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Video: PAI's Harrington on harnessing technology to boost operations
PAI principal Max Harrington details how the firm has moved away from a complicated ecosystem of applications, people and spreadsheets
Nord Holding buys Oton, Ohrwerk, creates AudiOsono
GP plans to grow the hearing care buy-and-build platform to 150 sites in Germany via add-ons
J&T eyeing CZK 1bn initial close for J&T Investments fund
Fund has an open structure, enabling investors to subscribe or redeem any time
Dawn closes fourth fund on $400m hard-cap
Dawn Capital III closed on ТЃ165m in April 2018 and has now made its final initial investment
DACH lender sentiment continues to improve – survey
Leverage has not changed significantly for resilient assets, which are still prioritised
Video: DealCloud's Matthew Hardcastle on PE's tech revolution
In the first instalment of Unquote's Out-of-Office series, Hardcastle discusses how technology could help attract and retain more diverse talent
FIEE holds €127.5m first close for second fund
Fund targets the energy efficiency, renewables, lighting, co-generation, pollution control and smart city sectors
Nexxus Iberia buys STM
GP invests in the company via Nexxus Iberia Private Equity Fund I, which closed on €170m in February 2020
GP Profile: ArchiMed
Following the close of its new €1bn fund, ArchiMed's Denis Ribon discusses the firm's fundraising experience and investment pipeline
Nordic Capital buys Siteimprove in first deal for latest fund
Nordic Capital X held a first close on тЌ5bn last month, and is now closing in on its тЌ5.75bn hard-cap
Access holds first close for co-investment fund on €300m
At first close, the co-investment fund has five or six existing, institutional investors as LPs
Unquote Private Equity Podcast: H2 Preview
The Unquote Podcast gathers the whole team this week to go over H1 statistics, look at early recovery signs and share insights from across Europe
Claris Biotech I holds €30m first closing
Fund targets early-stage rounds across the biopharmaceutical industry, focusing on oncology, immunology and rare diseases
SwanCap holds final close for Swan IV
Co-investment fund closed on €303m, surpassing its €250m target, and the GP has now launched Swan V
Beechbrook to close Ireland Fund in Q4, credit fund in 2021
Beechbrook is also looking to raise its next flagship vehicle, Beechbrook Private Debt IV
Multiples Heatmap: pricing ticks up as GPs flock to safe assets
Although dealflow was severely impacted by Covid-19 in Q2, average entry multiples actually went up given the scarcity of attractive opportunities
Nexxus Iberia backs Mercurius Health
GP invests via Nexxus Iberia Private Equity Fund I, which held a final close on €170m in February 2020
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GP Profile: Egeria
Hannes Rumer, a partner in Egeria's new Munich office, discusses the GP’s strategy and deal pipeline for the DACH region
Ex-Investec James Stirling joins Westbrooke's debt fund
Stirling spent 14 years at Investec, most notably as head of growth and acquisition finance
Panakes to launch €120m second fund within months
VC expects to start raising capital by the end of the year and hold a first close in H1 2021
Aksìa backs machinery manufacturer Vomm
Third acquisition made by Aksìa Capital V, following its investments in Primo and Valpizza
Private Equity Pitch: Funds exposed to UK consumer services providers
Unquote and Mergermarket look at individual funds' exposure to UK businesses in the consumer services space
DACH holds up under pandemic pressure, but recovery doubts remain
Market players suggest it is unlikely that H1 figures reflect the extent of the damage done to portfolios and M&A