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Advent invests PE-backed Seedtag with EUR 250m-plus deal
Deal for Spanish digital ads firm marks partial exit for Oakley Capital, Adara and All Iron Ventures
Synova V holds first and final close on GBP 875m hard-cap
The fund has a GBP 250m pool earmarked for smaller deals and expects to make a handful of DACH and Nordics investments
Oakley to combine Grupo Primavera with Silver Lake’s Cegid
Merged software groups valued at EUR 6.8bn; Oakley becomes minority investor alongside KKR and AltaOne
BC Partners to join Bain as co-investor in Fedrigoni
Valued at around EUR 3bn, the Italian paper and label manufacturer will also receive co-investment from Canson Capital
DBAG prepares Cloudflight for sale launch late this year
GP aims for 20x EBITDA valuation for German IT services and software consultancy
Ergon readies Opseo for exit advised by Goldman Sachs
German outpatient intensive care clinics to be marketed off EUR 60m-70m EBITDA
Trilantic to buy Passione Unghie in SBO from Orienta
Incumbent GP and founders retain minority stake; deal includes unitranche led by Eurazeo and HIG
Triton reaps 4x gross money in Ewellix trade sale
Valued at EUR 582m, deal for industrial tech group marks first exit by Triton V
Unigestion invests in Afinum-backed bakery chain Zeit für Brot
Majority owner Afinum will transfer its stake in the company from its 2017-vintage Fund 8 to its newest fund
Ambienta plans asset class expansion following EUR 1.55bn Fund IV close
Environmental investor set for first deals with new fund in 2023 as it assesses a foray into new asset classes and geographies, founder and managing partner Nino Tronchetti Provera tells Unquote
World Fund leads EUR 128m raise for quantum computing group IQM
Series-A2 for Finnish startup focused on combating the climate crisis also backed by the EIB
EQT to target trade players in Kfzteile24 auction
Houlihan Lokey is advising on sale of German car parts e-retailer held in the GP's Mid Market Fund
SHS nears EUR 250m hard cap on sixth fund
Healthcare fund’s EUR 200m target exceeded in first close with commitments from around 60 LPs
IK to sell Linxis Group to Hillenbrand for EUR 572m
Agreed sale of packaging machines group to US-based industrial buyer set to complete by year-end
AM Ventures holds EUR 100m final close for debut fund
Industrial additive and 3D printing VC expects to make two to three deals this year
CBPE in exclusivity to acquire Palatine-backed Veincentre
UK varicose vein treatment clinic was put up for sale in a Grant Thornton-led auction
LDC mandates Houlihan Lokey for MSQ Partners exit
Formal auction for the UK-based marketing communications group has not yet been launched
ECI sells Bionic to Omers reaping 4.8x
Following the sale of the UK-based SME price comparison platform, ECI will reinvest via ECI 10
VC Profile: Vektor Partners backs tech mobility transformation with new fund
VC’s debut fund has a EUR 175m hard-cap and aims to back startups with initial tickets of EUR 3m-EUR 5m
Tenzing sells CitNOW to Livingbridge; reaps 9.6x return, 74% IRR
The vendor will continue to back the UK-based car dealership software group via other funds
Ardian exits majority stake in Opteven to Apax
New owner will aim to accelerate the insurance provider's international growth
Cinven plays long game with financials fund in hunt for 3x returns
With a life of 15 years, the new vehicle has closed above target, with insurers making up about a quarter of its LP base
Charterhouse expected to launch Optima's sale by early 2023
Owner is yet to appoint advisors to guide it on exit of Italian food ingredients producer
Investindustrial to reap 2.5x money in Natra sale to CapVest
New owner will support Spanish chocolatier's organic growth and potential transformational acquisitions