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Axcel VI holds EUR 800m final close
Fund has made six platform investments and is around 30% larger than its EUR 617m predecessor
Livingbridge invests in Jungle Creations
GP is investing in the social media content agency via its SME-focused Enterprise 3 vehicle
Fidelium to acquire Benteler's Tønder and Louviers plants
Fidelium intends to establish the aluminum auto parts plants as an independent entity
Highland, Brookfield lead USD 100m round for Plentific
Mubadala Investment Company and existing investors including Target Global have backed the round
MML, 57 Stars invest GBP 20m in Natural World Products
MML Growth is backing the waste recycling and compost production firm via its EUR 135m second fund
Q2 Barometer: Robust Q2 performance bodes well for H2
The latest Unquote Private Equity Barometer, produced in association with Aberdeen Standard Investments, is now available to download
DBAG acquires Dantherm Group from Procuritas
Procuritas acquired the heating, ventilation and air conditioning company in a carve-out in 2016
Multiples Heatmap: PE continues to pay ever more for assets
Deal multiples record a fifth consecutive quarterly increases to reach 11.8x in the second quarter of 2021
Waterland buys fire safety business Writech
Following the deal, Waterland will have six portfolio companies with a presence in Ireland
Golding opens Swiss office, hires Frühauf
Managing director Beat Frühauf will head Golding's Zurich office, joining from BNP Paribas Schweiz
VCs in USD 292m round for WorldRemit
Series E from Farallon, Leapfrog, TCV and Accel sees the firm rebrand as Zepz at a USD 5bn valuation
TCV-backed Grupa Pracuj files for IPO
TCV owns a 27% stake in the Poland-based recruitment platform, with the remainder held by management
MML sells Sonas Bathrooms to management
MML Growth acquired a minority stake in the Ireland-based bathroom products supplier in 2017
The Deals Pipeline
A highlight of deal processes underway and involving PE, either on the buy- or sell-side, across Europe
Bridges exits The Vet in trade sale
Exit is the firm's third since July 2021, following SBOs of Wholebaker and World of Books
Bridgepoint to acquire LanguageWire from Catacap
Catacap acquired the translation and content production software in 2017 via its debut fund
Wm Morrison board accepts GBP 7bn CD&R offer
Deal would be the largest PE-backed take-private in the UK since Boots' GBP 11.1bn delisting in 2007
No sign of summer holiday for PE as dealflow beats records
In June and July 2021, deal volume surpassed 2019's record by 13%, with aggregate value up by 33%
Inflexion to acquire Sunovion Pharmaceuticals Europe
Inflexion's previous pharmaceutical sector investments include Rosemont Pharmaceuticals
Hamilton Lane raises USD 475m across two Large Buyout Club funds
Hamilton Lane now intends to launch a Venture Capital-focused fund as an extension of the strategy
Providence Strategic Growth backs Sport Alliance with EUR 60m
GP intends to support the gym and fitness studio software with its international expansion
Charme, Livingbridge sell Witherslack to Mubadala Capital
Both Charme and Livingbridge are to retain minority stakes in the school and care home operator
Valar Ventures leads USD 263m round for Bitpanda
Round brings the aggregate value of growth and VC deals in Austria in 2021 to more than EUR 1bn
Cobepa, Sofina exit Hillebrand in EUR 1.5bn trade sale
Deutsche Post is to acquire the Germany-based consumable liquids freight forwarder