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Accedo sponsor SEB taps Raymond James for exit
SEB Private Equity acquired a majority stake in the company in June 2016
Livingbridge explores M247 piecemeal sale
Livingbridge reinvested in M247 in partnership with Ares in March 2020
Lifeline Ventures preps Helsinki Spac IPO
Lifeline is planning to raise approximately EUR 100m in proceeds via the Spac listing
Morrisons suitor Fortress could take its time to respond to CD&R bid
CD&R's 285 pence bid pipped Fortress's earlier offer, leading Morrisons' board to switch its recommendation
Lycian Capital aims to raise USD 100m, expects first close in Q4
Soft marketing kicked off in Q3, with Lycian currently receiving commitments from investors in Turkey
Aurelius opens Milan office, hires Denza
Ludovico Denza joins Aurelius from Alvarez & Marsal's performance-improvement practice
CapMan takes ESG-linked facility for CapMan XI
Raiffeisen Bank International and Danske Bank have provided the capital call bridge facility
Marlink to be acquired by Providence
Apax bought the satellite communications company back from Airbus in 2015 for EUR 450m
Forbion hires Novo Ventures' Lüneborg
Nanna Lüneborg will be responsible for Forbion's EUR 360m Growth Opportunities Fund I
ZAS Ventures aims to raise USD 15m to invest in CEE startups
Soft marketing began in April 2021, with the launch taking place in June 2021
Former Amazon exec Garambois joins Advent as operating partner
Xavier Garambois spent 18 years at Amazon and led the European consumer business from 2012 until 2020
Revo Capital nears final close for Fund II
Venture capital firm is also eyeing two more investments in September, according to MD Cenk Bayrakdar
Marlborough founder David Parker joins Axis Arbor
New debt advisory firm was launched last year and notably advised on the Deliveroo IPO
Capvis sets up first ever continuation vehicle for fund III assets
Three remaining assets in the 2008-vintage funds are Hessnatur, Arena and Kaffee Partner
TCV-backed Grupa Pracuj files for IPO
TCV owns a 27% stake in the Poland-based recruitment platform, with the remainder held by management
The Deals Pipeline
A highlight of deal processes underway and involving PE, either on the buy- or sell-side, across Europe
Wm Morrison board accepts GBP 7bn CD&R offer
Deal would be the largest PE-backed take-private in the UK since Boots' GBP 11.1bn delisting in 2007
Stock Spirits agrees to CVC acquisition offer
Share price spikes to 383 pence per share following the GBP 767m offer for the distiller
CVC responds to Real Madrid threat of legal action
PE firm terms the legal threat by Real Madrid as "disproportionate" and "baseless"
Synova's Mintec buys Kairos
Synova acquired its stake in Mintec from the Peksa family in early 2018
Karma Ventures gears up for second fund
Estonia-based VC held a final close on EUR 70m for its inaugural fund in 2018
Real Madrid seeks legal action against LaLiga/CVC deal
Board agrees to initiate both civil and criminal legal action against La Liga's president, CVC's managing partner and CVC itself
KKR registers new tech growth fund
Incorporation comes 18 months after the previous vehicle in the strategy closed on USD 2.2bn
The Deals Pipeline
A highlight of deal processes underway and involving PE, either on the buy- or sell-side, across Europe