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KKR buys majority stake in ERM from Omers, AIMCo
Omers Private Equity backed the sustainability consultancy in 2015; the exit is valued at $2.85bn
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VC-backed Darktrace lists on LSE
Cybersecurity platform has a market cap of around £1.7bn; it raised its first funding round in 2013
KKR sells minority stake in Hensoldt
Leonardo is to buy the 25.1% stake for €606m; KKR will retain an 18% stake in the sensor developer
KKR invests $100m in Nordic Bioscience
GP is investing from Health Care Strategic Growth Fund, which held a final close in November 2017 on $1.2bn
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A highlight of deal processes underway and involving PE, either on the buy- or sell-side, across Europe
Iconiq Growth leads $530m round for Wolt
New round takes the total amount Wolt has raised to $856m
German government acquires 25% stake in KKR's Hensoldt
KKR is to own a 43% stake in the defence and security sensor company, which listed in September 2020
KKR's Unzer buys Lavego
Unzer, formerly known as Heidelpay, was acquired by KKR in a €750m SBO from AnaCap in 2019
Capita in exclusive talks with Montagu to sell its ESS division
Capita engaged with Goldman Sachs in June 2020 to sell the asset for around £500-700m
Permira hires Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley for Dr Martens' IPO – report
Permira acquired the brand in 2013 for £300m, with debt provided by Barclays
KKR backs CMC Machinery
GP invests in the company via KKR Global Impact Fund, which held a final close on $1.3bn in February 2020
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Buyout rankings: who has invested most across Europe since April?
EQT, Ardian and KKR remained very active and struck sizeable deals amid the coronavirus turmoil
Searchlight leads €114m convertible note round for GetYourGuide
Existing investors including Softbank and Lakestar reinvest in the tourism booking platform
Oakley acquires WindStar Medical
Pharmaceutical company's vendor is General Atlantic-backed NuCom, a ProSiebenSat subsidiary
KKR-backed Exact bolts on Belgian company Officient
Deal is company's fourth add-on acquisition under KKR's ownership
Hg reinvests in Citation
Hg sold the compliance software company to KKR in August 2020 in a transaction valued at £500-600m
KKR's Hensoldt sets IPO share price at €12-16
KKR acquired the sensor producer in 2016 and the IPO is set to value the company at up to €2.61bn
Hg sells Citation to KKR
KKR will also be investing from its Global Impact Fund, which closed on $1.3bn
KKR backs online learning specialist MasterD
MasterD’s founder Luis Gomez and the management team will reinvest alongside KKR
KKR, Ardian buy Elsan stake from CVC
With the support of its new investors, the company plans to deploy around €150m per year to boost innovation
KKR sells Papresa to Quantum
Sale ends a six-year holding period for KKR, which acquired Papresa from Grupo Alfonso Gallardo
Bridgepoint's Miya attracts offers from EQT, IFM, KKR, BlackRock – report
Miya is a portfolio company of Bridgepoint Europe VI, a €5.7bn fund that invests in companies with EV of €200m-1bn