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Clearwater Multiples Heatmap Q3 2021
Multiples Heatmap: TMT deals inked in Q3 pass 19x mark

Average entry multiples were again pushed into record territory in Q3 on the back of a still-buoyant M&A market

  • Investments
  • 25 November 2021
Fundraising in euros
UVC holds final close for third fund

UVC Partners has a deployment capacity of EUR 255m with its flagship fund and new Opportunity Fund

  • Venture
  • 22 November 2021
Ultraleap develops haptic technology for use in virtual reality systems
Tencent leads GBP 60m round for Ultraleap

Company develops haptics hardware technology, allowing touch-free interaction with devices

  • Expansion
  • 18 November 2021
Punched sheet metal for the auto industry
Carlyle clinches AutoForm in SBO from Astorg

Permira, Onex, EQT, KKR and Hellman & Friedman, as well as industry players, were also tipped as potential bidders

  • Buyouts
  • 17 November 2021
Music production
Bregal, Armira go head to head for IK Multimedia

Management, advised by GCA Altium, has selected offers of more than 10x EBITDA

  • Buyouts
  • 17 November 2021
Punched sheet metal for the auto industry
AutoForm bidder pool narrows to include Carlyle, Francisco Partners

Sale of the business has tightened after attracting early interest from a raft of sponsors and trade players

  • Exits
  • 16 November 2021
Jan Akesson of Adelis
GP Profile: Adelis steps up deal-making after latest fund close

Co-managing partner Jan Åkesson and head of IR Adalbjörn Stefansson speak to Unquote about the Nordic mid-market-focused GP's fundraise and deployment plans

  • GPs
  • 15 November 2021
Fundraising in euros
Adelis III holds EUR 932m final close

Stockholm-headquartered GP's predecessor fund held a final close in 2017 on EUR 600m

  • Buyout
  • 12 November 2021
Business loans
Monterro 4 holds EUR 700m final close

GP will now be making new platform deals from the fund, continuing to focus on Nordic B2B software

  • Buyouts
  • 12 November 2021
Chip and PIN payment technology
Worldline's sale of TSS to Apollo stalls over deal terms

Apollo's offer was estimated to be a little short of EUR 2.5bn when it entered exclusive negotiations over the summer

  • Financials
  • 12 November 2021
Global payments providers
Advent International and Eurazeo acquire Datatrans

GPs plan to combine Datatrans with Planet to create a global integrated payments group

  • Buyouts
  • 11 November 2021
Website security
IK buys Truesec from Sobro

Cybersecurity firm is IK's seventh platform investment of H2 2021 and its fourth deal since October

  • Buyouts
  • 09 November 2021
Telecommunications satellites
PE-backed Inmarsat sold to Viasat in USD 7.3bn deal

Apax Partners, CPP, OTPP and Warburg Pincus acquired Inmarsat via a take-private in 2019

  • Exits
  • 09 November 2021
Financial technology and business enterprise software
Carlyle's tech fund buys majority stake in CSS

Deal should see Carlyle Europe Technology Partners IV moving closer to full deployment

  • Buyouts
  • 04 November 2021
Space satellites and telecommunications companies
Apax, Warburg Pincus consider exiting Inmarsat – report

Shareholders could also think about listing Inmarsat, according to sources in the Bloomberg report

  • Exits
  • 04 November 2021
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eEquity reaps 15x on sale of PriceRunner to Klarna

Deal values PriceRunner at more than SEK 9bn, allowing eEquity to exit in less than two years

  • Exits
  • 03 November 2021
Asset management advisers
Marlin Equity readies Collenda for auction

Raymond James is advising on the process, which could kick off before year-end

  • Exits
  • 03 November 2021
Fundraising in euros
Nauta closes fifth fund on EUR 190m

Fund was launched in December 2019 and went on to hold a first close in July 2020 on EUR 120m

  • Funds
  • 02 November 2021
CCTV and other security systems
Anaveo sale pulled despite late-stage talks with 3i

Competitive process stalls as vendor Bridgepoint's price expectations were not met, sources say

  • Exits
  • 29 October 2021
Fraud prevention services
ECSO on lookout for LPs for EUR 1bn cybersecurity platform

ECSO aims to raise EUR 1bn by the third quarter of 2022, with the platform structured as a fund-of-funds

  • Funds
  • 29 October 2021
European technology fundraise
Carlyle gears up for next Europe Technology Partners fund

GP registers several Carlyle Europe Technology Partners V vehicles, with the most recent fund having closed in 2018

  • Funds
  • 29 October 2021
Cybersecurity firms
IK invests in Prophecy Group

Minority investment in the cybersecurity firm is IK's sixth deal to be announced in H2 2021

  • Buyouts
  • 28 October 2021
Enterprise software
3i scores 47% IRR on Magnitude sale

Sale to US trade player Insightsoftware generates proceeds of USD 477m

  • Exits
  • 28 October 2021
Car assembly lines and bodywork
AutoForm sees Permira join bidder pool ahead of NBOs next week

Carlyle, KKR, EQT, Hellman & Friedman and Francisco Partners were previously reported as potential bidders

  • Buyouts
  • 27 October 2021
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