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HIG acquires majority stake in Infratech Bau
GP intends to support the infrastructure project contractor through organic and acquisitive growth
Altor acquires Swedish home appliance maker Aarke
Company has grown rapidly in the last few years, with sales exceeding SEK 200m in 2020, up from SEK 85m in 2019
Keensight sells LinkByNet to Accenture
Deal ends a five-year holding period for Keensight, which invested €50m in LinkByNet in exchange for a minority stake
Polaris backs sportswear retailer Stronger
GP is acquiring a 51% in the company, with the remainder retained by the founders and management
Paragon's Apontis Pharma completes IPO
GP acquired the single-pill producer in a carve-out in 2018 and will retain a 31% stake
UI Investissement, Geneo back clinic operator GBNA
UI and Geneo invest in the company via a capital increase, partnering with the Guichard family
Neo Investment exits restaurant chain Obicà
Sale ends a nine-year holding period for Neo Investments, which acquired a 52% stake in Obicà from the company's founders
Abingworth Clinical Co-Development Fund 2 closes on $582m
ACCD 2 finances the development of late-stage clinical programmes of pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies
EQT sells StormGeo to Alfa Laval in €363m deal
Deal gives the company an enterprise value of NOK 3.6bn (тЌ363m), which is 17.7x its 2020 EBITDA
Bain Capital buys Valeo from CapVest
Bain intends to further boost the company's growth both organically and through acquisitions
Capza 5 Flex Equity Fund closes on €700m
Fund offers flexible financing that combines majority and minority equity, convertible bonds and mezzanine
LDC backs PR firm Headland
LDC has history investing in PR consultancies; the GP backed Blue Rubicon from 2012 to 2015
Varenne sells Pema to VC-backed JobAndTalent
Trade sale comes a decade after the Swedish GP first invested in Pema in 2011
Equistone buys majority stake in TimeToAct
Germany-based IT consultancy is to be Equistone's fourth platform investment of 2021
Advent leads $220m series-D for Shift at $1bn valuation
Avenir, Accel, Bessemer Venture Partners, General Catalyst and Iris Capital also take part in the round
YielCo holds closes for PE and co-investment funds
YielCo Special Situations Europe II is targeting тЌ300m; YielCo Defensive Investments targets тЌ150m
KPS buys aluminium specialist Metra
GP invests in the business via KPS Special Situations Mid-Cap Fund, which closed on $1bn in October 2019
Gilde Healthcare buys majority stake in Klifo
Gilde Healthcare has now made five investments from its Gilde Healthcare Services III fund
IK sells Hansen Protection to PE-backed Survitec
IK acquired the protective clothing and equipment producer from Montagu in 2013 via IK Fund VII
Sovereign invests in AquaQ Analytics
GP is currently on the road for Sovereign Capital V with a ТЃ450-500m target, as reported by Unquote
Park Square Capital Partners IV closes on €1.8bn
Fund invests in primary and secondary subordinated debt in both performing credit and dislocated debt
NB Aurora buys 30% stake in Veneta Cucine
Investor plans to boost Veneta Cucine's growth, consolidate its market position and further bolster its expansion
CVC leads growth investment in Acronis
Cybersecurity software developer is valued at $2.5bn, compared with $1bn at its last funding round in 2019
NeoGenomics buys VC-backed Inivata for $390m
Inivata will become a separate business division alongside NeoGenomics' clinical, pharma and informatics units