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With GPs increasingly – and often reluctantly – holding portfolio companies for longer, more is now expected from PE owners. Xhulio Ismalaj reports on the restructuring approaches being used to maximise returns in today’s macro environment

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Experienced Capital strengthens food portfolio with Paris bakery investment

Experienced Capital strengthens food portfolio with Paris bakery investment

The deal was completed via the GP’s ECP II fund

Kester Capital portcos complete two strategic add-ons

Kester Capital portcos complete two strategic add-ons

MAP Patient Access acquires AxTalis, while GXP Engaged buys Polaris Compliance Consultants

Kester Capital Uk

Enterprise Investors acquires facility management provider Sescom

Enterprise Investors acquires facility management provider Sescom

The deal was completed via the GP’s Fund IX

Enterprise Investors Poland

Battery to acquire Germany’s Steute Technologies

Battery to acquire Germany’s Steute Technologies

Investment marks GP’s latest acquisition in the test, measurement and control equipment market

Battery Ventures Germany Us

Liberty, Opportunity, Private Equity

Liberty, Opportunity, Private Equity

The French investment landscape is characterised by small, regional businesses and small, regional investors. This unique make-up has its strengths but may be ripe for changes to allow all concerned to voir grand, as Silvia Iacovcich reports

France Montefiore Investment Reach Capital Tikehau Capital

Amplio-backed Selatek acquires Newsafe

Amplio-backed Selatek acquires Newsafe

Selatek has been part of Amplio Private Equity’s portfolio since 2021

Amplio Sweden

Insights

Exclusive: Blume Equity eyeing July close for maiden fund

The vast majority of the fund's LP base is European, dominated by institutional investors and a few single as well as multi-family offices, co-founding partner Clare Murray tells Real Deals

Deal in Focus: GRO’s new portco DigitalRoute to follow same path as Tacton investment

GRO’s lead partner on the investment Lars Lunde speaks to Real Deals about its acquisition of the usage data management software provider

Profile: Fondo Italiano d’Investimento celebrates raise of €1.2bn despite headwinds

Senior partner Gianpaolo Di Dio speaks to Real Deals about what makes the perfect deal and the current Italian PE landscape

Fund in Focus: Starting point for CapMan Growth’s third fund ‘really difficult’

Managing partner responsible for the Finnish investor’s fundraise Antti Kummu speaks to Real Deals after CapMan Growth Equity III hit its €130m hard-cap last week

Deal originators part two: crafting a successful buy-and-build

In the second part of our deal originators series, Shivani Khandekar examines the significance of deal sourcing and integration in successful buy-and-builds

Deal in Focus: Omni Partners eyes 20% annual revenue growth for Compass CHC

Partner Elissa Von Broembsen-Kluever outlines the rationale behind its latest acquisition and its ambitions for the healthcare company

Deals

Experienced Capital strengthens food portfolio with Paris bakery investment

The deal was completed via the GP’s ECP II fund

Kester Capital portcos complete two strategic add-ons

MAP Patient Access acquires AxTalis, while GXP Engaged buys Polaris Compliance Consultants

Kester Capital Uk

Enterprise Investors acquires facility management provider Sescom

The deal was completed via the GP’s Fund IX

Enterprise Investors Poland

Amplio-backed Selatek acquires Newsafe

Selatek has been part of Amplio Private Equity’s portfolio since 2021

Amplio Sweden

Corpfin sells Dimoldura to Arbonia

Spanish PE firm acquired majority stake in door manufacturer in 2018

Corpfin Spain Switzerland

Inflexion-backed Detectortesters expands in the US with new acquisition

Inflexion invested in the business in 2021

Inflexion Us

Funds

Fund in Focus: Headway Capital renews emphasis on deal-by-deals through latest fund

Managing partners Laura Shen and Sebastian Junoy outline the strategy behind their fifth vehicle, in conversation with Real Deals

Asante Capital Headway Capital Partners Liem Proskauer Rose Van Campen

Innovation Industries raises €500m for third VC fund

The new vehicle focuses on financing deeptech companies in Benelux and Germany

European Investment Fund Innovation Industries Netherlands

Fund in Focus: Done deals help FSN Capital with successful Compass fundraise

"You need to have something to show,” head of investor relations Morten Welo tells Real Deals following the final close of its €400m small-cap thematic fund

Campbell Lutyens Carey Olsen Esg Fsn Capital Impact Investing Kirkland & Ellis

Genesis Capital to launch seventh private equity fund

Central Europe-focused vehicle has a €250m target

Genesis Capital

Capital D closes second fund on €156m

Fund 2 is double the size of its predecessor, the firm revealed

Capital D Goodwin Sfdr

Astorg VIII holds final close on €4.4bn

Firm attracted capital from broader LP base for largest flagship fund to date

Astorg