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Capital Constellation enters partnership with Pollen Street
Capital Constellation will provide capital in a bid to support the continued growth of Pollen Street
Blockchain Valley Ventures gears up for new fund launch
Swiss venture and advisory firm BVV backs companies in the blockchain and emerging fintech space
OpCapita-backed AppelrathCüpper enters self-administration
Company cited a significant drop in revenues after the closure of its 16 branches due to coronavirus
Eurazeo to set up €10m Covid-19 solidarity fund
GP wants to suspend its 2019 dividend, and senior execs will contribute 10% of their bonuses to the fund
Mid Europa-backed fruit products maker Hortex to sell plant
Mid Europa acquired a majority stake in Hortex from Argan Capital in November 2017
BVCA proposes £500m early-stage funding facility
Submission proposes a bridge funding facility in the form of a convertible loan of up to £5m per company
Inflexion donates £2.5m to support Coronavirus relief
GP launched its foundation in 2018 and donates 1% of its profits from funds to the organisation
Advent International announces $25m Covid-19 relief fund
Senior members of the private equity firm personally contributed to the fund
The Deals Pipeline
A fortnightly highlight of deal processes underway and involving PE, either on the buy- or sell-side, across Europe
CVC closes fifth Asia-Pacific fund on $4.5bn
Both new and returning institutional investors participated in the fundraise for the Asia fund
CDP Venture Capital invests €21m in Primo Space Fund
Fund has an €80m target and invests in seed, series-A and series-B rounds in the space technology sector
Searchlight appoints Crowston as special adviser
Searchlight is currently raising for its third fund, which held a close on $2.75bn in July 2019
Clearwater makes eight hires in the UK
Dyke and Grassby have been promoted to the position of partner and director, respectively
August promotes Muckle to investment director
Muckle joined August Equity in 2017 and most recently co-led their investment in AirIT
Navigator-backed IT Competence Group to merge with Audius
GP sold a 51% stake in the Munich-listed IT service provider to market peer Audius in 2019
TPA appoints Williams as investment associate
UK-based TPA Capital is an equity investor that provides equity cheques of £5-50m
Deimel joins YielCo from SwanCap
Manuel Deimel will take on the role of head of co-investments, having spent six years at SwanCap
Several funds seeking to close in H1 face delays, says Cebile
LPs' reluctance to commit is likely to lead to a number of delays come Q2
BaltCap appoints three in investment team
BaltCap unites 32 professionals in Tallinn, Riga, Vilnius, Warsaw, Helsinki and Stockholm offices
Synova promotes Tsai to partner
In addition to the new partner, the firm has also promoted Matthew Charman to investment director
Nordian renegotiating acquisition of J-Club - report
There are reportedly concerns over the accessories distributor's revenues in the wake of coronavirus
Bain & Company appoints new DACH head of PE
Alexander Schmitz will take over the role from Rolf-Magnus Weddigen from 1 April 2020
Tenzing hires Elliott
Elliott will continue to lead Tenzing's Entrepreneurs Panel, which he has been doing since 2017
MJ Hudson Alma appoints Nigro as equity partner
Roberto Nigro will be based in Milan and focus on venture capital deals and transactions