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Creathor leads €2.6m round for HappyCar
Global Founders Capital sold its shares to Creathor following the last round
Simmons & Simmons hires two in Milan
Appointments follow the closure of the firm’s Rome office in 2015
UK lower mid-market fundraising: Making the leap
Low levels of secondary buyout opportunities will intensify challenges for private equity firms raising increasingly larger vehicles
Afinum sells shutters maker Schlotterer
Afinum and the company's management sell 100% of Austrian shutter producer Schlotterer
EQT closes first US fund short of $1bn target
Nordic-based GP holds final close on $726m for mid-market buyouts in US
Equistone-backed Mademoiselle Desserts acquires Quality Pastries
Transaction marks the third bolt-on acquisition made with Equistone's backing
Carlyle to buy Atotech from Total for $3.2bn
GP will draw down capital from its vehicles Carlyle Europe Partners IV and Carlyle Partners VI
WCP invests in Alliance Marine
Marine equipment and spare parts business will look to increase its international distribution
Ardian buys car parts producer Weber
Transaction also includes a capital increase provided by Ardian and the company's founders
PE-backed Axio sells Vidal for €100m
Deal marks a 2.8x cash proceed received by Electra from its original investment in Axio
Towerbrook, BPI take minority stake in La Maison Bleue
Activa and EPF took a majority stake in the group in 2012 and will now exit the business
CVC to list Ahlsell in Stockholm
GP reveals public market exit process for Swedish industrial company
In Profile: Silverfleet Capital
unquote" talks to managing partner Neil MacDougall about fund performance, recent activity and strategy
Abénex Capital reaps 2.5x on Hild exit
GP acquired the group from the Hild family through a management buy-in in 2011
Alcuin sells Krispy Kreme UK to US parent
Deal reportedly values the business in the region of £200m and sees its IPO plans scrapped
KPCB and Silver Lake in $70m GoEuro round
Latest funding round brings GoEuro's total capital raised to almost $150m
Assietta buys 87% stake in MMB Costruzioni Meccaniche
Ape III is now 60% invested and aims to deploy its last acquisition by May 2017
Sunstone et al. raise $6m series-A for Sourced
Backers include venture capital houses Otium Venture and Kima Ventures
Goodwin Procter appoints two partners to Paris office
Law firm is currently reinforcing its European private equity and M&A practices
Bridges invests £5.6m in Vegetarian Express BIMBO
Deal marks the second food sector investment for the GP's £125m third sustainable growth fund
Ufenau closes fifth buyout fund on €227m
Ufenau holds final close for fifth fund on €227m after four months of fundraising
Assietta launches €60m fourth fund
Vehicle has a six-year lifespan and aims to raise up to €70m
Jasmin Capital hires Ludovic Douge as manager
Christilla de Moustier has been made senior adviser, and Lucia Roman will head the firm's Brussels office
Confidence drop for PE-backed businesses in wake of Brexit vote
Less than half of BVCA survey respondents are confident in the government's ability to negotiate a good deal