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EQT to collect non-binding offers for Adamo next week
Ardian is also among the suitors interested in submitting an NBO, one source says
Nordic Capital buys majority stake in VC-backed Duco
Financial data management software raised USD 28m from VCs including Eight Roads and Insight in 2018
Sponsors in race for Laird Thermal Systems
Sale of the German business is moving into an interim round with confirmatory bids due 21 July
CVC Credit finances Livingbridge's World of Books buyout
Livingbridge bought the UK-based online reseller of secondhand books from Bridges Fund Management
Tikehau appoints Cabanis as deputy CEO
Cabanis will join from her role as executive vice-president at Danone
Revolut raises USD 800m Series E at USD 33bn valuation
Company becomes the second most valuable fintech in Europe, behind Sweden's Klarna
JS World Media sale in home stretch, bidders include sponsors
Danish PE house Catacap and its German counterpart Findos are among the final-round bidders
Verdane steps up DACH activity with four new investments
GP has made a growth investment in Meister and majority investments in PremiumXL and Remember
H&F holds USD 24.4bn final close for 10th fund
Large-cap buyout specialist closed its predecessor fund in October 2018 on USD 16bn
WestBridge exits AJM Healthcare to Livingbridge
WestBridge backed the MBO of the wheelchair and mobility service provider in September 2018
Sun European invests in Sports & Leisure Group
GPP buys a majority stake in the artificial turf business, headquartered in Belgium
One in four LPs willing to trade lower performance for better ESG - survey
ESG-focused LPs "motivated to divest positions in funds where they perceive ESG efforts to be lacking"
Phoenix promotes Squires to partner, three to investment director
James Chiang, Richard Hill and Victoria Wain are promoted to investment director
Nordic buyout deal volume peaks in H1 2021
Dealflow was more than double that seen in H1 last year, and up 25% on the first half of 2019
Permira makes EUR 1.9bn investment in Adevinta
Deal will see eBay decrease its stake in Adevinta as part of the acquisition of eBay Classifieds
Bridges appoints ex-ICG CEO as new chair
Former Apax COO Clive Sherling, a long-standing investor in Bridges funds, also becomes a non-executive director
Project A opens first international office in London
Principals Sam Cash and Jack Wang, plus associate Luc de Leyritz, will head the new office
Five Arrows registers next buyout vehicle
Previous vehicle in the strategy, FAPI III, closed on its EUR 1.25bn hard-cap in 2019
PGIM to acquire Montana Capital Partners
Founders Marco Wulff and Christian Diller will continue to head the Switzerland-based secondaries GP
Seraphine lists in London seven months after Mayfair deal
IPO gives the maternity clothing business a market cap of GBP 150m, raising gross proceeds of GBP 61m
BC Partners invests in Valtech at USD 1.4bn valuation
Former reference shareholder Verlinvest and Valtech's new management also reinvest
H&F, BlackRock, GIC invest in Belron at EUR 21bn EV
Hellman & Friedman (H&F), BlackRock and GIC are to acquire a 13% stake in vehicle glass repair and replacement firm Belron in a deal that gives the company an enterprise value of EUR 21bn and an equity value of EUR 17.2bn.
Triton sells Polygon to AEA for 5.3x money invested
Secondary buyout of the building maintenance business ends a holding period of more than 10 years
Kempen Capital launches second private equity fund
Fund has a EUR 200m target and will make both small-cap direct co-investments and PE fund investments