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Horizon Capital readies Digital Space for sale
Auction of the UK IT services company is expected to launch in the second half of the year
Tikehau, Unilever, Axa form EUR 1bn impact fund
Each party has made a EUR 100m commitment and the agriculture-focused fund is now open to new LPs
Ergon holds EUR 800m final close for Fund V
New EUR 800m fund is almost 40% larger than its EUR 580m, 2018-vintage predecessor
Paragon Partners, GIMV prepare WEMAS for H2 auction
William Blair has been mandated to advise on the sale of the German road safety equipment provider
Civica owner Partners Group expected to retry sale this year
Sponsor has kept an open mind about options for the IT services group after calling off a Goldman Sachs-led auction last summer
EMH buys minority stake in Genui-backed Acrolinx
Genui remains the majority owner of the German AI-enabled intelligence software business
Permira exits Althea to F2i and DWS
Deal will see the Italian group broken into two, with DWS owning the UK arm and F2i the Italian assets
QPE backs MBO of Republic M!
The buyout of the British commercial services outsourcer is QPE's seventh platform deal under its maiden fund
LongeVC mulls 2023 fundraise for second fund
Biotech-focused VC could hit the road for new USD 180m-200m vehicle once Fund I’s hard-cap is reached
Endeit Capital extends third fund to EUR 303m
Fund's EUR 250m 2021 final close has been extended by commitments from the KfW and existing LPs
AIB, Foresight launch SME Impact Fund with EUR 75m target
Fund has a EUR 30m commitment from AIB and expects to back its first Irish SMEs in Q3 2022
ArchiMed exits Eurolyser to trade for 6x return
The exit is the first for ArchiMed MED II fund, which post-deal will own ten other companies
Silverfleet to exit STAXS in trade sale
Sale of Dutch cleanroom consumables distributor to Haniel-owned CWS Cleanrooms will deliver a 6x money multiple for the sponsor
Trilantic to buy Kantar Public in carve-out deal
UK public policy advisory business will operate as an independent company following the carve-out from Bain Capital-backed Kantar Group
Graphite Capital explores YSC Consulting exit
William Blair is leading on the sale of the London-based provider of leadership strategy consulting and management assessment services
ECI sells Imagesound to Livingbridge for 2.6x money
The sale is the eight from ECI's 2015 vintage fund and the third from ECI 10
Hg-backed Visma weighs sale of Custom Solutions division
Sale could be part of the Norway-based software and IT group's streamlining efforts ahead a potential IPO
Bregal Unternehmerkapital acquires Italgel
Specialty gelatine and collagen-based ingredients producer is the GP's second deal in Italy
Warburg Pincus hires SAP exec to advise on tech
Irfan Khan joins from president of SAP HANA Database and Analytics; will help the GP identify new investment opportunities
Seaya launches EUR 300m sustainable venture capital fund
Seaya Andromeda held first close on EUR 130m backed by Iberdrola, Nortia and Fond-ICO Next Tech
Bridgepoint explores sale of childrenswear and toy chain Smyk
Beauty contest to select financial advisor for the auction of the Polish business was held earlier this yea
Oakley invests in Vice Sporting Goods
Primary deal will see Oakley Capital Origin Fund deploy GBP 11m in German founder-led golf balls brand
Payot sale interrupted as Weinberg drops out
LBO France-backed French skincare company’s exposure to the Russian market was major issue raise by bidder
Teachers' Venture Growth leads Alan's EUR 183m Series E
Temasek, Index, Coatue, Ribbit Capital, Exor, Dragoneer, and Lakestar also joined the round which values Alan at EUR 2.7bn