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European SBOs sink to lowest level since GFC, leaving sponsors weighing exit options
Hopes for exits comeback pinned on M&A uptick and shift in valuation expectations in 2H 2023
DeA's Taste of Italy fund backs Casa Vinicola Botter
Food and agriculture specialist fund acquires a minority stake in the Italian wine producer
Agilitas acquires MH Gruppen
Enterprise value and working capital facility total nearly тЌ200m
Segulah buys Semantix from Litorina
Deal for translation services provider is second for Segulah in a week
New LP structure drives surge for Luxembourg's AIFM passports
Luxembourg's new LP structure eases pain of AIFMD
Equistone buys Rhodius
Buyout is second made from GP's €2bn fifth fund
TPG takes £150m stake in Poundworld
All-equity deals taps into growing UK value retailer market
Baird acquires Clearwater
Acquisiton partly financed with debt provided by RBS
3i makes three hires across Europe and US
3i recruits Rinnert, Vos and Bernard to European and US offices
A&M appoints Dhruv Sarda to London office
Dhruv Sarda joins as senior director and leader of corporate M&A strategy and post-merger integration practice in Europe
Grindley joins Grant Thornton North West
Grindley joins from PwC Germany
Miura buys TiendAnimal stake
Deal completed through latest vehicle, which has €150m left to invest
Accent Equity buys Textilia
Deal expected to close in Q4
Isis Equity Partners hires four
New recruits include three investment managers and an associate
Primary Capital mulls Paperchase sale
Reported ТЃ150m offer made for UK stationery chain
Duff & Phelps opens new Frankfurt office
Two new hires brought in from PwC to head new office
Synergo commits €20m to TMCI Padovan
90% of company's turnover generated outside Italy
Synova appoints Ashlin as partner
Tim Ashlin, Synova Capital
Silverfleet acquires AGR division for NOK 1.64bn
Deal expected to close in August, with Altor turning in profit
Lonsdale acquires Suominen Flexibles for $20m
Loss-making Finnish packaging company bought in MBI
Idea Capital, Nord Est buy Meta-Fin stake
Investors secure 32% stake in the business
Italian GPs cash in as valuation gap narrows
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Duke Street's Kennedy joins Teachers
Iain Kennedy, Teachers' Private Capital
Private equity may bite into MPM pet foods
UK pet food firm MPM Products has hired PwC to explore funding options for the business.