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Axcel buys Danx, Livingbridge-backed Carousel
Livingbridge invested in Carousel Logistics in 2013; the company will now merge with Danx
Sequoia, Fidelity in EUR 628m investment round for Bolt
Ride-hailing service reaches a valuation of EUR 7.4bn, up from EUR 4bn at its last funding round in August 2021
Azulis closes MMF 6 on EUR 280m
MMF 6 is already 22% deployed, having invested in four companies in 2021
Bregal invests in Redstor; Beech Tree exits
Bregal Milestone intends to support the data management software with its US expansion
TA, LEA to merge Enscape, Chaos
LEA bought Enscape in 2020
Tiger Global, TCV et al. in EUR 486m Series D for Qonto
Tiger Global and TCV led a Series D round alongside eight new investors
GHO Capital backs biotech RoslinCT
RoslinCT is a spin-out from the University of Edinburgh
Astorg Partners invests in Armor Iimak
Auction process for the packaging-printing specialist kicked off in early November 2021
KKR closes USD 4bn healthcare fund
Health Care Strategic Growth Fund II is the successor to HCSG I, which closed in November 2017 on USD 1.45bn
Nord Holding sells Ruf Group to Waterland
Germany-headquartered bed producer Ruf Betten acquired e-commerce brand Bruno in February 2020
ECI sells Travel Chapter for 2.6x
ECI is selling the holiday booking platform to its management, backed by investment from ICG
Softbank leads USD 150m round for Gousto
Meal delivery startup receives USD 100m from Softbank and is now valued at USD 1.7bn
Tikehau Ace Capital buys PCB manufacturer Elvia
Elvia is the largest printed circuit board manufacturer in France, according to the acquiring GP
Adelis acquires majority stake in Westpack from Capidea
Adelis acquires an 83% stake in the packaging company from Capidea, while management reinvest 17%
General Atlantic leads EUR 254m round for PayFit
HR and payroll software developer is valued at EUR 1.82bn; its existing backers include Eurazeo and Accel
TDR et al. in EUR 4.9bn LeasePlan sale
LeasePlan will be combined with Societe Generale's car-leasing subsidiary ALD, forming NewALD
Axcel buys Picca Automation
Company sells industrial automation and software packages to the public and private sector in Denmark
Verdane reaps 4x in USD 360m Brightpearl exit
Shareholders including Cipio Partners and Notion Capital are also selling their stakes to Sage Group
Waterland buys Nowocoat
Paint manufacturer had revenues of DKK 200m in 2021 and has seen organic growth of 18% in 2018-2020
EQT sells WS Audiology to new fund
EQT VIII and Santos Holding will buy the company from EQT VI
Livingbridge buys Quorum; Maven reaps 6.5x
Maven invested in the cybersecurity company in June 2020 via its venture capital trusts
Ergon acquires telecoms company Satlink from Artá
Ergon Capital Partners acquires a majority stake in Satlink from Artá Capital
Evoco holds final close for third fund
Switzerland-headquartered GP acquires lower-mid-market companies via portfolio deals
Azalea holds USD 805m close for Altrium II
Vehicle is the second in Azalea Investment Management's PE fund-of-funds strategy