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Klar to acquire Finnish installation company QMG
GP will merge QMG with its recently acquired Swedish portfolio company Sandbackens to create a new group
Perwyn buys majority stake in JT's IoT division
Jersey Telecom will retain a minority stake in the company, which is valued at £200m
ArchiMed buys Stragen Pharma
GP is investing via its €1bn Med Platform I, which backs healthcare firms with EVs of at least €100m
Altor, Goldman Sachs sell Navico to trade in €880m deal
Altor exits the company 15 years after creating the company by merging Simrad Yachting and Lowrance Electronics
Argand, Genui-backed Cherry to float in €778m IPO
Computer hardware firm was valued at around €200m when Argand took a majority stake in 2020
Graphite Capital sells Performance Timber to trade
Acquisition by Bergs Timber values the company at SEK 140m and ends a 12-year holding period
Leta launches $100m fund to back Russian-speaking founders
GP will focus on eastern European and Russian-speaking founders who it believes are undervalued and overlooked for funding
Epiris sells Saunderson House in £150m trade sale
GP acquired IFG Group in 2019, subsequently splitting it into Saunderson House and James Hay
Riverside-backed Bike24 to list in €662m IPO
Riverside acquired Bike24 in 2015, selling it to Bridgepoint's Wiggle-CRC and buying it back in 2019
High-Tech Gründerfonds to launch fourth seed fund
Fund expects to launch its official fundraising process in September 2021, subject to BaFin approval
Priveq sells Scanmast to trade buyer for €24m
As part of the acquisition, Scanmast CEO Ann-Charlotte Andersson also acquires shares
Emeram sells Meona to Trill Impact
GP bought the clinical software platform in 2017, investing via its €400m debut fund
LBO France hires Ethica for Vetroelite exit
Auction for the Italian specialist containers manufacturer is expected to kick off in September
Accent exits kitchenware retailer Cervera in sale to trade
Under Accent's ownership, the company's revenues increased by more than 70%, and EBITDA nearly tripled
PAI buys Pasubio from CVC
CVC bought Pasubio in 2017 through its CVC Capital Partners VI fund
Blackstone leads €665m round for software developer Mollie
Company will use the funding to scale up its team, expand globally, and further develop its technology
Healthcare valuations heat up as high-profile assets crystallise competition
Healthcare sector saw multiple valuations pick up in Q1 2021 and hit a record high of 13.7x
ABN Amro launches €425m Sustainable Impact Fund
Fund will make PE and VC investments in the Netherlands and neighbouring countries
Waterland to acquire Norwegian company Bano
Waterland is currently deploying equity from its eighth fund, which held a final close on €2.5bn
Oakley Capital acquires Primavera for Ekon merger
GP invests via Oakley Capital III fund, will combine the asset with existing portfolio company Ekon
One Equity Partners acquires Brush Group
OEP has also supported Brush in its acquisition of electrical engineering company Aprenda
IK to sell Veritas Petroleum Services to Fremman Capital
Fuel testing company was reportedly marketed off EBITDA between €18-20m
Bridgepoint buys minority stake in Itsu
GP intends to back Itsu's growth plans after a challenging year for the restaurant and bar sector
August Equity invests in Integrity360
GP intends to support the cybersecurity firm's management with acquisitions across Europe