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Livingbridge acquires RealVNC
Equity comes from the GP's GBP 1.25bn Livingbridge 7, which has made four deals in Europe so far
Hg buys majority stake in Waterland-backed Serrala
Waterland acquired the B2B financial automation software in 2016 and will retain a minority stake
Genesis Capital raises EUR 101m in first closing of GPEF IV
Fund aims to raise up to EUR 150m from institutional investors by the end of 2021
AGIC to sell Fotona to Vitruvian
AGIC is to retain a stake in the Slovenia-based medical and dental laser company
Axcel VI holds EUR 800m final close
Fund has made six platform investments and is around 30% larger than its EUR 617m predecessor
Livingbridge invests in Jungle Creations
GP is investing in the social media content agency via its SME-focused Enterprise 3 vehicle
Fidelium to acquire Benteler's Tønder and Louviers plants
Fidelium intends to establish the aluminum auto parts plants as an independent entity
Highland, Brookfield lead USD 100m round for Plentific
Mubadala Investment Company and existing investors including Target Global have backed the round
MML, 57 Stars invest GBP 20m in Natural World Products
MML Growth is backing the waste recycling and compost production firm via its EUR 135m second fund
DBAG acquires Dantherm Group from Procuritas
Procuritas acquired the heating, ventilation and air conditioning company in a carve-out in 2016
Waterland buys fire safety business Writech
Following the deal, Waterland will have six portfolio companies with a presence in Ireland
Golding opens Swiss office, hires Frühauf
Managing director Beat Frühauf will head Golding's Zurich office, joining from BNP Paribas Schweiz
VCs in USD 292m round for WorldRemit
Series E from Farallon, Leapfrog, TCV and Accel sees the firm rebrand as Zepz at a USD 5bn valuation
MML sells Sonas Bathrooms to management
MML Growth acquired a minority stake in the Ireland-based bathroom products supplier in 2017
Bridges exits The Vet in trade sale
Exit is the firm's third since July 2021, following SBOs of Wholebaker and World of Books
Bridgepoint to acquire LanguageWire from Catacap
Catacap acquired the translation and content production software in 2017 via its debut fund
Inflexion to acquire Sunovion Pharmaceuticals Europe
Inflexion's previous pharmaceutical sector investments include Rosemont Pharmaceuticals
Hamilton Lane raises USD 475m across two Large Buyout Club funds
Hamilton Lane now intends to launch a Venture Capital-focused fund as an extension of the strategy
Providence Strategic Growth backs Sport Alliance with EUR 60m
GP intends to support the gym and fitness studio software with its international expansion
Charme, Livingbridge sell Witherslack to Mubadala Capital
Both Charme and Livingbridge are to retain minority stakes in the school and care home operator
Valar Ventures leads USD 263m round for Bitpanda
Round brings the aggregate value of growth and VC deals in Austria in 2021 to more than EUR 1bn
Cobepa, Sofina exit Hillebrand in EUR 1.5bn trade sale
Deutsche Post is to acquire the Germany-based consumable liquids freight forwarder
Montagu hires Woehl as ESG manager
Kim Woehl joins following four years as a manager in PwC's sustainability and climate change team
BC Partners reacquires CeramTec alongside CPPIB
BC Partners acquired CeramTec from Cinven alongside co-investors in a EUR 2.6bn deal in 2018