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Golding launches debut impact fund with EUR 300m target
Golding hired Andreas Nilsson and Nina Freudenberg to lead its new impact strategy earlier this year
GP Profile: Gyrus looks to next steps after debut pandemic fundraise
Co-founder Guy Semmens discusses the GP's first-time fundraise, its deal pipeline, and the lead-up to its next fund
Revo Capital closes Fund II on EUR 90m
Fund held a first close on EUR 40m towards a target of EUR 60m in March 2020
Amundi eyes January final close for second Megatendances fund
Fund is expected to collect up to EUR 400m, with EUR 280m secured to date
UK social care reform: threat or opportunity for PE?
PE players and advisers with experience in the care space weigh in on whether the reform is likely to affect investments
Capza holds EUR 200m first close for Growth Tech fund
Fund has made four platform investments and backs European digital and technology-based companies
Nordic nets 8x on Cary Group IPO
GP backed the business т then called Ryds Bilglas т via Nordic Capital VIII in 2018
Polaris heads for final close for fifth fund
GP made its fifth deal from the fund earlier in September, acquiring G&O Maritime Group
Elysian takes stock after fifth deal in three months
CEO Ken Terry speaks to Unquote about the deployment of its GBP 325m Elysian Capital III fund
French mega-rounds shoot up in 2021
France has already seen as many rounds of EUR 100m and above than in 2019 and 2020 combined, Unquote Data shows
Capiton sets sights on autumn close for sixth fund
Capiton is aiming to raise EUR 550m, with a hard-cap set at EUR 575m
CVC acquires Inflexion-backed Medivet in GBP 1bn deal
Inflexion took a minority stake in the veterinary care provider in December 2016
GP Profile: HPE Growth sets the stage for next fundraise
Manfred Krikke and Tim van Delden on the firm's growth plans, fundraising intentions, and the importance of European digital technology
BtoV holds USD 135m final close for Digital Technologies II
Vehicle will continue to make early-stage investments in European digital technology startups
Bolster Investment Partners holds first close for second fund
Dutch minority investment specialist has surpassed its EUR 200m target at its first close
3TS holds first close for Fund IV
Growth fund has a EUR 150m target and expects to announce its first investment shortly
Podcast: In conversation with… Adam Turtle, Rede Partners
Turtle joins the podcast to discuss the firm's journey over its first decade and the main trends in the European fundraising landscape
Langholm winds up remaining assets in Verdane sale
Sale of WoolOvers, Purity Soft Drinks and Lumene sees Langholm wind up its remaining assets
BlackPeak aiming to wrap up EUR 120m fundraise by year end
BlackPeak held a first close for the fund on EUR 68.5m in June, with a target of EUR 120m
Valuations rising as food & beverage whets PE's appetite
Within the space of a year, average pricing in the space has increased by 2.2 turns of EBITDA, research by Clearwater and Unquote shows
UK remains priciest PE market in Europe
LTM average entry multiple for UK buyouts stood at 13.2x in Q2 - up by nearly two and a half turns of EBITDA year-on-year
DBAG eyes Italian B2B industrials, services deals via local subsidiary
Deutsche Beteiligungs AG has established a Milan office, hiring Giovanni Revoltella as partner
Livonia holds first close on EUR 147m
Fund was launched in 2020, with a hard-cap set at EUR 170m
StepStone registers next Secondary Opportunities fund
Firm held a final close for SSOF IV on USD 2.1bn in early 2020