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EQT to sell Utimaco majority stake to SGT Capital
EQT will retain a minority stake in the Germany-based cybersecurity firm, which it acquired in 2016
Exponent to exit publisher Dennis in GBP 300m trade sale
Deal ends a three-year holding period and nets returns of more than 3x money and 40% IRR for the GP
Apiary invests in MediaSense
Apiary is currently deploying its debut fund, which closed on GBP 200m in 2018
L Catterton et al. in EUR 100m round for SellerX
SellerX has already raised amost EUR 250m in debt and equity in its 12 months since inception
Stock Spirits agrees to CVC acquisition offer
Share price spikes to 383 pence per share following the GBP 767m offer for the distiller
Rockpool nets 12.7x on sale of Outright Games to EMK
Rockpool took a majority stake in Outright in 2016, providing growth capital to the team
General Atlantic leads EUR 100m Series C for Chrono24
Aglaé Ventures, Insight Partners and Sprints Capital also take part
CVC responds to Real Madrid threat of legal action
PE firm terms the legal threat by Real Madrid as "disproportionate" and "baseless"
IK exits Visolit in trade sale
IK acquired the IK acquired Norwegian IT services and outsourcing business in 2016
Synova's Mintec buys Kairos
Synova acquired its stake in Mintec from the Peksa family in early 2018
Real Madrid seeks legal action against LaLiga/CVC deal
Board agrees to initiate both civil and criminal legal action against La Liga's president, CVC's managing partner and CVC itself
KKR registers new tech growth fund
Incorporation comes 18 months after the previous vehicle in the strategy closed on USD 2.2bn
HQ Equita buys Indevis
GP is currently investing via Equita V, which held a final close in April 2019 on EUR 308m
Permira buys brokerage platform Engel & Völkers
Deal continues a hot 2021 streak for the GP, with seven deals on the buy-side so far
Astorg to sell Flowbird to Searchlight
Astorg bought the urban transportation and parking service (then known as Parkeon) for EUR 450m in 2016
LDC backs GBP 65m MBO of Texecom
LDC buys the provider of intruder alarm systems from its listed parent Halma
FSN secures majority stake in Adragos Pharma
Deal is the fourth investment from FSN Capital VI, which closed on EUR 1.8bn in June last year
Morrisons adjourns shareholders' meeting, CD&R still looking at offer
Clayton Dubilier & Rice has asked that it be provided with more time to consider its options
Palladio, NB Renaissance considering Rina exit ahead of IPO
An IPO remains the sponsors' preferred exit option, sources say
France's Atos circled by private equity firms
Cinven is among PE firms looking at a potential take-private of the Paris-listed consultancy
Astorg acquires surgery supplies manufacturer Demetra
Keensight merged medical technology businesses Tecres and Aap Biomaterials to form Demetra in 2016
Lonsdale scores fourth exit of 2021 with Cross Rental Services sale
Sale of CRS is the GP's seventh exit since inception, and its fourth this year
Tenzing nets 5.6x on exit of Smoothwall
Second exit for the firm's debut fund, after reaping a 72% IRR on FMP Global
ArchiMed raises EUR 650m in less than two months
Fund is double the size of its predecessor, MED II, which is now invested in 11 companies