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Bridgepoint Development Capital backs IDHL
GP is investing via Bridgepoint Development Capital IV (BDC IV), which closed on ТЃ1.5bn in September 2020
CapMan to acquire Pharmia
Deal is the second investment from CapMan Buyout XI fund, which held a first close in June 2019 on тЌ160m and has a target of тЌ250m
Kerogen sells Zennor Petroleum to trade
Kerogen Capital acquired a majority stake in Zennor in 2015, investing alongside Unigestion
FPE Capital backs Codestone
This is the ninth investment made by FPE Fund II, which held a ТЃ100m final close in October 2017
Equistone sells Oikos to Goldman Sachs
Equistone acquired the prefabricated housing company in an SBO from Adcuram in 2018
Nordic Capital partly acquires Boost.ai
Shareholders Finstart Nordic and Alliance Venture will continue as investors alongside Nordic Capital
DCVC Bio leads $17m series-A round for BioPhero
Startup will use the funding to start production of its first product and make it available worldwide
Bid Equity's Myneva bolts on Patronis, TTS
Social care and healthcare software platform is following a buy-and-build strategy
Palatine backs Anthesis
Company intends to further boost its growth both organically and via strategic acquisitions
Apax sells Sandaya to InfraVia
Sale ends a five-year holding period for Apax, which acquired a majority stake in Sandaya from Pragma Capital
CapMan Special Situations acquires HopLop
HopLop is the first investment from the GP's newly launched special situations strategy
Paragon sells NovumIP to GP-backed Questel
Transaction will see Paragon invest in Questel for a minority stake in the IP consultancy firm
FSI et al. sell Cedacri to Ion for €1.5bn
FSI intends to reinvest in Cedacri as a minority shareholder, doubling the capital deployed in 2017
Summa Equity sells Sortera to Nordic Capital
Summa was reportedly eyeing an exit multiple of 15x EBITDA, based on a 2019 figure of тЌ19.6m
Inflexion buys minority stake in Systal
Investment in the managed IT network service is the GP's third deal to be announced in March 2021
Quantifying PE's appetite for recurring revenue models
Buyouts in sectors where recurring revenue models are predominant went from 8% of European volume in 2010 to 22% in 2021 to date
AM Ventures holds first close for 3D printing venture fund
Additive manufacturing-focused venture capital firm has a target of €100m for the vehicle
LDC buys Sohonet from FPE Capital
With LDC's support, the company intends to boost its international growth and explore complementary acquisitions
Goldman Sachs, Kennet sell Nuxeo to Hyland Software
Goldman Sachs and Kennet Partners are expected to make a 5x return on their investment in Nuxeo
BGF-backed TIG bolts on ThirdSpace
Acquisition of the cybersecurity and identity firm is backed by BGF and Santander Growth Capital
BlackRock joins $100m series-C funding for Exscientia
Company plans to use the financing to expand its portfolio of drugs and grow its artificial intelligence capabilities
Consortium in $400m series-C for Hopin
Virtual event software was valued at $2.1bn at the time of its $125m round in November 2020
BlackFin acquires Fokus Asset Management
Acquisition will enable Fokus to strengthen its service globally and become the main point-of-contact for foreign investors wanting to access the Nordic real estate market
Korelya leads €157m round for Wallapop at €690m valuation
Previous backers Accel, Insight Partners, 14W, GP Bullhound and Northzone take part in the funding round