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MCF Corporate Finance buys Cubus in debt advisory expansion
Deal with Frankfurt-based firm follows demand for combined M&A and financing services
Trind VC closes new seed-stage fund on EUR 55m
Fund II has EIF, Tesi, LHV Pension Funds and Swedbank Investment Funds in its LP base
Kharis, Verlinvest lead USD 80m round for Not So Dark
Series B takes French food-tech delivery startup’s total funding to USD 105m
Stirling Square buys Eurofins Digital Testing for EUR 220m
Mid-market GP is deploying 2020 Fun IV in primary carve-out from French laboratories company
Iris bolsters Paris and Berlin teams with two hires
VC firm poaches Nicolas Herschtel from InfraVia and Silvia Ersetti from Gorillas
Cathay to close latest small-cap fund in early 2023 on up to EUR 350m
Vehicle will target companies with EVs of EUR 40m-EUR 100m and has so far made six acquisitions
GENUI explores Labor Team W exit just a year after labs group buyout
Rothschild hired to assess options after Swiss asset attracted inbound interest from trade
Speedinvest set for Climate & Industry fund close after H1 slowdown
Aimed at supporting the GP’s own portfolio, EUR 80m vehicle has been close to 30% deployed
Vaaka Partners preps Unisport exit, Deloitte mandated
Nordic sports facility surfaces and equipment company could attract large European peers
DTCP holds first close on USD 300m for new growth fund
Deutsche Telekom-backed firm received commitments from SoftBank and institutional investors
Investindustrial acquires majority stake in Eataly
EUR 200m investment will allow high-end food retailer retire debt and support global expansion
BC Partners hits brakes on iQera sale amid market volatility
Sale of credit management provider not formally called off; could relaunch when conditions improve
Bridgepoint reviews options for Diaverum advised by Citi
Strategic review follows pulled IPO attempt for Swedish dialysis company in 2020
FSN Capital to acquire Bäcker Görtz in MBO
GP aims to expand the Germany-based bakery chain into further regions of the country
Holland exits Mauritskliniek in sale to PE-backed Corius
Sale of Dutch dermatology group comes nine months after regulator blocked sale to Triton's Bergman
The Bolt-Ons Digest – 16 September 2022
Unquoteтs selection of the latest add-ons with A&M's Ayesa, BC Partners' Valtech, Advent's IRCA, EQT's IVC Evidensia and more
Investcorp halts POC Sports sale as offers miss expectations
New attempt to exit the Swedish sports safety equipment group could happen next year
BADideas.fund targets up to EUR 15m for debut vehicle
Early stage investor has seen interest from LPs active in startup space
Access holds EUR 306m final close for second co-investment fund
Paris-headquartered GP surpassed its EUR 300m target for the fund, which plans to make 16 investments
InnovaFonds hires HSBC's Bouchery as investor relations head
Nicolas Bouchery will be responsible for overlooking the firm’s relationship with its institutional investors
MML, Metric Capital unite to acquire GPS in EUR 260m deal
Deal follows exit of investors including Arkéa Capital, who backed the French reusable packaging firm in 2017
Auctus sells PharmaLex to trade for EUR 1.28bn
Deal values German pharma services company at 18x EBITDA
Mindful Capital leans towards IPO for Italcer over sale
Banks invited to pitch for listing of Italian ceramics maker; mandates set to be awarded soon
Northzone raises EUR 1bn-plus for Fund X
New vehicle is the largest raised by the Nordic VC and will target deals at all funding stages