DACH venture and growth deals peak in crisis
Following a strong year in volume terms, market participants remain optimistic about the resilience of the venture ecosystem and its ability to find opportunity in crisis. Harriet Matthews reports on market players' assessments of 2020 and their expectations for 2021
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Midven was founded in 1990 and focuses on West Midlands-based science and technology investments
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Brightlands Venture Partners IV holds €45m first close
Fund invests in renewable chemistry, regenerative medicine and agri-food across the Netherlands, Belgium and parts of Germany
Battery Ventures buys IMC Test & Measurement
Company will operate with the GP's existing test and measurement companies in the US and Denmark
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Resource Partners buys dog food maker Atlantic Products
GP plans to merge Atlantic with portfolio company Maced, in which it acquired a majority stake last year