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Karmijn-backed Marlies Dekkers advised by Deloitte on exit
Karmijn took a majority shareholding in the then-insolvent designer lingerie company in 2013
Montagu gears up for Arkopharma exit
Auction process for the food supplement company is expected to take place in H2 2022
Cinven acquires Vitruvian-backed International Financial Group
Isle of Man-based insurance group comprises Ardan International, RL360 and Friends Provident International
Silverfleet reaps 2.6x in Care Fertility sale to Nordic Capital
Nordic Capital buys the IVF clinics chain for GBP 300m, equating to 15.7x EBITDA
Lightspeed, 468, BroadLight co-lead USD 200m Series B for Zapp
Round also saw participation from existing investors Atomico, Burda and Vorwerk Ventures
Pinova buys Sematell from IMCap
Small-cap technology investor IMCap bought Sematell in a carve-out from Attensity in 2015
Epiris acquires LDC-backed water pumps manufacturer Stuart Turner
Acquisition of the Oxfordshire-based company is the ninth investment made from Epiris Fund II
Highland Europe, Eurazeo lead Descartes EUR 120m fundraise
Series B raise comes 18 months after its Series A
Silverfleet's Care Fertility nears sale to Nordic Capital
Bid is expected to draw a line under a competitive auction that was launched in December 2021
Bencis to buy chemicals company Höfer Chemie
GP plans to acquire a majority stake in the business, according to a competition authority filing
Vivalto to close first EUR 700m fund in summer
New GP specialising in healthcare has already deployed 65% of the fund's target
Highland, HPE Growth-backed WeTransfer shelve IPO plans
Decision made to halt an initial public offering as a result of volatile market conditions
Verdane acquires marketing software developer Papirfly
GP is investing in the Norway-based marketing technology group via its EUR 540m Edda II fund
Softbank Vision Fund leads EUR 200m Series D for Paack
Paack, now valued at EUR 1bn, has pledged to be the first delivery service to be 100% emission-free
Abris buys dentistry supplier Dentstore
Dentstore is Abris's third acquisition in the dental supplies sector, after Dentotal and Dentechnica
21 Invest sells LV Overseas to MML, BPI France in SBO
LV Overseas' management team will reinvest alongside MML Capital and BPI France
Planet First seeks sustainability investments ahead of EUR 350m fund close
Managing partner and co-founder FrУЉdУЉric de MУЉvius speaks to Unquote about the firm's evergreen fund and its investment strategy
Bridgepoint sells Element to Temasek for 3.7x money, 30% IRR
Testing, inspection and certification company is reportedly valued at USD 7bn in the sale to Temasek
Bowmark sells Leaders Romans to Platinum Equity
Bowmark formed the property services group via the merger of Leaders and Romans in 2016
Vitruvian leads GBP 125m round for AnyVan
Capital will help develop technology to disrupt the fragmented transportation markets in the UK and Europe
Infravia Capital closes Growth Equity Fund on EUR 501m
Fund will invest in digital and technology infrastructure companies across Europe, and seeks to be deployed in 18 months
Conaxess Trade Group owner Aurelius taps Danske Bank for exit
Auction of the Danish distributor of fast-moving consumer goods is expected to launch later this spring
MML exits Waystone to Montagu, Hg for 11x money
Exit also sees 164% IRR and has returned 100% of the committed capital in MML Fund VI
TeamViewer attracted take-private interest last year amid PE boom
Frankfurt flotation of TeamViewer in 2019 delivered a bonanza for backer Permira