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OTPP's Innovation Platform leads $138m round for Beamery
UK-based recruitment software platform Beamery has raised a $138m funding round led by Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan Board (OTPP) via its Teachers' Innovation Platform (TIP).
HQ Capital closes Auda Co-Investment Fund II on $210m
North America-focused fund held a first close in June 2020 and has made 20 investments
Paragon acquires KME's Specials business
Paragon Partners will own a 55% in the newly formed entity following the carve-out
FPE sells Questionmark to trade, nets 3.5x money
FPE acquired the assessment software in 2016 and has sold it to Battery Ventures' Learnosity
Altor acquires Multi Wing Group
Company was reportedly marketed based on EBITDA of тЌ16m
Axcel acquires veterinary care provider VetGruppen
Company's co-founder and chief operating officer Rasmus Hansen will remain a significant co-owner alongside the GP
EQT buys Parcel2Go from Mayfair
Mayfair Equity Partners acquired Parcel2Go in December 2019 and will retain a minority stake
Blue Cloud Ventures leads €50m round for Templafy
Insight Partners, Dawn Capital, Seed Capital and Damgaard Company also take part in the round
Inflexion completes €170m take-private deal for Infront
In January, the GP offered тЌ143m to take over the company, but later increased its offer to тЌ170m
PAI to acquire SGD Pharma from JIC
Buyout reportedly values the pharmaceutical glass packaging producer at around €900m
Isomer Capital launches €100m co-investment fund
Vehicle will co-invest in European tech scale-ups alongside the venture capital funds in which it is invested
Procuritas merges 12 IT companies to create Frendy
Procuritas will become the majority shareholder, while the founders of the companies will have a significant minority ownership of the merged entity
VC-backed Made.com lists in £775m IPO
ProFounders Capital scores 25x money on the listing; other investors include Partech
YFM scores 6.5x on Deep Secure exit
Deal shortly follows the 6x exit of YFM's FourNet stake to Palatine Private Equity
Synova invests in NorthEdge-backed Orbis Protect
NorthEdge bought the building security company in 2018 and will retain a minority stake in the firm
SNÖ Ventures launches $100m fund
Norwegian venture capital firm SNУ Ventures has launched and held a first close for its second fund, SNУ Fund II, targeting $100m.
LGT closes fifth secondaries fund on $4.5bn hard-cap
GP had a target of raising $3.75-3.80bn for the fund, and is larger than its $2.8bn predecessor
Clessidra holds €270m first close for fourth fund
Clessidra Capital Partners 4 was launched in November 2020 and has a €500m target
Keensight to buy Adista from Equistone
Company is aiming to double its revenues from €153m in 2020 to €300m by 2025
Exponent sells BBI Group to Novo Holdings in £400m deal
Exponent acquired the diagnostics products and services business in 2015 for ТЃ75m
CVC fully exits Wireless Logic
Montagu Private Equity and management buy out CVC's minority stake
Equita targets €140m for Italian SME fund
Equita Smart Capital – ELTIF is open to both institutional investors and select retail clients
DBAG sells Telio to Charterhouse
DBAG will reinvest in the prison communications system provider to hold a 13% stake
Verdane, Sprints invest in racket sports platform Matchi
Company reportedly raised тЌ20m from the GPs, which will support the company in its international expansion