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Hellman & Friedman in EUR 3bn take-private offer for Zooplus
Online pet products retailer has been listed on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange since 2008
EQT to sell Utimaco majority stake to SGT Capital
EQT will retain a minority stake in the Germany-based cybersecurity firm, which it acquired in 2016
Exponent to exit publisher Dennis in GBP 300m trade sale
Deal ends a three-year holding period and nets returns of more than 3x money and 40% IRR for the GP
Apiary invests in MediaSense
Apiary is currently deploying its debut fund, which closed on GBP 200m in 2018
L Catterton et al. in EUR 100m round for SellerX
SellerX has already raised amost EUR 250m in debt and equity in its 12 months since inception
Rockpool nets 12.7x on sale of Outright Games to EMK
Rockpool took a majority stake in Outright in 2016, providing growth capital to the team
General Atlantic leads EUR 100m Series C for Chrono24
Aglaé Ventures, Insight Partners and Sprints Capital also take part
IK exits Visolit in trade sale
IK acquired the IK acquired Norwegian IT services and outsourcing business in 2016
HQ Equita buys Indevis
GP is currently investing via Equita V, which held a final close in April 2019 on EUR 308m
Permira buys brokerage platform Engel & Völkers
Deal continues a hot 2021 streak for the GP, with seven deals on the buy-side so far
Astorg to sell Flowbird to Searchlight
Astorg bought the urban transportation and parking service (then known as Parkeon) for EUR 450m in 2016
LDC backs GBP 65m MBO of Texecom
LDC buys the provider of intruder alarm systems from its listed parent Halma
FSN secures majority stake in Adragos Pharma
Deal is the fourth investment from FSN Capital VI, which closed on EUR 1.8bn in June last year
Astorg acquires surgery supplies manufacturer Demetra
Keensight merged medical technology businesses Tecres and Aap Biomaterials to form Demetra in 2016
Lonsdale scores fourth exit of 2021 with Cross Rental Services sale
Sale of CRS is the GP's seventh exit since inception, and its fourth this year
Tenzing nets 5.6x on exit of Smoothwall
Second exit for the firm's debut fund, after reaping a 72% IRR on FMP Global
ArchiMed raises EUR 650m in less than two months
Fund is double the size of its predecessor, MED II, which is now invested in 11 companies
Pamplona to acquire Pelsis from LDC
LDC backed the management buyout of Pelsis from US-based GP Wind Point Partners in 2017
Bridges reaps 2.5x return on sale of Wholebake to Elysian
Deal is the second investment for Elysian Capital III, which closed on its GBP 325m hard-cap in 2020
TriSpan buys Pho, Gresham House Ventures exits
Pho generated revenues of around GBP 40m in the year to February 2020
PAI acquires Scrigno from Clessidra
Deal is the fourth inked by PAI's new Mid-Market Fund, closed on EUR 920m in March
Bolt closes EUR 600m funding round
Investors include Sequoia, Tekne, Ghisallo, G Squared, D1 Capital and Naya
Ambienta sells Calucem to Cementos Molins in EUR 150m deal
Calucem reports a turnover of EUR 58m, with an EBITDA of EUR 16m
Lonsdale sells Charles Cameron to Penta's Socium Group
Third exit announced by Lonsdale this year, and the second from its 2016 fund