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Hellman & Friedman in EUR 3bn take-private offer for Zooplus
Online pet products retailer has been listed on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange since 2008
EQT to sell Utimaco majority stake to SGT Capital
EQT will retain a minority stake in the Germany-based cybersecurity firm, which it acquired in 2016
L Catterton et al. in EUR 100m round for SellerX
SellerX has already raised amost EUR 250m in debt and equity in its 12 months since inception
General Atlantic leads EUR 100m Series C for Chrono24
Aglaé Ventures, Insight Partners and Sprints Capital also take part
HQ Equita buys Indevis
GP is currently investing via Equita V, which held a final close in April 2019 on EUR 308m
Permira buys brokerage platform Engel & Völkers
Deal continues a hot 2021 streak for the GP, with seven deals on the buy-side so far
FSN secures majority stake in Adragos Pharma
Deal is the fourth investment from FSN Capital VI, which closed on EUR 1.8bn in June last year
Ambienta sells Calucem to Cementos Molins in EUR 150m deal
Calucem reports a turnover of EUR 58m, with an EBITDA of EUR 16m
Tiger Global leads USD 175m round for Contentful
Berlin-headquartered mobile application and digital content developer is valued at USD 3bn
Afinum, SHS sell Evitria to trade
Exit values the Switzerland-based antibody expression specialist at more than EUR 200m
Capiton raises top-up single asset fund for KD Pharma
GP completed its first single-asset deal for KD Pharma in 2019, having acquired the company in 2013
Bregal acquires Advent-backed Laird Thermal Systems
Advent acquired LTS's parent company Laird in a GBP 1.2bn take-private in 2018
Trilantic invests in Smile Eyes
Trilantic intends to pursue a buy-and-build strategy for the German ophthalmology clinic chain
Bayer ESP eyed by Bain, Cinven ahead of post-summer sale launch
Bayer could expect to fetch in excess of EUR 2bn for ESP, two sources say
KKR readies German auto parts maker Tekfor for September sale
KKR attempted to exit Tekfor around two years ago in a sale process that was ultimately inconclusive
Unigestion launches second emerging-manager fund
Vehicle has a target of EUR 300m and will back first- and second-generation buyout and growth funds
Speedinvest holds EUR 60m close for Speedinvest x Fund 2
Fund will back B2B and B2C marketplaces, as well as subscription and circular economy startups
Sponsors in race for Laird Thermal Systems
Sale of the German business is moving into an interim round with confirmatory bids due 21 July
Verdane steps up DACH activity with four new investments
GP has made a growth investment in Meister and majority investments in PremiumXL and Remember
Project A opens first international office in London
Principals Sam Cash and Jack Wang, plus associate Luc de Leyritz, will head the new office
PGIM to acquire Montana Capital Partners
Founders Marco Wulff and Christian Diller will continue to head the Switzerland-based secondaries GP
Ufenau sells Swiss IT Security to Triton for 12x money
GP also netted 150% IRR on the sale, having acquired the company in 2017, and following 17 add-ons
VR Equitypartner sells Megabad stake to FSN Capital
VR Equitypartner has sold its stake in Germany-based online bathroom fittings and furniture retailer Megabad to FSN Capital.
HIG sells Weru to trade
Sale comes more than seven years after HIG acquired the windows and doors producer from Triton