Rachel Lewis

DACH-based sponsor Ufenau has filed for its fourth continuation vehicle 10 months after it closed a third fund on EUR 563m. ,Secondaries,GPs,DACH ,Ufenau Capital Partners

Milan-based venture capital firm Panakès Partners has closed its second life sciences fund at EUR 175m, eighteen months after holding its first close. ,Venture,Healthcare,Southern Europe ,Italy

Amid the deal frenzy of the past few years, private equity firms could all but guarantee successful exits with no better way to market their portfolio companies than via formal auction processes.,GPs,Buyouts,Exits,Advisory,UK / Ireland,Benelux,CEE,DACH,France,Nordics,Southern Europe ,PAI Partners,HgCapital,Deutsche Beteiligungs AG,H2 Equity Partners,Partners Group,CapVest Equity Partners,OMERS,EQT,Permira,KKR,CVC Capital Partners,Eurazeo

Sponsors investing in Europe are set for a poor year for fundraising with just EUR 100.5bn committed so far, Unquote Data shows.,Fundraising,Buyout,Benelux,CEE,DACH,France,Nordics,UK / Ireland,Buyouts ,Unquote,Unquote Data,Nordic Capital,Cinven,CVC Capital Partners,Advent International,Intermediate Capital Group PLC

Aurelius has sold the operating company of cosmetic surgery group Transform Hospital Group (THG) to Y1 Capital. ,Healthcare,Buyouts,UK / Ireland ,Aurelius Equity Opportunities,Secondary buyout

Astorg has acquired British medical communications company Open Health from American GP Amulet Capital. ,UK / Ireland,Healthcare,Media,Buyouts ,Astorg Partners,United Kingdom

Private equity firm Livingbridge has hired PwC to explore a sale of its British home care business Helping Hands, according to two sources familiar with the situation.,Exits,UK / Ireland,Healthcare ,United Kingdom,Livingbridge,PwC

Advent Life Sciences, a European venture and growth investor, has hired three partners as the sector continues to attract increasing investor attention. ,People,Healthcare,UK / Ireland ,Advent Venture Partners

French investor Cathay Capital has launched a new EUR 500m venture and growth fund that will invest at the intersection of healthcare, life sciences and technology. ,Healthcare,Venture,France ,Cathay Capital,France

Sponsor Montagu has launched the Rothschild-led sale of its French natural medicines and food supplements maker Arkopharma, with IMs distributed in the past week, four sources familiar with the matter said.,Exits,Consumer,Healthcare,France ,Montagu Private Equity,Rothschild,Ardian (formerly Axa PE),…

At a time when many big-ticket GPs are buying up specialist life science investors, France-based Jeito Capital is focused on staying an independent investor as it gears up to deploy the remaining third of its EUR 534m debut fund, founder Rafaèle Tordjman tells Unquote.,GPs,Healthcare,Expansion,Franc…

Seaya Ventures, the Spanish venture investor, has launched a EUR 300m fund that will invest in tech-driven sustainability solutions. ,Venture,Technology,Southern Europe ,Spain,Impact

Teachers’ Venture Growth (TVG), the venture arm of the Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan Board, has led a EUR 183m Series E investment in French health tech company Alan. ,Expansion,Healthcare,Technology,France ,France,Ontario Teachers’ Private Capital,healthcare,Index Ventures

Veincentre, a UK-based clinic chain specialising in the treatment of varicose veins backed by Palatine, is for sale in an auction process run by Grant Thornton, four sources familiar with the situation said.,Exits,UK / Ireland,Healthcare ,Grant Thornton,Palatine Private Equity

Venture capital firm Cambridge Innovation Capital (CIC), which targets growth investments in the Cambridge ecosystem, has closed its second fund on GBP 225m.,Funds,UK / Ireland,Healthcare,GPs ,healthcare

Belgian private equity firm Gimv has formed a new French digital marketing agency with EUR 35m in revenue through investments in four companies. ,Buyouts,Media,France ,Gimv,France

Spanish life sciences venture capital firm has hired Thomas Harth from Gimv. ,People,Southern Europe ,Ysios Capital,Gimv

LSP has closed its flagship LSP 7 fund at EUR 1bn, following a EUR 150m commitment from one large investor after its EQT buyout. ,Funds,Healthcare ,EQT,Life Science Partners

Syz Capital, the alternative assets arm of financial services firm Syz Group, and private equity firm Saturnus Capital have bought German pharmaceutical wholesaler SK Pharma. ,Buyouts,DACH,Healthcare ,Germany

Mayfair Equity Partners has bought advertising analytics software developer LoopMe at a valuation of around USD 200m. ,Buyouts,Technology ,Mayfair Equity Partners