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EQT acquires LSP, forming EQT Life Sciences
Announcement follows Life Sciences Partners' seven-month, EUR 850m fundraise for LSP VII
Proventis hires Jan Wetter as M&A partner
Wetter was previously an M&A partner and office managing partner at EY in Zürich
Italcer draws attention from Apollo Global and Lone Star
Sale process is expected to be launched within the next two weeks as teasers are largely ready
ECI's Travel Chapter shelves IPO plans
Move comes less than three weeks after the company announced its intention to float on AIM
3i reaps GBP 146m from Basic-Fit sell-down
Proceeds take 3i's cash return from its investment in Basic-Fit to 4.1x
Investindustrial sets SBTs for emissions
GP has also committed to achieving net zero greenhouse gas emissions in its funds
IK buys Truesec from Sobro
Cybersecurity firm is IK's seventh platform investment of H2 2021 and its fourth deal since October
YFM appoints Marcus Karia as CFO
Karia was most recently group finance director of London-listed venture capital firm Arix Bioscience
Unquote Private Equity Podcast: Leisure sector cleared for take-off
Unquote looks back at how the sector has fared, and speaks with PAI partner GaУЋlle d'Engremont following the ECG deal
Eurazeo grew AUM by 44% over past 12 months
Asset manager raised EUR 3bn from limited partners in the first nine months of 2021
PE-backed Inmarsat sold to Viasat in USD 7.3bn deal
Apax Partners, CPP, OTPP and Warburg Pincus acquired Inmarsat via a take-private in 2019
Activa Capital hires associate in investment team
Prior to joining, Julie Perouzel worked as an M&A analyst at Rothschild & Co for a year
Zooplus takeover to go ahead as 80% threshold is met
H&F and EQT Private Equity teamed up for a joint final offer for the pet products retailer in late October
Auction for Carlyle's Saverglass called off – report
Rothschild-run process was launched earlier this year, with Towerbrook and ICG reportedly involved in earlier stages
PAI exits Atos Medical in EUR 2.2bn trade sale
PAI acquired the laryngotomy and tracheostomy care products company in an SBO from EQT in 2017
Ardian, Latour buy LBO France's Groupe RG
LBO France bought a majority stake in the personal protective equipment producer in 2017
Perwyn appoints investment manager from Omers
Maxime Menu joins from Omers Private Equity, where he worked as a senior associate
Massimo Zanetti aiming to find financial sponsor by year-end
BNP Paribas is set to collect preliminary offers for the Italian coffee company within the next two weeks
Gimv to exit Wolf Lingerie in Vulcain-led auction
Gimv and Alsace Capital acquired Wolf from Cathay Capital and EPF Partners in 2014
Metro Bank confirms possible offer from Carlyle
UK-based lender currently has a market cap of GBP 251.6m
ESG concerns limit bidders in LMB Aerospace sale
First-round bids for France-based LMB Aerospace were collected last week
Victus to come back to market in early 2022
Vehicle will pursue the same strategy as its predecessor, targeting mature agriculture- and food-related businesses
M&A insurance demand reaches new heights amid bottleneck concerns
Hardening W&I market could be adding to the current slowdown in M&A activity that has followed a flurry of deals earlier in the year
Carlyle's tech fund buys majority stake in CSS
Deal should see Carlyle Europe Technology Partners IV moving closer to full deployment