Switzerland
Ardian sells ProduceShop stake to Gilde Buy Out
Ardian Growth bought a minority stake in the Switzerland-based home goods e-commerce firm in 2020
Warburg Pincus leads USD 150m round for Scandit
Switzerland-headquartered barcode scanning software is valued at more than USD 1bn
Hamilton Lane opens Swiss office
EMEA head of client solutions Ralph Aerni and vice-president Rainer Kobler will head the initiative
Evoco holds final close for third fund
Switzerland-headquartered GP acquires lower-mid-market companies via portfolio deals
Korify launches debut VC fund with USD 100m target
Vehicle will back biotechnology companies focusing on mental illnesses and age-related diseases
Pureos Bioventures to raise new fund in 2022
VC firm will likely start fundraising next year once its first fund is fully invested
Argos Wityu acquires majority stake in Groupe Fedd
GP bought its 90% stake in the electronics specialist via Argos Wityu Mid-Market VIII
MTIP holds USD 250m final close for second fund
Health technology firm has made five deals from the fund and expects to back 10 companies in total
Apax sells Unilabs to AP Moller
Laboratory and imaging diagnostics service is valued at more than EUR 5bn
Carlyle clinches AutoForm in SBO from Astorg
Permira, Onex, EQT, KKR and Hellman & Friedman, as well as industry players, were also tipped as potential bidders
Assos of Switzerland for sale with William Blair advising
Sale process is advanced, with second-round bids expected near the end of this month
Ufenau registers third continuation vehicle
Switzerland-headquartered Ufenau Capital Partners invests in services-focused SMEs
DACH VC deal value doubles year on year
VCs have backed DACH region deals with an aggregate value of EUR 15.4bn in 2021 to date
Ufenau on track for Q1 2022 fundraise
Switzerland-headquartered service-focused GP is planning to raise its seventh flagship fund
Partners Group closes fourth PE programme on USD 15bn
Programme includes USD 6bn from the GP's fourth direct PE fund, Partners Group Direct Equity 2019
BtoV holds USD 135m final close for Digital Technologies II
Vehicle will continue to make early-stage investments in European digital technology startups
Pictet holds USD 350m final close for Technology Fund
GP intends to launch a healthcare- and biotech-focused thematic fund in early 2022
KKR fully exits SoftwareOne
KKR took 25% in the company in 2015; it listed in 2019 and now has a CHF 4bn (EUR 3.6bn) market cap
Golding opens Swiss office, hires Frühauf
Managing director Beat Frühauf will head Golding's Zurich office, joining from BNP Paribas Schweiz
Afinum, SHS sell Evitria to trade
Exit values the Switzerland-based antibody expression specialist at more than EUR 200m
Unigestion launches second emerging-manager fund
Vehicle has a target of EUR 300m and will back first- and second-generation buyout and growth funds
PGIM to acquire Montana Capital Partners
Founders Marco Wulff and Christian Diller will continue to head the Switzerland-based secondaries GP
Ufenau sells Swiss IT Security to Triton for 12x money
GP also netted 150% IRR on the sale, having acquired the company in 2017, and following 17 add-ons
Unigestion holds €611m final close for second Direct fund
Fund surpasses its тЌ600m target and is more than 40% deployed