Official Record
Palatine sells Estio to PE-backed BPP
Deal is the first exit from Palatine's first Impact Investing fund, which closed in 2017 on GBP 100m
Procuritas backs Strandberg Guitars
GP is backing the headless guitars producer via its EUR 318m Capital Investors VI fund
IK invests in Prophecy Group
Minority investment in the cybersecurity firm is IK's sixth deal to be announced in H2 2021
IK Partners buys Plastiflex
GP is investing via its EUR 1.2bn Small Cap III fund, which backs companies valued at EUR 15m-150m
Triton forms LeDap Group
Company has been formed by more than 30 acquisitions; it aims to promote racquet sport padel
Allianz holds EUR 520m first close for PE fund
Private equity fund will invest alongside Allianz's core private equity programme
IK buys Conet from HIG
IK intends to support the IT service and software developer with its ongoing DACH expansion
Promus closes space fund on EUR 120m
European Investment Fund committed EUR 40m to the vehicle
Partners Group secures minority stake in Breitling
CVC agreed to acquire an 80% stake in the then-family-owned Swiss watchmaker in early 2017
White Star holds USD 360m final close for Fund III
Growth technology VC held a final close for its predecessor vehicle in 2018 on USD 180m
Softbank, Mubadala in USD 200m round for Tier
Series D adds to the record amounts deployed in VC and growth deals in the DACH region in 2021
Equistone backs ADM Group
Investment in the marketing agency is the GP's eighth platform deal of 2021 to date
H&F, EQT team up for final Zooplus offer
Sponsors are aiming to resolve the deadlock in the bidding process for the pet products retailer
Advent's Rubix confirms intention to float
GP formed the industrial maintenance, repair and overhaul firm in 2017 by merging IPH and Brammer
Pantheon raises USD 624m for GP-led secondaries programme
Unquote recaps the fundraise and investment strategy with managing partner Paul Ward
EQT invests in Vitruvian-backed CFC
EQT IX is expected to be 70-75% invested following the deal
Committed Advisors closes CAPF I on EUR 161m
Primaries, early secondaries and co-investment fund is intended to extend the GP's existing strategy
EQT launches EQT Future fund
Fund has a EUR 4bn target and intends to make impact-driven investments in mature companies
LBO France holds EUR 155m final close for Digital Health 2
GP previously raised EUR 70m for SISA, a fund dedicated to healthcare technology
Sofinnova holds EUR 472m final close for Capital X
France-headquartered VC will continue to focus on early-stage healthcare investments
Calculus nets 4x with CloudTrade sale
Trade sale is the eighth exit for Calculus since January 2020
Gorillas raises circa USD 1bn in Delivery Hero-led Series C
New funding comes just seven months after a Series B, with the company doubling in value
Third Point, Coatue lead USD 900m round for N26
Digital bank is now valued at more than USD 9bn, versus USD 3.5bn at the time of its previous round
Afinum exits Garz & Fricke in EUR 180m trade sale
GP acquired the human-machine interface (HMI) software and hardware developer in 2017