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Waterland sells Cawood for 3.7x money
Trade sale to EBI is the first exit from the GP's GBP 2bn, 2017-vintage fund Waterland VI
HSBC closes secondaries fund on more than USD 1bn
HSBC had previously raised USD 1.34bn for its first secondaries fund
Lone Star to exit MBCC in EUR 5.2bn deal
Lone Star bought construction chemicals business of BASF, now renamed as MBCC, less than two years ago
Adelis III holds EUR 932m final close
Stockholm-headquartered GP's predecessor fund held a final close in 2017 on EUR 600m
Monterro 4 holds EUR 700m final close
GP will now be making new platform deals from the fund, continuing to focus on Nordic B2B software
DWS holds USD 550m final close for first PES fund
GP's first institutional fund will partner with lower- and mid-market GPs for mid-life secondaries
General Atlantic flagship fund GA 2021 closes on USD 7.8bn
Sixth flagship growth equity fund is more than twice the size of its USD 3.3bn predecessor
Advent International and Eurazeo acquire Datatrans
GPs plan to combine Datatrans with Planet to create a global integrated payments group
StepStone holds USD 690m final close for STGF III
STGF III will make fund, secondary and co-investments, focusing on technology and healthcare
LBO France secures Alliance Marine takeover from Weinberg
Deal values the target at around EUR 200m (10x EBITDA), according to Capital Finance
Riverside hires Cole as fundraising and IR head
Allison Cole was previously head of fundraising and investor relations at Lightyear Capital
Argos Wityu exits Olinn
GP formed the equipment leasing and management firm in 2018 via the merger of four companies
IK buys Truesec from Sobro
Cybersecurity firm is IK's seventh platform investment of H2 2021 and its fourth deal since October
PE-backed Inmarsat sold to Viasat in USD 7.3bn deal
Apax Partners, CPP, OTPP and Warburg Pincus acquired Inmarsat via a take-private in 2019
PAI exits Atos Medical in EUR 2.2bn trade sale
PAI acquired the laryngotomy and tracheostomy care products company in an SBO from EQT in 2017
Ardian, Latour buy LBO France's Groupe RG
LBO France bought a majority stake in the personal protective equipment producer in 2017
Carlyle's tech fund buys majority stake in CSS
Deal should see Carlyle Europe Technology Partners IV moving closer to full deployment
ArchiMed's MED II fund fully invested following Cube buyout
Cube is the last platform investment for the MED II fund, which closed in 2017
eEquity reaps 15x on sale of PriceRunner to Klarna
Deal values PriceRunner at more than SEK 9bn, allowing eEquity to exit in less than two years
BC Partners uses special-purpose fund to back Pet City in Greece
BC Partners GR Investment is set up to invest in high-growth SMEs in Greece
Kempen holds EUR 173m first close for European Private Equity Fund II
New fund is focused on small and lower-mid-market private equity buyouts in Europe
Insight Partners leads USD 125m Series C for Moonfare
Moonfare exceeded EUR 1bn in assets under management in September
Nauta closes fifth fund on EUR 190m
Fund was launched in December 2019 and went on to hold a first close in July 2020 on EUR 120m
Aurelius buys McKesson UK in GBP 477m deal
Carve-out of McKesson UK includes LloydsPharmacy and is Aurelius's largest deal to date