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Unquote has a long history of delivering in-depth coverage for each European market, from individual deals to fundraising and region-specific trend analysis. Click on the following links to access content for a specific region:
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LP Profile: ACP opens up PE programme
Co-head of PE Michael Lindauer speaks to Unquote about the LP's allocation strategy and its approach in an increasingly competitive market
The Deals Pipeline
A highlight of deal processes underway and involving PE, either on the buy- or sell-side, across Europe
Startup Wise Guys raising up to EUR 52.5m across three funds
Estonian VC is raising Cyber Fund I, its second Challenger Fund and its Opportunity Fund II
Procuritas backs Strandberg Guitars
GP is backing the headless guitars producer via its EUR 318m Capital Investors VI fund
Healthcare buyouts approach record EUR 30bn in 2021
France has been the source of more than half of the aggregate value recorded to date
Anaveo sale pulled despite late-stage talks with 3i
Competitive process stalls as vendor Bridgepoint's price expectations were not met, sources say
France's Apax appoints chief sustainability officer
Dominica Adam has taken up the newly created management position at the Paris-headquartered GP
IK invests in Prophecy Group
Minority investment in the cybersecurity firm is IK's sixth deal to be announced in H2 2021
Tenzing sets sights on Nordic countries
Unquote catches up with managing partner Guy Gillon following the appointment of Magnus Gottås to lead Tenzing's Nordic expansion
CapMan Wealth Services forms Investment Partners Fund
EUR 90m fund will invest in cooperation with AlpInvest, backing US mid-market funds chosen by the GP
IK Partners buys Plastiflex
GP is investing via its EUR 1.2bn Small Cap III fund, which backs companies valued at EUR 15m-150m
AutoForm sees Permira join bidder pool ahead of NBOs next week
Carlyle, KKR, EQT, Hellman & Friedman and Francisco Partners were previously reported as potential bidders
Will private equity bank on rising interest rates?
Sponsors want in on banking businesses before greater confidence in asset quality and interest-rate hikes increase valuations
Podcast: In conversation with... Sunaina Sinha, Raymond James | Cebile
The Cebile Capital founder discusses the tie-up with Raymond James, and the key trends at play in the global fundraising and secondaries landscapes
Practica Capital plans new fund launch in 2022
Third-generation fund could be 1.5x to 2x larger than its predecessor
Triton forms LeDap Group
Company has been formed by more than 30 acquisitions; it aims to promote racquet sport padel
Allianz holds EUR 520m first close for PE fund
Private equity fund will invest alongside Allianz's core private equity programme
IK buys Conet from HIG
IK intends to support the IT service and software developer with its ongoing DACH expansion
Promus closes space fund on EUR 120m
European Investment Fund committed EUR 40m to the vehicle
Dunedin team moves on as firm winds down
Mid-cap GP has seen 18 team members depart this year, including three partners, following the decision to halt the fundraise for its fourth vehicle
Partners Group secures minority stake in Breitling
CVC agreed to acquire an 80% stake in the then-family-owned Swiss watchmaker in early 2017
White Star holds USD 360m final close for Fund III
Growth technology VC held a final close for its predecessor vehicle in 2018 on USD 180m
Softbank, Mubadala in USD 200m round for Tier
Series D adds to the record amounts deployed in VC and growth deals in the DACH region in 2021
Equistone backs ADM Group
Investment in the marketing agency is the GP's eighth platform deal of 2021 to date