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Eurazeo holds first close on €500m for Capital IV
Asset managers, sovereign wealth funds, insurance companies and family offices back the fund
Revo launches second fund
Revo is understood to have secured approximately 35% of the targeted commitments
Genesis targets close and launch in 2019
Growth fund will focus on companies with revenues of up to €15m and EBITDA of up to €2m
Finint holds €51.6m first close for debt fund
PMI Italia II has a €150m target and invests in Italian companies with revenues of up to €500m
Ardian exits CLH
APG and WSIB, which already owned a 5% stake each in CLH, will hold 10% each after the transaction
Oquendo Capital launches €150m senior debt fund
GP expects to hold a first close in Q1 2019 and a final close before the end of the year
Creafund sells Mylène to trade
Creafund invested in Belgium-based beauty and cosmetic products specialist Mylène in 2015
Bowmark holds final close for sixth fund on £600m target
Value of commitments is 60% higher than the vehicle's 2013-vintage predecessor
Capzanine backs Ivnosys
Deal follows Capzanine's recent acquisition of a minority stake in a Spanish medical group
Horizon to hold a close for $200m fund
Emerging Europe Growth Fund III was launched in June 2016 with a target of $150m
BC Partners and PSP sell Antelliq to trade in €3bn deal
Merck will pay around €2.1bn to buy the outstanding shares of and assume the €1.15bn debt
Lakestar holds first closes totalling €375m
Lakestar III targets early-stage investments and Lakestar Growth I backs larger rounds
Xenon buys Emmeti, Sipac, Mectra, Logik to create EMS Group
Following the acquisition, the four companies will be merged in a new entity called EMS Group
Investindustrial in exclusivity for Italcanditi
Italcanditi is controlled by the Goffi family, who founded the company in Pedrengo in 1963
WestBridge holds interim close for second fund
Vehicle will invest in profitable SMEs in England and Wales with enterprise values of between ТЃ10-20m
PAI to buy Stella Group in €600m deal
PAI enters talks to buy building-closure equipment specialist Stella Group from ICG
BC Partners' Cigierre bolts on Pony Zero
Company will use the fresh capital to expand its service offering and enlarge its customer base
EOS Investment buys Neronobile
Equita Private Debt Fund supported EOS IM's acquisition by fully subscribing to a subordinated bond
Star Capital backs IPS and Moda Italia in MBO
GP is investing via its Star IV Private Equity Fund, launched this year with a €120m target
Montagu sells Nemera to Astorg in €1bn deal
Nemera is valued at more than €1bn and will post a 2018 EBITDA of €70m, say reports
FII, Hat Orizzonte acquire Marval
FII invests €34m in the auto parts manufacturer and acquires a majority stake
Skandia raises SEK 180m for fund-of-funds
Vehicle was launched in January 2018, with approximately the same target as Thule Buyout Fund II
Aurica Capital invests in Winche
GP is deploying capital from its Aurica III fund, which held a €140m second close in April 2017
Herkules spinout Equip prepares fund launch
Former managing partner Sverre FlУЅskjer is leading the spinout under the name Equip Capital