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Highlander acquires Sano Vita
Transaction is the second acquisition by Highlander Partners in the Romanian market
V4C buys stake in Warsaw-listed Summa Linguae
Deal is contingent upon the prior closing of two acquisitions by Summa Linguae
Turbine secures €3m seed funding round
Alan Barge, a partner at Delin Ventures, joins the board of directors of Turbine
Mid Europa's Profi to acquire Pram Maya
Profi continues its expansion strategy by taking over Pram Maya's 18 stores in Prahova
BC Partners' United Group to buy Vivacom in €1.2bn deal
Netherlands-based telecoms and media provider United acquires its Bulgarian counterpart
TRG Management backs Amethyst Radiotherapy
TRG will help the Romania-based provider of cancer radiotherapy treatment to expand in Europe
Avallon to acquire Clovin
Avallon will take over a majority stake, with the founders retaining the rest of the shares
Tar Heel Capital raises €100m for THC 3 - report
Polish press reports that the firm has already made investments from the fund
Mid Europa sells Walmark to PE-backed Stada
Sale ends a seven-year holding period for the GP, which invested in the company via its third fund
CEE fund closes make headlines as dealflow slows
PE and VC activity has been rather sedate across the CEE region in October, with interim fund closes instead animating the market
Advent-backed Zentiva acquires Alvogen
Transaction is expected to close in the first quarter of 2020, subject to customary approvals
Livonia Partners to acquire Klaasimeister
Transaction will close subject to Estonian Competition Authority approval
Mezzanine Management et al. back Profi
Mezzanine Management makes the eighth investment from AMC IV
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 Thermory 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