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Women in VC: Speedinvest's Nangia on supporting female and underrepresented founders
Austrian sponsor to invest 30% of capital in female, diverse founders; new fund-of-funds set to support emerging managers
Inflexion mulls sale of Chambers & Partners
GP has appointed Harris Williams to gauge interest in the UK-based legal rankings provider
RJD Partners sells Babington to Unigestion
Acquisition of the UK apprenticeship provider marks the last deal from Unigestion Direct II
Private Equity Trendspotter: Sponsors look for sure footing as market slowdown signals change in deals landscape
Aggregate buyout volume brings 2022 just 6% above pre-pandemic dealmaking, with a significant sentiment shift in H2 2022
Clearwater Multiples Heatmap: Valuations ease as PE deals slow down
After a record quarter, Q3 2022 sees sponsor transactions fall sharply amid challenging macro environment
The Bolt-Ons Digest – 14 December 2022
Unquoteтs selection of the latest add-ons, including CVC's Stark Group, Bridgepoint's Kereis, EQT's Open Systems, and more
Hg to exit Transporeon in EUR 1.88bn sale to trade
Deal with US-listed Trimble sees German transportation software group double in value since 2019 buyout
Kester to reap 4.8x return in Vixio exit to Perwyn
Sale of regulatory intelligence provider marks the first divestment from the GPтs second fund
Speedinvest raises EUR 500m for fourth flagship vehicle; closes climate fund on EUR 80m
New structure investing across sectors allowed the Austrian VC firm to attract larger LPs to the new generation of funds, managing partner Oliver Holle tells Unquote
William Blair launches Madrid office, adds investment banking practice in Zurich
Álvaro Hernández to lead new Spanish branch; healthcare will be first focus of Swiss expansion
ICG plots sale of hedge fund data platform With Intelligence
Formal auction penciled for 2023; Houlihan Lokey among frontrunners for sale mandate
Move Capital plans 2023 final close for debut European growth fund
B2B growth technology investor held a first close for the fund in 2020, raising more than EUR 100m
EQT moves SHL Medical stake into long-term strategy fund
Family office ATHOS is co-investing in the deal, which sees the Swiss drug autoinjector group exit EQT VIII
L Catterton to kick off Pinarello sale early next year
Houlihan Lokey will advise on auction for the Italian Italian bicycle manufacturer
Aliter raises GBP 134m for new UK support services fund
Fund II backed by US and European institutions with GBP 10m-GBP 30m in commitments each
Cavalry Ventures holds EUR 100m first close for third fund
Seed and early-stage fund has a EUR 160m target and plans to back 30-35 software startups
Unquote Private Equity Podcast: Making an impact
Impact growth capital firm Lightrock's Pål Erik Sjåtil speaks to Unquote about impact investing and energy transition
One Peak closes new fund on USD 1bn hard cap
Tech GPтs third vehicle will back fast-growing B2B software companies in Europe and Israel
Female Founders plans final close for EUR 20m debut fund in Q3 2023
Vienna-based VC investing in women-led teams held first close on EUR 12m in October
IRIS on the road for new EUR 150m venture fund
Fund IV already received EUR 110 in commitments; former AXA chairman appointed to board
KKR buys Clinisupplies to build chronic care medical devices platform
GP installs former Atos CEO as chairman; deal is partial exit for Apax Partners' India-based Healthium
GP Profile: Quilvest eyes lower mid-market niches as direct PE strategy grows
Direct private equity co-heads Thomas Vatier and Jay Takefman on the firm’s family roots and its approach to the current market
Cinven and OTPP to invest in dogado via group.ONE
Triton will exit German web hosting provider after growing revenues to EUR 120m from EUR 2m
Livingbridge preps Adarma for 2023 sale process
DC Advisory will conduct the auction of the Edinburgh-based IT security consulting provider