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Arsenal to acquire Clariant healthcare business for CHF 308m
Enterprise value of the healthcare business is equivalent to 13.2x adjusted EBITDA for 2018
Sunstone backs Forendo Pharma
Fresh capital will be used to advance its endometriosis programme into the next phase
Progressio closes fund III on €250m hard-cap
Italian mid-market firm Progressio held an interim close on €185m back in February
VCs inject $60m into extended series-C for TravelPerk
Fresh capital will support product innovation and European expansion for the Spanish startup
Permira acquires Quotient from GHO for a reported £600m
Outsourced drug development company has expanded into the US and tripled its revenues under GHO
Holland Capital backs Valori MBO
GP buys majority in Netherlands-based software testing and quality assurance specialist
3i buys Evernex from Carlyle in deal exceeding €400m
Carlyle invested in Evernex, a provider of IT infrastructure maintenance, in 2015
FSN sells Velcora to trade for SEK 1.28bn
Acquisition includes Velcora's Roplan and Steridose businesses, both headquartered in Sweden
Inflexion to merge Bridgepoint-backed Estera with Ocorian
Transaction ends a four-year holding period and reportedly values Estera at £500-600m
CVC closes second long-term fund
CVC is the first of the multi-product managers to raise a second-generation long-term capital fund
Yabeo, IBB, Atlantic Labs sell stakes in Dentolo to trade
Atlantic Labs first invested in the dental insurance platform in 2016, with Yabeo investing in 2017
Investcorp acquires majority stake in Contentserv
Investcorp Technology Partners used its fourth-generation vehicle to acquire Contentserv
Permira, TCV lead series-F for FlixMobility
HV Holtzbrinck Ventures and the European Investment Bank also participated in the funding round
Medicxi closes third fund on €400m
Vehicle will invest across the full spectrum of healthcare companies from early to late stages
The Riverside Company collects €314m for Europe Fund VI
If €750m hard-cap was to be hit, the vehicle would significantly surpass €340m Europe Fund V
Ventiga buys Retail Insight from Navis
Ventiga is currently raising its debut fund and has been operating on a deal-by-deal basis
Insight leads $55m series-B round for ContractPodAI
Legal software developer will invest in product development, marketing and recruitment
Alpha Private Equity buys accessories specialist AMF
GP intends to further boost AMF's growth both organically and via new acquisitions
Cairngorm's Stamco and Parker bolt on Fairalls
Deal is the third installment in a buy-and-build strategy in the builders' merchant market
Blackstone closes Strategic Partners VIII on $11.1bn
GP closes the global secondaries fund, which launched in Q2 2018 with a $8bn target
VCs in funding round for Optiopay
Insurance company NN Group makes its first investment in the payments software company
Clessidra sells Cavalli to Dubai-based firm
Sale ends a four-year holding period for Italian GP Clessidra, which owns a majority stake
IQ Capital closes two funds on $300m
Growth Opportunities Fund is IQ Capital's later-stage vehicle, and has held a first close on $125m
BlackFin Tech, Partech in €6m series-A for Epsor
Fresh capital will help France-based Epsor to increase its client base with mid-cap companies