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Marlink admits Providence, I-Squared, CVC to second round of sale
France's Apax Partners is looking for bids in the region of 10x EBITDA for its portfolio company
Hannover Finanz buys majority stake in Dental Direkt
GP has acquired a 64% stake in the dental laboratory supplier as part of a succession solution
Carlyle invests in logistics automation company Agilox
GP is investing in the Austria-based logistics automation startup via its €1.35bn CETP IV fund
Epiris buys Sharps from Sun European Partners
Exit comes less than a month after Sun sold bed and mattress retailer Dreams in a $475m trade sale
Palatine buys majority stake in KCP-backed Routes Healthcare
Key Capital Partners will retain a minority stake in the company, which it first backed in 2016
Palatine holds £220m final close for fourth fund
Vehicle is similar in size to Palatine III and has made four investments as of its final close
Ardian acquires NetCo from IK
IK's exit comes two years after it acquired a majority stake in the company via its IK Small Cap II Fund
Inflexion buys ANS
Inflexion took a minority stake in IT service UKFast in 2018, increasing this to a majority in 2020
Patient Square leads $145m round for Apollo Therapeutics
Biotech company will use the funding to advance its lead therapeutic programmes into clinical development
OTPP's Innovation Platform leads $138m round for Beamery
UK-based recruitment software platform Beamery has raised a $138m funding round led by Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan Board (OTPP) via its Teachers' Innovation Platform (TIP).
Mayfair-backed Seraphine announces IPO intention
Mayfair Equity Partners acquired Seraphine from Bridgepoint Growth in December 2020
Five Arrows wins £300m Sygnature Discovery auction
GP will take over Phoenix Equity Partners' minority stake, acquired in 2017
BIP on look-out for targets following CVC investment
CVC acquired the Italian management consulting and business integration service earlier this month
Paragon acquires KME's Specials business
Paragon Partners will own a 55% in the newly formed entity following the carve-out
FPE sells Questionmark to trade, nets 3.5x money
FPE acquired the assessment software in 2016 and has sold it to Battery Ventures' Learnosity
Altor acquires Multi Wing Group
Company was reportedly marketed based on EBITDA of €16m
Axcel acquires veterinary care provider VetGruppen
Company's co-founder and chief operating officer Rasmus Hansen will remain a significant co-owner alongside the GP
EQT buys Parcel2Go from Mayfair
Mayfair Equity Partners acquired Parcel2Go in December 2019 and will retain a minority stake
Blue Cloud Ventures leads €50m round for Templafy
Insight Partners, Dawn Capital, Seed Capital and Damgaard Company also take part in the round
Inflexion completes €170m take-private deal for Infront
In January, the GP offered €143m to take over the company, but later increased its offer to €170m
PAI to acquire SGD Pharma from JIC
Buyout reportedly values the pharmaceutical glass packaging producer at around €900m
Procuritas merges 12 IT companies to create Frendy
Procuritas will become the majority shareholder, while the founders of the companies will have a significant minority ownership of the merged entity
VC-backed Made.com lists in £775m IPO
ProFounders Capital scores 25x money on the listing; other investors include Partech
YFM scores 6.5x on Deep Secure exit
Deal shortly follows the 6x exit of YFM's FourNet stake to Palatine Private Equity