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Illumnina Ventures closes second fund on USD 325m
VC operates independently from US business Illumina, a genetic variation and function technology firm
Partners Group closes fourth PE programme on USD 15bn
Programme includes USD 6bn from the GP's fourth direct PE fund, Partners Group Direct Equity 2019
Nordic Capital hires new partner for Evolution team
Alfa Chan joins from Silverfleet Capital, where he spent 18 years and was a healthcare-focused partner
Sorare raises USD 680m Series B led by Softbank
Round follows a USD 50m Series A and gives Sorare a post-money valuation of USD 4.3bn
Capiton sets sights on autumn close for sixth fund
Capiton is aiming to raise EUR 550m, with a hard-cap set at EUR 575m
Egeria sells Dutch Bakery to 3i
SBO of the Netherlands-based home-bake and snack products producer ends a four-year holding period
Lansdowne in USD 45m round for Raspberry Pi
Computer producer has a USD 500m pre-money valuation and plans to accelerate its product development
Earth Capital appoints new CEO
Culver Evans will move from his current role as CFO and take over CEO responsibilities from Gordon Power
The Deals Pipeline
A highlight of deal processes underway and involving PE, either on the buy- or sell-side, across Europe
Karmijn Kapitaal appoints van der Maarel as managing partner
Van der Maarel will join the firm on 1 October from NIBC
TowerBrook hires advisers to explore Infopro exit
Formal launch has not been set yet, but an auction could kick off by Q4 or early next year
Graphite Capital makes raft of promotions and hires
James Markham, Omar Kayat and Humphrey Baker have been promoted to senior partner
Sagard to launch Climater sale in Q4
Sell-side is adamant about holding an auction and unlikely to accept pre-emptive bids
Spotlight on Spacs: UK hopes slow and steady wins the race
Exuberance at the prospect of an incoming wave of Spac listings may be premature, but not necessarily irrational
CVC acquires Inflexion-backed Medivet in GBP 1bn deal
Inflexion took a minority stake in the veterinary care provider in December 2016
Nordic Capital and Avista to sell Acino to ADQ
Nordic Capital transferred the company to continuation vehicle Nordic Capital CV1 in 2018
Permira's Exclusive Networks readies EUR 370m Paris IPO
Pricing of the offering is expected to take place on 22 September 2021
Bowmark hires AnaCap's Hollowood
Ben Hollowood has joined Bowmark Capital's portfolio management and value creation team
GP Profile: HPE Growth sets the stage for next fundraise
Manfred Krikke and Tim van Delden on the firm's growth plans, fundraising intentions, and the importance of European digital technology
BtoV holds USD 135m final close for Digital Technologies II
Vehicle will continue to make early-stage investments in European digital technology startups
Bolster Investment Partners holds first close for second fund
Dutch minority investment specialist has surpassed its EUR 200m target at its first close
3TS holds first close for Fund IV
Growth fund has a EUR 150m target and expects to announce its first investment shortly
KKR drops out of Zooplus race
Hellman & Friedman increased its take-private offer to EUR 3.29bn earlier this week
Triago hires Apposite's Auffray as new London partner
Matt Swain and Victor Quiroga are named co-heads of the Americas in NYC