Abris exits Scanmed in trade sale
Abris acquired the business in November 2020 via its €500m Fund III
Quantum Capital Partners completes exit of Leichtmetall Aluminium
Purchase by UAE-based Emirates Global Aluminium marks its first major acquisition since the merger of Dubai Aluminium and Emirates Aluminium
PAI Partners carves out Fresenius Vamed’s European rehabilitation business
Vamed is currently a fully consolidated subsidiary of Austrian healthcare company Fresenius
Synova delivers 3x return on sale of MK Test Systems
The company has been bought by London Stock Exchange-listed Halma
BGF exits engineering design company Hydrock
The sale to NYSE-listed Stantec comes after a six-year hold
Afinum exits IT services firm FAST LTA
Summa Equity has invested in the company via its €2.3bn Article 9 Fund III
Ventech reaps 36x return from exit of digital music company Believe
Divestment represents France’s biggest venture capital exit of the past decade, Ventech says
Former Monzo leader launches angel fintech fund
The $12m solo GP fund will back fintechs at pre-seed and seed stage
Institutional LPs reducing exposure to PE in the near term: State Street
New strategies are needed by private market sponsors to overcome macro challenges, institutional investors told State Street for its third annual private markets survey
BC Partners-backed Valtech completes take-private of Kin + Carta
The acquisition of the digital services firm follows unsuccessful bids from Apax Partners last year
GP Profile: MidEuropa’s ambitions for its 25th year
As the firm reaches a quarter century, managing partner Robert Knorr speaks to Real Deals on his ambitions for the year, and thoughts on strategy expansion and opportunities
Endless buys metal recycler Enablelink
The deal is the fifth platform investment from Endless Fund V
Apiary-backed accountancy firm Shaw Gibbs adds sixth bolt-on
The lower midmarket firm invested in Shaw Gibbs in November 2022 to support the management team’s buy-and-build strategy
Providence acquires VivaGym from Bridges
Bridges first invested in VivaGym in 2015
Thoma Bravo scoops up cybersecurity company Darktrace
The take-private values the company at £4.3bn
Goodwin hires Travers Smith duo
Partners Ian Keefe and George Weavil join the UK private equity practice