO
Deal is a spin-out from Gosport-based Wickham Laboratories
Investcorp explores Georg Jensen sale; FIH Partners mandated
Potential buyers for the luxury goods brand have started to be contacted ahead of a formal auction process launch
Synova sells majority stake in Mintec to Five Arrows
Synova reaps 12x invested capital and will reinvest in the company for a minority stake
Tenzing taps Raymond James for CItNow exit
Auction of the car-dealership video communication tool is expected to launch later this year
Permira leads USD 180m round for GWI
London-headquartered market research software-as-a-service platform is valued at more than USD 850m
Abris exits Patent Co to trade
Sale to Raiffeisen Ware Austria ends Abris's six-year investment period in the animal feed company
Primary Capital exits Readypower in trade sale
Readypower was acquired in a management buyout in 2017
Karmijn-backed Marlies Dekkers advised by Deloitte on exit
Karmijn took a majority shareholding in the then-insolvent designer lingerie company in 2013
Montagu gears up for Arkopharma exit
Auction process for the food supplement company is expected to take place in H2 2022
Cinven acquires Vitruvian-backed International Financial Group
Isle of Man-based insurance group comprises Ardan International, RL360 and Friends Provident International
FSI buys 60% of Iccrea's digital payments arm at EUR 500m EV
Carve-out deal is the ninth investment from FSI I, which closed on EUR 1.4bn in February 2019 and is now 75% deployed
Silverfleet reaps 2.6x in Care Fertility sale to Nordic Capital
Nordic Capital buys the IVF clinics chain for GBP 300m, equating to 15.7x EBITDA
Lightspeed, 468, BroadLight co-lead USD 200m Series B for Zapp
Round also saw participation from existing investors Atomico, Burda and Vorwerk Ventures
Pinova buys Sematell from IMCap
Small-cap technology investor IMCap bought Sematell in a carve-out from Attensity in 2015
Epiris acquires LDC-backed water pumps manufacturer Stuart Turner
Acquisition of the Oxfordshire-based company is the ninth investment made from Epiris Fund II
Highland Europe, Eurazeo lead Descartes EUR 120m fundraise
Series B raise comes 18 months after its Series A
CVC co-founder Koltes to step back in 2022
Steve Koltes co-founded CVC in 1993 and is to step back from an active role from 1 October 2022
Silverfleet's Care Fertility nears sale to Nordic Capital
Bid is expected to draw a line under a competitive auction that was launched in December 2021
Bencis to buy chemicals company Höfer Chemie
GP plans to acquire a majority stake in the business, according to a competition authority filing
Vivalto to close first EUR 700m fund in summer
New GP specialising in healthcare has already deployed 65% of the fund's target
Highland, HPE Growth-backed WeTransfer shelve IPO plans
Decision made to halt an initial public offering as a result of volatile market conditions
VNV announces European growth plans and hires four investors
Sweden-based technology investor has been listed on the Swedish stock exchange since 1997