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Advent International in €1.91bn Zentiva carve-out
GP to buy generics business division Zentiva from French biopharmaceutical company Sanofi
CEE exit activity picks up in Q1 as buyouts drop
First quarter saw a significant drop in both buyout volume and aggregate value in the region, though the number of exits is up, year-on-year
Actera, Esas exit UN Ro-Ro in €950m trade deal
Danish ferry company DFDS Group is acquiring a 98.8% stake in UN Ro-Ro on a debt-free basis
CVC-backed Avast to float on London Stock Exchange
Listing would result in a free float of approximately 25% of Avast's issued share capital
PE-backed Sok readies for Istanbul IPO
Trading on the Instanbul stock exchange is expected to commence in May 2018
Mediterra sells ACP to Howden
Deal ends a four-year holding period under Mediterra, after the GP acquired the firm in April 2014
Innova holds €194m first close for sixth buyout fund
GP exceeded its minimum target of €150m and has raised 60% of the hard-cap, set at €325m
Eversheds hires Karwacki from Squire Patton Boggs
Michal Karwacki will be working as a partner in the law firm’s corporate practice group
Arx makes 11.8x on €53m Vues trade sale
Divestment of Vues generates an overall 11.8x cash-on-cash return multiple and an IRR of 30%
3TS exits MammothDB in trade sale
GP provided a €1.6m round of funding for MammothDB in May 2015 along with Empower Capital
Enterprise Investors acquires 65% stake in Pan-Pek
Transaction is the final investment made via the GP's Polish Enterprise Fund VII
Novalpina to acquire 64% stake in Olympic Entertainment
Novalpina made an offer of €1.90 per share in a deal valuing the online casino operator at €288m
BPM Capital backs DenEesti MBO with mezzanine
With the capital injection, DenEesti will start operations in new ports along the Baltic sea
PE-backed Sok to list on Istanbul Borsa
Listing could comprise up to 35% of shares, with the IPO reportedly set to complete in May
Abraaj CFO leaves firm
Abraaj Group confirmed that Ashish Dave is no longer with the investment firm
Enterprise Investors' Novaturas raises €17.8m in IPO
Deal generated gross proceeds of €17.8m and saw Polish Enterprise Fund VI sell 22%
EI's Novaturas sets share price for Warsaw and Vilnius IPO
Enterprise Investors holds a 70.7% majority stake via its Polish Enterprise Fund VI
Abraaj frees investors from commitments in Fund VI
Dubai-based private equity firm no longer intends to proceed with the fund in its current form
Accel leads $153m series-B round for UiPath
Fresh capital will be used to accelerate the product offering, in addition to opening new offices
Mid Europa buys MediGroup from Blue Sea Capital
Seller Blue Sea Capital, which established MediGroup in 2013, will retain a 45% stake
Abris acquires majority stake in Velvet Care from Avallon
Abris deployed capital from its latest CEE Mid-Market III fund to secure the investment
Enterprise Investors-backed Novaturas readies for IPO
Offered shares represent 50% of the company's total capital, with Enterprise intending to retain a stake
Abraaj suspends private equity funds as founder steps down
CEO and founder Arif Naqvi passed the fund management reins to two co-chief executives
Mezzanine Management backs Nettle with PLN 100m
Investment has been structured as a capital increase in the company and long-term mezzanine loan
