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Emerging manager Px3 makes first acquisition with carve-out buyout
Rhône Group spin-out makes inaugural acquisition with Celeros Flow Technology’s filtration unit buyout
Maguar marks first exit with HRworks move to continuation fund
EUR 235m in total equity has been raised to further grow the company via organic strategies and bolt-ons
Series A rounds likely bright spots in VC investing in Q1 2023 – KPMG
Energy security, ESG deals to continue apace, with consumer-focused businesses seeing most strain
Howden hires KPMG’s O’Connor, launches capital advisory business
New group aims to address its clients’ need for complex insurance and investment solutions
Maven exits Healthpoint in trade sale
GP reaps a 3.1x return on its investment in the consumer healthcare and beauty supplier
Mobeus's Equip Outdoor Technologies mandates KPMG for potential sale
Equip Outdoor Technologies is the parent company of specialist outdoor brands Rab and Lowe Alpine
Bid Equity sells Myneva to Summa
Bid Equity had reportedly mandated GCA Altium to consider sale options at the beginning of the year
Equinox buys Migal
Equinox invests in the business via its Equinox III fund, which closed on €360m in July 2020
Gyrus carves out PwC Italia's consulting business
Gyrus intends to expand the company's team and further broaden its product offering in Italy and internationally
Cinven sells Chryso to Saint-Gobain for €1bn
Sale ends a four-year holding period for Cinven, which acquired the company from LBO France via Cinven VI
Abénex backs medical imaging software provider EDL
GP plans to support the company in boosting its organic growth and accelerating its expansion through targeted add-ons
Bain Capital buys Valeo from CapVest
Bain intends to further boost the company's growth both organically and through acquisitions
Metrika buys machinery business Robor
This is the second deal made by Metrika I fund, which targets Italian companies generating revenues of €20-100m
CapVest sells Eight Fifty to Sofina Foods
Combined group is expected to employ 13,000 staff across 44 sites and generate $6bn in annual revenues
Quadrivio buys Dondup from L Catterton
GP backs the company via Made in Italy Fund, which invests in Italian businesses operating in the fashion, design and food industries
Miura backs dental specialist Proclinic
GP plans to boost the company's growth in Spain and bolster its international expansion, primarily in Italy and France
FPE Capital backs Codestone
This is the ninth investment made by FPE Fund II, which held a £100m final close in October 2017
Miura sells Equipe Cerámicas to Mandarin's Italcer
Miura reinvests in the deal alongside Mandarin and retains a minority stake in the combined group
August Equity sells PCS to BC Partners' VetPartners
Sale ends a six-year holding period for August, which invested in the company via its £200m August Equity Partners III fund
LDC backs WCCTV with £30m investment
Company plans to use the fresh capital to further accelerate its international expansion and launch new products
Nobel buys Vitaminstore from Aletra
This is the second investment made by Nobel Capital via its recently raised €40m fund
Ardian becomes majority shareholder in Jakala
Ardian intends to further support the company, which it had previously backed in 2018
Resource Partners acquires Polish company Nesperta
GP will help the company with its expertise and experience through international and product expansion
Equip Capital buys IT consultancy Miles
GP is currently deploying its first fund, which was launched in December 2018 and held a final close last month on its hard-cap of €180m