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Pan-European sponsor Ardian has acquired Mimacom Flowable Group, a Swiss software and IT consultancy, with the aim of supporting it in entering new markets and growing its customer base via acquisitions.
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GP stakes investor Armen is aiming to hold a final close on its inaugural GP stakes fund by year-end following a EUR 150m first close, having sold a stake in itself as its fundraise continues, CEO Laurent Benard told Unquote.
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Mid-market financial services firm Alantra has named Miguel Hernández as CEO and Andy Currie and Franck Portais as co-chairmen of the investment banking division as part of a company-wide reshuffle.
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At a time of macro uncertainty, when venture capital funding is slowing down, Target Global is gearing up to deploy the remaining dry powder in its second growth vehicle, partner and head of fundraising & investor relations Pedro Barros told Unquote.
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Several large-cap sponsors are preparing offers for Qiagen’s bioinformatics arm as the Dutch diagnostics firm looks to bring on board a strategic investment partner for the unit, three sources familiar with the situation said.
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The Riverside Company has formed a new European group focused on contamination control for cleanrooms, by acquiring both Germany-based Dastex and Sweden-headquartered Vita Verita.
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Triton is to sell Germany-headquartered industrial plastic hose manufacturer Norres Baggerman to Swedish sponsor Nalka Invest, in a deal that is expected to generate around 4x money on invested capital (MOIC) for the vendor, according to a source familiar with the situation.
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Dutch GP Bencis Capital Partners has held a EUR 123m close for Bencis IV Continuation Fund, transferring four assets from its 2011-vintage fourth flagship fund.
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EQT Life Sciences has closed its first dementia-focused fund on its hard cap of EUR 260m as the sector increasingly needs specialised investors, partner and head of the Dementia Fund Philip Scheltens told Unquote.
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EQT Growth has acquired a majority stake in GotPhoto, a Germany-based workflow and e-commerce software for photographers.
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Newton Biocapital, a Belgian-Japanese venture capital firm focused on life sciences, is heading for a EUR 150m close for its second fund by year-end, and is open to commitments from institutional investors, managing partner Pierre Detrixhe and scientific director Tomoko Asaoka told Unquote.
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Limited partners (LPs) are increasingly investing into impact vehicles from their generalist pools, according to Rede Partners’ Private Markets Sustainability and Impact Report.
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Caverion is seen as unlikely to attract further, large offer increases amid a bidding war for the asset between financial sponsors Bain and Triton, three minority shareholders in the Finnish construction company told Unquote sister publication Mergermarket.
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Life sciences investor Sofinnova has launched what it calls Europe’s first strategy focused solely on digital medicine; it is scouting for seed to Series A investments on the continent and abroad, partner Simon Turner told Unquote.
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Italian consumer sector-focused private equity firm Quadrivio Group is set to hold a first close for its second lifestyle fund against a EUR 500m target by May or June, co-founding partner and CEO Walter Ricciotti told Unquote.
