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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
FSN secures majority stake in Adragos Pharma
Deal is the fourth investment from FSN Capital VI, which closed on EUR 1.8bn in June last year
Palladio, NB Renaissance considering Rina exit ahead of IPO
An IPO remains the sponsors' preferred exit option, sources say
Tenzing nets 5.6x on exit of Smoothwall
Second exit for the firm's debut fund, after reaping a 72% IRR on FMP Global
BC Partners invests in Valtech at USD 1.4bn valuation
Former reference shareholder Verlinvest and Valtech's new management also reinvest
Mid Europa explores sale of M+ Group
Owners of M+ Group appoint William Blair to assess strategic options for the company
EQT sells Iver to ICG
EQT claims that, under its ownership, the company more than tripled its revenues over the last three years
BIP on look-out for targets following CVC investment
CVC acquired the Italian management consulting and business integration service earlier this month