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Ardian sells Lagarrigue to Naxicap
Sale ends a five-year holding period for Ardian, which bought a majority stake in Lagarrigue from Azulis Capital
Maguar Capital invests in Bregal-backed STP
Maguar partner Gunther Thies founded STP; partner Arno Poschik was on STP's board during his time at Hg
Triton acquires Geia Food from Credo Partners
Credo exits the company after acquiring a 55% stake in Geia in 2017
Levine Leichtman backs Prime Global
This is the fifth investment made by Levine Leichtman Capital Partners Europe II, which closed on тЌ463m in 2020
Appetite for DACH tech deals continues apace in Q1
Sponsor demand for differentiated IT services and roll-up strategies remains consistent
KKR sells minority stake in Hensoldt
Leonardo is to buy the 25.1% stake for €606m; KKR will retain an 18% stake in the sensor developer
Clessidra's Botter bolts on Mondodelvino
Combined group expects to reach revenues of €350m in 2020 and further expand its market share
EQT's Suse sets out IPO plans
Enterprise software platform intends to generate net proceeds of $500m with its Q2 2021 IPO
Eurazeo invests €410m in Aroma-Zone
Following the deal, the founding Vausselin family retains a significant minority stake in the business
Inflexion and Informa combine FBX, Novantas
Inflexion and Novantas will each own a minority stake in the newly formed financial data business
MBO exits public relations specialist LLYC
Sale ends a six-year holding period for MBO, which invested €6.35m in the business in exchange for a minority stake
DevCo acquires minority stake in Bluefors
GP is deploying equity from DevCo Partners III, which raised тЌ180m at the end of 2019
Egeria acquires NIBC-backed Fletcher Hotels
NIBC backed Fletcher's 2016 MBO; Fletcher plans to grow from 103 to 150 hotels in the coming years
Prosus, Tencent lead $80m round for Bux
ABN Amro, Citius, Optiver and Endeit take part in the round, alongside previous backers HV Capital and Velocity
Finexx buys Volpini Verpackungen
GP also announces it has increased the volume of its Finexx II fund to €30m
Digital Alpha Fund II closes on $1bn
Fund invests in digital assets, with a focus on next-gen networks, cloud computing and "smart cities"
KKR leads €100m series-C for Ornikar
Existing investors Idinvest, BPI, Elaia, Brighteye and H14 also took part in the fundraising
Eurazeo to buy Aroma Zone for €700m – report
Company's sale attracts several buyers, including private equity firms Ardian, Bain Capital and CVC, according to reports
Paragon acquires Bregal's Sovendus
Bregal acquired a minority stake in the e-commerce customer reward platform in 2015
SHS sells stake in Medigroba to trade
Medical homecare provider Medigroba received significant inbound interest from strategic buyers
Endeavour Vision closes Medtech Growth II on $375m
Fund is 30% larger than its predecessor and will continue to focus on medtech growth investments
MusicMagpie lists in £208m IPO, NVM reaps 12x return
NVM generates proceeds of ТЃ72.5m from the exit and retains a 16.1% holding worth ТЃ33.4m
F&P4Biz buys fuel tanks specialist Farma
F&P4Biz intends to boost Farma's international expansion, while pursuing a buy-and-build strategy
Paragon-backed Apontis Pharma announces IPO intention
Paragon acquired the pharmaceutical business from its parent company UCB in 2018 via Paragon II