Official Record
Rothschild closes second Five Arrows multi-strategy PE fund on €366m
Fund targets fund investments, late primaries, secondaries directs and direct co-investments
OTPP sells Burton’s Biscuits to Ferrero
Exit reportedly values Burton's at £300m; it is the 20th food production and retail exit of 2021
TA Associates closes TA XIV fund on $12.5bn
Firm also closes its second-generation re-investment fund, TA Select Opportunities Fund II, on $1.5bn
TA backs Söderberg & Partners in SEK 2.5bn share issue
The issue reportedly values the financial services company at €2.27bn
Eos Capital Partners acquires Mod IT Services
Company will be the centre of a newly established IT platform, Eos said in a statement
Kester nets 3.4x return on sale of Frontier Medical to Agilitas
GP's exit comes eight years after it acquired the company via its maiden fund
Cinven buys majority stake in Think-Cell
GP said in a statement that it sees potential to internationalise the PowerPoint chart software
EQT Growth leads $350m series-D for pet insurer Bought By Many
Latest round values the company at over $2bn, as it hopes to further penetrate the US market
Silver Lake invests in KKR-backed Exact
KKR acquired the Netherlands-based accounting and ERP software company in 2019 from Apax Partners
Target Global leads $650m round for Wefox
Round is the largest ever raised in the European insurtech sector, according to Unquote Data
Advent buys Planet stake from Eurazeo in €1.8bn deal
Eurazeo will reinvest in the business and co-control the company with Advent
CVC buys BIP from Apax
GP invests in the company via CVC Capital Partners Fund VIII, which closed on €21.3bn in July 2020
Caledonia exits DSE to trade in £242m deal
GP’s exit comes just three years after it acquired DSE in a deal valuing the company at £162m
Oakley backs ICP Education buyout
Oakley will deploy via Oakley Capital Fund IV, which held a final close on €1.46bn in 2019
LBO France buys majority stake in Polis Fondi
GP generally invests in Italy via its small-cap strategy, targeting deals valued at less than €100m
Sun European to sell mattress retailer Dreams for $475m
Exit comes eight years after the GP acquired the company from its administrators at an estimated price of £35m
Meridia increases stake in Vetsum
GP backs the company via Meridia Private Equity I, a €105m fund closed in 2017
Palamon takes over Carlyle's IDH stake
Carlyle acquired IDH in 2011; the firm merged with Palamon's ADP and Palamon rolled over its stake
Eureka Technology Transfer raises €51m, increases target to €70m
Fund invests in seed and series-A rounds, targeting companies operating in the "deep-tech" industry
Progressio buys ATK Sports
This is the eighth deal made by the GP via its Progressio Investimenti III fund, which closed on €250m in 2019
Riello launches €80m agri-food venture fund
Linfa Ventures will be dedicated to late-stage and growth capital investments across the agri-food sector
Auctus acquires majority stake in Elplan
GP plans to implement a buy-and-build strategy in the DACH technical building planning sector
One Peak leads $125m series-B round for Paysend
Fintech company will use the proceeds to expand internationally and speed up product innovation
Verdane invests in Finnish grocery company Fiksuruoka
GP is part of €19m funding round for the company, in which existing investors of Fiksuruoka also took part