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Triton's AVS Verkehrssicherung announces two add-ons
Deals mark the seventh and eighth add-ons for the road traffic safety business since 2017
Herkules Capital sells sportswear retailer Odlo
Sportswear retailer was acquired by the GP in 2010 and its sale follows a process initiated in 2018
WGAM buys minority stake in Validus
Validus is a financial risk management firm with offices in the UK in London and Eton
Blue Horizon invests in Moira-backed Cubiq Foods
VC firm invests in startups developing a more sustainable food system through innovation and technology
Aurelius-backed Office Depot sells Nordic operations to management
Sale follows the divestment of the office supplier's CEE-based operations in November 2019
360 Capital holds €90m first close for fifth fund
Fund targets series-A and -B rounds in European startups and deploys tickets in the €2-10m range
Highland Europe leads £18.9m round for Modulr
Existing investors including Frog Capital and Blenheim Chalcot also participate
BDC IV holds first close
To date, the Teachers' Retirement System of Louisiana has invested ТЃ50m in BDC IV
E-Capital sells Rips Technologies to trade
Buyer is code quality management company SonarSourced, backed by Insight Venture Partners
Cathay Capital raises €500m for Innovation II fund
Fund targets startups operating in a wide variety of sectors, with a focus on artificial intelligence
Arcmont Asset Management acquires Masai from Silverfleet – report
Silverfleet exits the business five years after acquiring a majority stake in it via Silverfleet Capital II
Cathay Capital closes Midcap II on €800m
Fund targets companies based in Europe, Asia and North America with high-growth potential and expansion plans
Inflexion-backed Global Reach acquires Encore FX's Canada operation
On 30 March 2020 Encore FX filed an assignment in bankruptcy in Canada with EY as the trustee
Silver Investment Partners buys Lucien Ortscheit
GP plans to make add-ons for the pharmaceutical wholesaler, screening targets in Germany and abroad
Merian Chrysalis leads £30m in Featurespace
Following completion, IP Group will hold a direct undiluted beneficial stake of 19.7%
EQT Venture leads $30m series-B round for Anyfin
Swedish fintech Anyfin has so far raised more than тЌ40m since 2018
Centerbridge-backed Farmafactoring buys PE-owned Depobank
Depobank will be merged into BFF and the GPs will own a stake of 7.6% in the combined entity
Piper promotes McAlpine to investment manager
McAlpine has previously worked at strategy consultancy Parthenon-EY and at Oakley as an analyst
KKR buys 5.2% stake in ProSieben
TV network is valued at less than half of its 2006 value when KKR and Permira first invested
Bregal Milestone invests €20m in Anywhere365
Anywhere365 founder Gijs Geurts will retain a majority interest in the company
Mezzanine Management sells Optimapharm to Rohatyn Group
Mezzanine Management provided a €10m mezzanine facility to the business in October 2018
Ardian buys majority stake in Swissbit
Investment comes from the GP's Expansion fund strategy and follows a competitive auction process
Deutsche Beteiligungs AG closes eighth fund; announces half-year results
Final close on €1.109bn comes after the fund's first close in December 2019 on €1bn
SCP acquires Bain Credit-backed TM Lewin
SCP acquires the business as a going concern, taking over the entire store network