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Conaxess Trade Group owner Aurelius taps Danske Bank for exit
Auction of the Danish distributor of fast-moving consumer goods is expected to launch later this spring
Eleven Ventures announces EUR 60m fund
Eleven Fund III is 10x bigger than its predecessor fund, which launched in 2018 and closed on EUR 6m
Highland, HPE Growth-backed WeTransfer announces IPO pricing
First day of trading is expected to commence at the end of this month on Euronext
Odin Groep awards exclusivity to Apax Partners
Fortino Capital-backed Odin Groep is being marketed based on annual EBITDA of EUR 30m-33m
Primary's ICS Learn to be acquired by IK-backed Skill & You
Company was expected to fetch a mid-teens EBITDA multiple, indicating an EV of around GBP 150m
ArchiMed preps Bomi auction
ArchiMed launched a EUR 70m takeover bid for Bomi in March 2019
ArchiMed buys lab analysis company Carso
Selling shareholders include private equity firms EMZ Partners, Etoile ID, Unigrains, Raise and Siparex
Auction for Bridgepoint's Element to kick off next year
Sale of Element Materials Technology is likely to be highly contested by other private equity firms
GL Education attracts large-cap PE firms ahead of Q1 sale
Baird is advising incumbent sponsor Levine Leichtman Capital Partners on the exit
Triton to buy Clinigen in GBP 1.2bn deal
Board of the UK-based listed pharmaceuticals company has agreed to the offer
Siparex admits Chequers, three others to next round for Plurima
Clessidra, Armonia, PAI and Ardian are no longer involved, sources say
Foresight sells DA Languages to IK Partners in SBO
IK expanded its UK operations to include a local small-cap team headed by partner Tom Salmon in 2020
Kinnevik leads USD 500m round for JobAndTalent
Series E, which also features SoftBank Vision Fund 2, gives the company a USD 2.35bn valuation
G Square transfers ISPS to new fund after sale talks with PAI collapse
Sponsor refinanced the business with incumbent lender CVC and another direct lender as part of the transfer
Valedo's Norva24 to list in Stockholm
Since inception in 2015, Norva24 has grown from NOK 150m in revenues to NOK 2.1bn
Graphite buys Opus Talent Solutions
Deal is the eighth investment from the GP's GBP 500m Graphite Capital Partners IX fund
Sponsors, trade bidders line up for Deutsche Windtechnik
Several funds and strategic bidders are due to present offers for the German wind services business
3i scores 47% IRR on Magnitude sale
Sale to US trade player Insightsoftware generates proceeds of USD 477m
DPE's Calvias hits DACH auction pipeline
DPE has built Calvias through a string of acquisitions since its 2015 buyout
Comdata sponsor Carlyle Group taps Citi to prepare auction
Carlyle acquired Comdata from Altair in December 2015, in a deal valuing Comdata at 4x EBITDA
HKA owner Bridgepoint prepares exit
JP Morgan is in pole position to secure the sell-side mandate, sources say
Advent's Williams Lea in advanced sale process
Williams Lea is expected to generate EBITDA of EUR 39.5m in 2021
Nordic nets 8x on Cary Group IPO
GP backed the business – then called Ryds Bilglas – via Nordic Capital VIII in 2018
Synova's Mintec buys Kairos
Synova acquired its stake in Mintec from the Peksa family in early 2018
