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Kinnevik leads USD 500m round for JobAndTalent
Series E, which also features SoftBank Vision Fund 2, gives the company a USD 2.35bn valuation
IK Partners ventures into UK mid-cap deal-making
New team will be staffed by three or four investment specialists based in London
CVC ends discussions with Intertrust
CVC had intended to combine the trust services firm with existing portfolio company TMF
Oakley preps Wishcard for 2022 sale
Oakley acquired a majority stake in Düsseldorf-based Wishcard – then known as Seven Miles – in 2019
Vivalto Partners buys majority stake in Vivalto Santé
New investors IK Partners and Hayfin are backing the deal, as well as incumbents such as Mubadala
Average fund size reaches new heights amid stark market bifurcation
Average buyout fund close for 2021 stands at EUR 1.33bn, more than double the EUR 629m recorded in 2017
FSN Capital appoints new co-managing partners
First succession transition for the Nordic firm since it was founded in 1999
Speedinvest launches EUR 80m Climate & Industry Opportunity fund
Fund is intended to back the VC's existing industrial and climate technology startups
IK to buy Renta Group from Intera
Intera formed the construction machinery and equipment firm in 2015 via a three-company merger
Supernova Capital aiming to raise EUR 250m by end of 2022
VC is also considering launching a new fund, Supernova 3, by Q1 2023
Partech closes second growth fund on EUR 650m
Second vehicle is significantly larger than its predecessor, Partech Growth I, which raised EUR 400m in 2015
Tenzing raises GBP 100m Belay Fund
Vehicle can invest up to GBP 150m and will back the GP's Tenzing II portfolio companies
CapVest, Duke Street in second round for Evergreen Garden Care
Vendor Exponent is expected to collect final offers at the beginning of December
VCs in USD 156m round for Quell Therapeutics
Series B for the Treg therapy developer was led by VCs including Jeito Capital and Ridgeback Capital
Searchlight invests in Celestyal Cruises
Searchlight is investing in the cruise operator via its Searchlight Opportunities Fund
Motorway raises USD 190m in Series C
Index Ventures and Iconic Growth have co-led a USD 190m funding round for Motorway, valuing the UK-based used car sales platform at more than USD 1bn.
PAI, OTPP join forces in final leg of Veonet auction
Consortium may be well placed to clinch a deal for the Nordic Capital- and Palamon-backed ophthalmology group
First bids due for TA's Laboratoires Vivacy
TA Associates made an undisclosed investment in Vivacy in 2019
LBO France buys ID Market, Sourcidys
GP is investing via its Mid Cap strategy and will merge the B2C and B2B home and gardening retailers
21 Invest admits four to next round of Carton Pack sale
Sponsors still in the mix include White Bridge and Alvarez & Marsal Private Equity
Livingbridge exploring Network Plus Sale options
Rothschild is advising on the process, which is in the early stages, according to several sources
Bencis sells TBAuctions in SBO to Castik
Bencis formed TBAuctions in 2018 when it combined BVA Auctions with Troostwijk Veilingen
Golding hires Schütz as ESG director
Christian Schütz joins from his role as senior vice-president of credit research at Pimco
Capiton holds EUR 504m final close for sixth fund
Capiton VI is now 36% deployed across seven deals and expects to make up to 15 platform investments