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PAI revives exit plans for Swedish chemicals group Perstorp
Options being explored by PAI include a sale to an industry player or an IPO, sources say
Greenhill hires Silverfleet's Harrison
Andrew Harrison will advise on capital raising across entities including funds and co-investments
Verdane closes debut impact growth fund on EUR 300m
Verdane Idun I will deploy tickets in a sweet spot of EUR 10m-15m, making 20-25 deals in total
Miura acquires majority stake in Educaedu
Miura acquires 85% from Growth Hill Partners in Educaedu, while management reinvested for 15%
PE-backed Argus Media explores potential 2022 IPO
Listing could value the information data provider at more than GBP 2bn
Petershill IV closes on USD 5bn
Petershill Partners is operated by Goldman Sachs Asset Management and buys minority stakes in GPs
Golding holds EUR 280m close for first secondaries fund
Fund will target small- and mid-cap LP stakes and GP-led secondaries, and has made 14 deals to date
Altimeter, Dragoneer et al. in USD 1bn round for Checkout.com
UK-based payments processor reaches a valuation of USD 40bn following the Series D
Highland, HPE Growth's WeTransfer announces intention to float
WeTransfer's offer contains a private placement of newly issued shares of around EUR 160m
Sprints Capital holds EUR 525m final close for Fund IV
Growth fund has made two deals to date, including refurbished electronics marketplace Back Market
Axcel buys Danx, Livingbridge-backed Carousel
Livingbridge invested in Carousel Logistics in 2013; the company will now merge with Danx
Palatine appoints new partners amid influx of promotions
Richard Thomas and James Gregson are appointed as partners, while Tom Ross-Jones and Gareth Wilson are promoted
Sequoia, Fidelity in EUR 628m investment round for Bolt
Ride-hailing service reaches a valuation of EUR 7.4bn, up from EUR 4bn at its last funding round in August 2021
Bregal invests in Redstor; Beech Tree exits
Bregal Milestone intends to support the data management software with its US expansion
TA, LEA to merge Enscape, Chaos
LEA bought Enscape in 2020
Tiger Global, TCV et al. in EUR 486m Series D for Qonto
Tiger Global and TCV led a Series D round alongside eight new investors
GHO Capital backs biotech RoslinCT
RoslinCT is a spin-out from the University of Edinburgh
Astorg Partners invests in Armor Iimak
Auction process for the packaging-printing specialist kicked off in early November 2021
Onex and Waterland mull Partou exit
Auction for the childcare provider is pencilled in for H2 2022, sources say
Getir to raise more than USD 1bn at USD 12bn pre-money valuation
Getir raised a total of USD 1.1bn in three consecutive rounds in 2021
Nord Holding sells Ruf Group to Waterland
Germany-headquartered bed producer Ruf Betten acquired e-commerce brand Bruno in February 2020
ECI sells Travel Chapter for 2.6x
ECI is selling the holiday booking platform to its management, backed by investment from ICG
IK hires 3i's Pete Wilson to launch UK mid-cap strategy
European PE firm simulataneously promotes five new partners across its London, Stockholm and Paris offices
PE activity reaches EUR 392bn in record-breaking 2021
Q4 may have shown signs of a market slowdown, but 2021 nevertheless stands out as a phenomenal year for PE deployment across Europe