Switzerland
Partners Group makes 6x return, 74% IRR on VAT Group final exit
GP originally acquired a joint majority stake alongside Capvis Equity Partners in December 2013
VC firms in $15m series-B for Nozomi Networks
Lux Capital, GGV Capital, Planven Investments and THI Investments take part in the round
Endeit, Tengelmann lead $34m series-D for Chronext
Existing investors Octopus Ventures, Partech Ventures and Capnamic also take part
Partners Group reaches €61.9bn in AUM
Private debt is the fastest growing allocation area for the firm, with new commitments of тЌ3.5bn
Eurazeo PME-backed Smile buys Virtua
First bolt-on acquisition since Eurazeo acquired the company, via its PME mid-cap arm
EQT promotes seven directors to partners
Nordic private equity firm expands its partner group with seven promotions globally
Axon hires Boursetty as principal
Vincent de Boursetty leaves Ondra after five years to join the Swiss fund services firm
VC firms inject CHF 20m into Oculis
Company simultaneously announces the relocation of its headquarters from Reykjavik to Lausanne
ECM buys urology specialist Uroviva
ECM draws equity for the transaction from its €230m buyout fund German Equity Partners IV
Vitruvian acquires Technogroup from Caldec
Fresh capital is intended to expand Technogroup's business and aid international growth
DPE acquires majority stake in AWK
Firm draws equity for the transaction from the €575m buyout fund DPE Deutschland III
Elvaston backs Magnolia
GP drew capital from Elvaston Capital Fund III to support the deal for the software firm
Argos Soditic caps Euroknights VII at €520m
Final close comes almost exactly a year after the firm held a first close on €300m
Albion et al. in $12m round for Oviva
Diet-related healthcare platform will look to expand across Europe and invest in product development
Warburg Pincus buys additional 10% Avaloq stake from Raffeisen
Avaloq simultaneously acquires a 51% stake in its joint venture with Raffeisen, Arizon
Ysios Capital backs €45m series-C for Xeltis
Life Sciences Partners, Kurma Partners and VI Partners also took part in the round
Paragon carves out Condecta from Arbonia
Arbonia announced it would sell Condecta in July 2017 after a strategic review
Partners Group sells 9.33% stake in VAT Group
Further sell-down amounts to CHF 355m and leaves Partners Group with a stake of 3.75%
Argos sells BMF to Rantum, Cedarlake
Bartholet family will retain a minority stake and Roland Bartholet will remain chairman
Auven leads $200m round for ADC Therapeutics
Hedge fund Red Mile, the Wild Family Office and VC Astrazeneca also back the round
Initiative & Finance invests in Bel Air Fine Art
GP is currently investing from Initiative & Finance FPCI II, a €168m fund launched in 2015
Redalpine backs CHF 6m funding round for Lunaphore
Zühlke Ventures, Polytech Ecosystem Ventures and Occident Group also invest in the round
KKR's SoftwareOne acquires UC Point
SoftwareOne looks to develop its presence in the enterprise communication software market
Partners Group sells 10% VAT Group stake
Partners Group will retain a 13.07% stake in VAT Group after the settlement of the transaction