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Main Capital collects €535m for sixth software buyout fund
Buyout fund should hit its €564m hard-cap in January 2020, Unquote understands
Minority investing gains traction in southern Europe
Abundance of dry powder and expected downturn have pushed GPs towards experimenting with more diversified ways of deploying capital
LP Profile: EQ Asset Management
Head of private equity Staffan Jåfs discusses the organisation's views on PE opportunities and its fundraising plans
Suma holds €65m first close for second growth fund
Fund invests in Spanish companies with high-growth potential and generating EBITDA of at least €2m
Private wealth to increase allocation to private equity
High-net-worth individuals and family offices are hunting for yield, concerned about low interest rates and market volatility
Poland's MCI gearing up for €400m maiden closed-ended fund
Vehicle will keep to MCI's strategy of backing buyouts of mid-cap technology businesses in the CEE region
Green Arrow buys Poplast from EOS
Green Arrow invests via its third fund, which held a final close on €230.6m in September 2018
EQ targets first close for two PE funds by January 2020
One fund-of-funds will focus on European primaries, and the other on the secondaries market
UK-focused GPs getting creative with buyout sourcing
In 2019, 10 take-privates have been agreed in the UK and Ireland to date, up from five in 2018
French buyout fundraising soars in 2019
Mid-market and large-cap fundraising pipeline for 2020 also looks promising, but the market remains bifurcated
Xenon creates leather production group in Italy
GP invests via Xenon Private Equity VII, which held a final close on €300m in November 2019
European biotech flourishes as US and Asian capital pours in
Attracted by a buoyant industry with a rich pipeline, numerous US and Asian players have entered the market
Dutch PE wrestling with gender diversity
Dutch GPs are lagging behind their British counterparts in terms of gender diversity, with women making up only 14% of Dutch PE professionals
Xenon acquires Impresoft
GP deploys capital from its seventh fund, which held a final close on €300m in November 2019
GP Profile: DeA Capital
DeA's diversified offering across multiple asset classes reached €12bn in AUM in 2019
CIC Private Debt closes CIC Debt Fund 3 on €530m
CIC is also fundraising for CIC Mezzanine & Unitranche 5, which launched in September and held a first closing on €150m
Fonds Industries et Technologies II to hold final close in H1
Fund, which backs B2B industrial companies, has a €100m target and a €120m hard-cap
EQT gears up for ninth fund launch
Private equity firm registered several EQT IX vehicles in Luxembourg on 21 November
Investindustrial closes seventh buyout fund on €3.75bn
Fund targets European companies operating in the consumer, industrial and healthcare services sectors
H2 Equity Partners buys Mill Panel
H2 will help the Dutch wooden exterior door panels specialist expand internationally
Mid-market stays loyal to English limited partnership
Luxembourg structures may have their proponents, but the Brexit drama does not seem to have dented the appeal of the English partnership
Warburg Pincus Global Growth Fund raises $14.8bn
Fund targets companies operating in a wide range of sectors and deploys tickets in the $50-500m range
Warburg Pincus sells Accelya to Vista Equity Partners
First investment made by Vista via its permanent fund, Vista Equity Partners Perennial
MMC Ventures holds final close for Scale Up Fund on £100m
Bluetower Associates acted as placement agent and Osborne Clarke provided legal advice