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Naxicap explores sale of Ondura
French roofing and building waterproofing specialist generates around EUR 60m in EBITDA
EQT looking at Sitecore stake sale
Morgan Stanley and Goldman Sachs are advising the Swedish buyout group on the process
Intertrust draws interest from Apex Group
Rival approaches took place after Intertrust unveiled an exclusivity agreement with CVC on 12 November
Multiples Heatmap: TMT deals inked in Q3 pass 19x mark
Average entry multiples were again pushed into record territory in Q3 on the back of a still-buoyant M&A market
TA Associates buys Ambienta's Nactarome
TA beat contender Apax, which came second in the auction for the Ambienta-backed company
CVC exits Etraveli in EUR 1.63bn trade sale
CVC acquired the online flight booking platform from ProSiebenSat.1 in 2017 in a EUR 508m deal
IK, Asian strategics in final sale round for Schwind
Sell side is aiming to deliver on high price expectations for the asset
Advent, Centerbridge to launch Aareal Bank takeover
Advent already owns a stake in Aareon, the property ERP software unit of Aareal Bank
Waterland opens Spanish office
GP has hired David Torralba as principal and head of Spain, plus Guillermo Galmés as senior advisor
Vistra catches Warburg Pincus's eye in bilateral sale talks
Appetite for corporate and fund administration businesses has picked up in recent months
Intertrust gathers interest from other suitors following CVC offer
Several parties have submitted proposals at offer prices of up to EUR 22 per share
Advent buys Caldic from Goldman Sachs
GP plans to merge the speciality chemicals producer with São Paulo-headquartered Grupo Transmerquim
UVC holds final close for third fund
UVC Partners has a deployment capacity of EUR 255m with its flagship fund and new Opportunity Fund
La Maison Bleue piques sponsor interest as auction kicks off
Ardian is considered to be a keen bidder given its interest in the sale of nursery business Grandir
G Square transfers ISPS to new fund after sale talks with PAI collapse
Sponsor refinanced the business with incumbent lender CVC and another direct lender as part of the transfer
CVC buys Unilever's tea business for EUR 4.5bn
European food and beverage buyouts are now set to reach EUR 13bn in 2021, according to Unquote Data
Invision's Dr Deppe to hit DACH auction pipeline
Invision has mandated Rothschild for the sale of the disinfectants and cleaning-products specialist
Valedo's Norva24 to list in Stockholm
Since inception in 2015, Norva24 has grown from NOK 150m in revenues to NOK 2.1bn
French IPO pipeline heralds solid 2022 after record vintage
Wave of French IPOs seen this year is not abating in 2022, advisers say, as the recent record vintage comes to a close
Bain gears up for sixth European buyout fund
US-headquartered GP held a final close for its previous European fund in 2018 on EUR 4.35bn
ArchiMed buys Cardioline
Cardiology telemedicine platform is the first deal from the GP's EUR 650m MED III fund
Tencent leads GBP 60m round for Ultraleap
Company develops haptics hardware technology, allowing touch-free interaction with devices
Altor, Equistone, Polaris among bidders for Troldtekt
Danish manufacturer of acoustic panels is in an advanced process led by Clearwater
Balderton raises USD 600m for eighth flagship fund
Fund will continue the VC's Series A-focused strategy, targeting European startups