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Cathay Innovation buys minority stake in Seaya Ventures
Cathay and Seaya expect to build synergies and further develop their complementary expertise
BlackRock, Temasek launch decarbonisation fund platform
Decarbonization Partners has a fundraising target of $1bn for its first fund, including capital from Temasek and BlackRock
ECI looking to kickstart CPOMS sale after summer
GP appoints GCA Altium for the upcoming sale of the educational safeguarding software provider
FII-backed Seco to list in Q2
Following the placement, the company intends to boost its expansion and pursue a buy-and-build strategy
Capza hires France Invest's Gaillard as partner
In his new role, Gaillard focuses on the structuring and international development of Capza's platforms
Zubr Capital to start raising $100-150m fund in mid-2021
Firm will review placement agent pitches from early 2022, ahead of second closing
Nordic Capital-backed Trustly announces plan to list
Fintech company is reportedly seeking a valuation of €7-9bn
Future Planet Capital acquires Midven
Midven was founded in 1990 and focuses on West Midlands-based science and technology investments
PE-backed Hemnet plans to list in Q2
The proposed listing comes six years after General Atlantic acquired a controlling stake in the company reportedly for around SEK 2bn
PE-backed Allfunds to list within weeks
Company's backers could raise around €2bn through the IPO, according to Mergermarket
Montana Capital completes US venture secondaries deal
Transamerica Ventures spinout HighScale Ventures will manage the assets following the sale by Aegon
EY Law hires Schulz
Daniel Martin Schulz joins the firm's Hamburg-based PE and M&A team from Allen & Overy
Register for the Growth Equity virtual event
Leading industry participants will discuss the outlook for growth equity on Thursday 22 April
Silverfleet promotes two to partner
Knight is based in London while Sommer is based in Silverfleet's Munich office
PE-backed Synlab announces IPO intention
Cinven, Novo Holdings and OTTP hold stakes in the Germany-based laboratory diagnostics group
Superhero Capital to close second fund by mid-summer
Fund was previously aiming for a final close by the end of 2020
Deutsche Handelsbank expands growth finance team
Firm aims to strengthen its venture debt offering via two promotions and a director appointment
The Deals Pipeline
A highlight of deal processes underway and involving PE, either on the buy- or sell-side, across Europe
Hamilton Lane registers latest Large Cap Buyout Club Fund
Hamilton Lane and Scala originally teamed up to launch the line of vehicles back in 2017
L Catterton gears up for fifth European fund
Vehicle makes majority investments in companies operating across the consumer industry in Europe
Balderton hires Ahluwalia in DACH team
Shikha Ahluwalia has experience as a co-founder of India-based online women's fashion retailer SBL
Astorg Mid-Cap anticipates summer final close
Fund will make pan-European investments in mid-market companies and has a €1bn target
European GPs get top ESG marks, but diversity remains sore point - survey
Only 23% of Aberdeen Standard Investments' GPs have clear diversity targets in their portfolio companies
Gyrus bolsters team
Christian Wipf from GCA Altium Switzerland and Mattias Terribilini from Rothschild join the executive team