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LauncHub Ventures raising new €70m fund
New fund has €25m committed to date and hopes to close in Q1 or Q2 next year
Arx buys TES Vsetin from Advent
Existing management team will lead the company's future growth and development
Genesis holds first close on €31m for GGEF I
Genesis Capital registered the fund in May 2018 and is targeting €40m for the vehicle
Livonia-backed Thermony buys Siparila
Latvian private equity firm Livonia backed the bolt-on via its first fund, Livonia Partners Fund I
Resilient Romania attracting PE
PE investment across all brackets has picked up in Romania this year, and CEE stalwart Mid Europa has just opened an office in the country
INVL holds second close on €142m
Vehicle was launched in June last year and held a first close on €106m in February
Tera Ventures et al. in $1.4m seed round for Snackable
Existing and new investors back the Estonian-American startup in its second investment round
H1 Review: Fundraising and local capital herald CEE buyout revival
Baltic market stands out, recording a higher than usual share of the wider region's dealflow
Mid Europa opens Bucharest office
New office will be led by Berke Biricik, a principal who joined Mid Europa in 2013
Innova closes sixth fund on €271m
Innova Capital has held a final close for its sixth fund on €271m.
Genesis buys 11 Entertainment Group
11 Entertainment Group is the eighth investment from Genesis Private Equity Fund III
Battery Ventures leads $33m round for Mews
Battery leads the series-B round, with principal Sanjiv Kalevar joining the board
Baltcap sells Auto24 to Apax-backed Baltic Classifieds
Auto24 marks the first bolt-on since Apax's investment and diversifies the group's portfolio
Actera Group sells Kamil Koç to VC-backed FlixBus
Sale ends a six-year holding period for Actera, which acquired Kamil Koç for approximately €25.5m
Mid Europa-backed Regina Maria buys Somesan Clinic
Addition of Somesan extends Regina Maria's reach to 19 counties and adds 20 outpatient clinics
Nation 1 launches debut fund with a target of €35m
Vehicle plans to invest in Czech startups and small and medium-sized companies with global ambition
Abris buys Global Technical Group
Tenth investment from Abris CEE Mid Market Fund III, a €500m buyout fund that closed in 2017
Innova buys Optiplaza
GP draws capital from Innova 6, a fund with a target of €325m that held a first close on €196m
V4C closes fund on €91m
Vehicle held a first close on €80m in January this year and has announced two deals
Up Invest buys Digiekraanid and Megameedia
GP will use the special purpose acquisition vehicle Media Investments & Holding for the transaction
Oresa exits Somaco to trade
LafargeHolcim has wholly acquired the pre-cast concrete producer to expand its position in Romania
CEE GPs use minority transactions to boost dealflow
Dealflow bolstered by the creativity of private equity firms, willing to team up or take minority stakes
Innova buys Optical Network
Innova will support the firm's plans to improve the product offering and customer experience
Triton-backed Dywidag buys Partec
Acquisition expands Dywidag's reach in eastern Europe and Scandinavia, where Partec is most active
