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Idea Taste of Italy contemplates Gelato d'Italia sale
Idea Taste of Italy acquired a stake in Gelato d'Italia – then trading as Indian – in May 2016
Pantheon raises USD 624m for GP-led secondaries programme
Unquote recaps the fundraise and investment strategy with managing partner Paul Ward
EQT invests in Vitruvian-backed CFC
EQT IX is expected to be 70-75% invested following the deal
Turkven expects Turkey Growth Fund IV final close in mid-2022
Previous fund held a final close in 2012 with capital commitments of USD 840m
LBO France in EUR 500m Franco-Chinese venture with Haixia Capital
MoU marks LBO France's first foray into the Chinese market, with plans to open a local office
ECI's Travel Chapter announces intention to float
ECI bought the asset from Phoenix less than three years ago
Asmodee already attracting PE interest ahead of November launch
Silver Lake, CVC, Advent and KKR are already set to join the race, sources say
Saverglass sale hits snag with remaining bidder Lone Star
future capex spend is a worry for bidders and lenders, sources say
Committed Advisors closes CAPF I on EUR 161m
Primaries, early secondaries and co-investment fund is intended to extend the GP's existing strategy
EQT launches EQT Future fund
Fund has a EUR 4bn target and intends to make impact-driven investments in mature companies
LBO France holds EUR 155m final close for Digital Health 2
GP previously raised EUR 70m for SISA, a fund dedicated to healthcare technology
Summa Equity hires three new partners
Christoph Waer, Tim He and Matthias Fink join the firm in three different geographies
Silverfleet puts Prefere Resins sale in motion
A process could launch with the circulation of a teaser towards the end of the quarter
ECI wraps up fund 9 with 3x overall return
Fund made 15 investments, including two tech unicorns with ATG and Wireless Logic
Sofinnova holds EUR 472m final close for Capital X
France-headquartered VC will continue to focus on early-stage healthcare investments
DACH VC deal value doubles year on year
VCs have backed DACH region deals with an aggregate value of EUR 15.4bn in 2021 to date
Calculus nets 4x with CloudTrade sale
Trade sale is the eighth exit for Calculus since January 2020
Gorillas raises circa USD 1bn in Delivery Hero-led Series C
New funding comes just seven months after a Series B, with the company doubling in value
Third Point, Coatue lead USD 900m round for N26
Digital bank is now valued at more than USD 9bn, versus USD 3.5bn at the time of its previous round
Afinum exits Garz & Fricke in EUR 180m trade sale
GP acquired the human-machine interface (HMI) software and hardware developer in 2017
GP Profile: Phoenix returns record amounts in last 12 months
Unquote catches up with managing partner David Burns to discuss recent activity and where the firm is headed next
Less than half of UK GPs report in detail on ESG impact – survey
Advisory firm BDO reviewed the ESG policies of 100 private equity firms with UK operations
EQT launches LimaCorporate sale
Teasers for the Italian orthopaedic prosthetics producer were dispatched recently, sources say
Argos could revisit Fabbri Vignola sale in 12-18 months
Sponsor was met with unsatisfactory offers for the business in a sale process launched in May, sources say