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NB Renaissance Partners III raises €950m, close to hit target
Fund acquires majority stakes in companies operating across a wide range of sectors, primarily based in Italy
LDC hires new origination director
Craig Hinde joins the firm's Midlands team from Inspired Thinking Group
Earlybird heads for Growth Opportunities final close
European VC investor is also fundraising for its latest Digital West and Health funds
CVC eyeing AR Packaging sale - report
GP has reportedly engaged an adviser to solicit interest and has collected non-binding bids
Permira gears up for second Growth Opportunities fund
Fund is expected to follow the same strategy as its predecessor, which closed on $1.7bn in June 2019
Ion, GIC launch €1.86bn takeover for Cerved
Cerved will be de-listed from the Italian stock exchange if the offer is successful
Passion Capital opens third fund to retail investors through Seedrs
Passion launched the fund in late 2017 and has already made 11 deals through the vehicle
The Deals Pipeline
A highlight of deal processes underway and involving PE, either on the buy- or sell-side, across Europe
Bure launches first Swedish SPAC, aims to raise SEK 3.5bn in IPO
Bure says the initiative has been enabled by Nasdaq Stockholm's new SPAC regulations
Italian GP Arcadia to start marketing new fund by end of 2021
Arcadia's third fund will be larger than its predecessor, which closed on €80m in 2019
Ropes & Gray adds partner, counsel to private funds team
Emily Brown joins the law firm as partner, while Chris Townsend is hired as counsel
Majority of LPs happy to commit without in-person meeting – survey
Cebile Capital survey finds that 51% of respondents expect to increase PE commitments in 2021
Cadence Growth Capital hires Kamphans
Niko Kamphans is to join the B2B technology-focused GP as an investment professional
Alantra buys 40% stake in MCH Investment Strategies
Through this partnership, Alantra expects to expand its financial service offering and enlarge its investor base
Iron Wolf Capital eyes €30m-plus fund launch after 2023
Baltic venture capital investor raised €21m for its first fund in 2019
Summa-backed Olink files for US IPO
Olink has been backed by Summa Equity since March 2019 and increased its revenues by 16.7% in 2020
Ergon forms SPV for fire protection business SVT
GP's €270m fund will invest only in the fire protection company, which Ergon bought from IK in 2017
FRP buys Spectrum Corporate Finance
All 27 Spectrum employees will join FRP following the £9.4m deal
Virgin wines prices IPO, set for £110m float
Selling shareholders, including Mobeus and Connection Capital, will reap £35m
August Equity hires Walsh, Stevens and Coates
UK-based PE firm August Equity hires Greg Walsh, Mark Stevens and Michael Coates
QPE hires three
Queen's Park Equity has hired Alison Price, Valentina Matheus and Prudence Jones
Kempen appoints Willigers
Jorrit Willigers is to join Kepmen's private markets team as a director on 1 March 2021
The Deals Pipeline
A highlight of deal processes underway and involving PE, either on the buy- or sell-side, across Europe
Cipio Partners eyes March first close for eighth fund
Technology-focused investor's predecessor vehicle held a final close in July 2017 on €174m