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ESG concerns limit bidders in LMB Aerospace sale
First-round bids for France-based LMB Aerospace were collected last week
Carlyle's tech fund buys majority stake in CSS
Deal should see Carlyle Europe Technology Partners IV moving closer to full deployment
ArchiMed's MED II fund fully invested following Cube buyout
Cube is the last platform investment for the MED II fund, which closed in 2017
Apax, Warburg Pincus consider exiting Inmarsat – report
Shareholders could also think about listing Inmarsat, according to sources in the Bloomberg report
Carton Pack attracts Chequers, Clessidra, A&M Capital Europe
21 Invest has hired Vitale&Co and William Blair to guide it in the sale
HealthCap looks to future growth after new appointments
Venture capital firm HealthCap is looking ahead to a busy healthcare and life sciences market
eEquity reaps 15x on sale of PriceRunner to Klarna
Deal values PriceRunner at more than SEK 9bn, allowing eEquity to exit in less than two years
BC Partners uses special-purpose fund to back Pet City in Greece
BC Partners GR Investment is set up to invest in high-growth SMEs in Greece
GHO appoints new director of sustainable investing
GHO creates the new role in order to further institutionalise its commitment to ESG
Insight Partners leads USD 125m Series C for Moonfare
Moonfare exceeded EUR 1bn in assets under management in September
Marlin Equity readies Collenda for auction
Raymond James is advising on the process, which could kick off before year-end
LBO France, PAI in second round for Alliance Marine
Alliance Marine went on a bolt-on shopping spree under Weinberg ownership
Nauta closes fifth fund on EUR 190m
Fund was launched in December 2019 and went on to hold a first close in July 2020 on EUR 120m
Aurelius buys McKesson UK in GBP 477m deal
Carve-out of McKesson UK includes LloydsPharmacy and is Aurelius's largest deal to date
Consumer dealflow rebounds strongly in Q3
More on-trend verticals such as technology and healthcare took a backseat in the third quarter, Unquote Data shows
Palatine sells Estio to PE-backed BPP
Deal is the first exit from Palatine's first Impact Investing fund, which closed in 2017 on GBP 100m
Procuritas backs Strandberg Guitars
GP is backing the headless guitars producer via its EUR 318m Capital Investors VI fund
Healthcare buyouts approach record EUR 30bn in 2021
France has been the source of more than half of the aggregate value recorded to date
Anaveo sale pulled despite late-stage talks with 3i
Competitive process stalls as vendor Bridgepoint's price expectations were not met, sources say
ECSO on lookout for LPs for EUR 1bn cybersecurity platform
ECSO aims to raise EUR 1bn by the third quarter of 2022, with the platform structured as a fund-of-funds
Carlyle gears up for next Europe Technology Partners fund
GP registers several Carlyle Europe Technology Partners V vehicles, with the most recent fund having closed in 2018
IK invests in Prophecy Group
Minority investment in the cybersecurity firm is IK's sixth deal to be announced in H2 2021
3i scores 47% IRR on Magnitude sale
Sale to US trade player Insightsoftware generates proceeds of USD 477m
IK Partners buys Plastiflex
GP is investing via its EUR 1.2bn Small Cap III fund, which backs companies valued at EUR 15m-150m