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Catalyst acquires investment management consultancy Knadel
Five months after Livingbridge's investment, market consultancy Catalyst acquires Knadel
Balderton leads $22m funding round for Peakon
Round is backed by EQT Ventures, Idinvest Partners and Sunstone Capital
Aleph and Crestview exit Interoute in €1.9bn sale to GTT
Deal values the fibre network and data management provider at 11.5x adjusted EBITDA
Partech invests $2.5m in QuasarDB
Funding will be used to expand to the US market and finance research and development
Nauta leads $1.6m funding round for Holded
GP is deploying capital from its Nauta IV fund, which held a final close in 2017 on €155m
Casual dining: overbooked and undercooked
British PE owners are facing challenges as the sector shows signs of strain due to oversupply and macroeconomic headwinds
ECI-backed ATG buys Lot-tissimo
Combined group will host 18,000 auctions a year, with more than £2bn under the hammer
AP7 in negotiations for fourth account manager
Procurement for final account manager is ongoing, with an announcement now depending on lawyers
Priveq, SEB exit Crem International in SEK 1.8bn trade sale
Both PE firms are wholly exiting Crem after acquiring the business from Accent Equity in 2012
Hg completes take-private of Dada
Transaction follows Hg's initial acquisition of a 69.4% stake in Dada made in October 2017
Enterprise Investors-backed Novaturas readies for IPO
Offered shares represent 50% of the company's total capital, with Enterprise intending to retain a stake
Holland Ventures-backed Avensus buys ICT Visions
Security services and cloud technology service Avensus bolts-on Dutch ICT Visions
LocalGlobe et al. lead $3.9m round for StatusToday
Funding will enable the HR-related AI firm to build out its team and invest in product development
VC firms invest €4m in Kaliti
VC firms invest €4m in French construction and real estate software developer Kaliti
CIC leads $6.6m series-A expansion for GeoSpock
Deal brings the total value of series-A funding for the data analytics company to $13.3m
Abraaj suspends private equity funds as founder steps down
CEO and founder Arif Naqvi passed the fund management reins to two co-chief executives
JC Flowers to list NIBC stake
Private equity firm will list 35% of outstanding and issued NIBC shares on Euronext Amsterdam
HSH Nordbank sale to be decided on Wednesday
JC Flowers owns a 5.1% in the bank and 94.9% is held by states of Hamburg and Schleswig-Holstein
Montana buys Italian private equity firm Nem
Firm is deploying capital from Secondary Program III, which held its final close in 2015
Vendis backs Kamera Express
GP buys a majority stake in Dutch photo and video equipment retailer Kamera Express in MBO
Mezzanine Management backs Nettle with PLN 100m
Investment has been structured as a capital increase in the company and long-term mezzanine loan
Fosun acquires French luxury brand Lanvin
Chinese GP buys majority stake in French luxury couture house Lanvin alongside management
Atlantic Bridge leads $30m round for DecaWave
Irish fabless semiconductor business will invest in recruitment and international expansion
Statkraft leads €5m round for Parkbee
Fresh capital will be used to add 15 new full-time employees to the UK team