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Advent to exit GTCR in €4.1bn sale to GTCR

Advent International has agreed to sell Czech generic drugmaker Zentiva to Chicago-based private equity firm GTCR in a €4.1bn deal, marking one of Europe’s largest healthcare transactions this year, according to a report by the Financial Times.

MiddleGround Capital hires MD to lead exits and realisations

MiddleGround Capital, a Kentucky-based PE firm managing over $4.1bn, has appointed Tim Curley as Managing Director, Exits & Realizations, joining the firm’s New York office to oversee exit strategies and portfolio monetisation initiatives.

Tower-as-a-Service, and critical infrastructure in Denmark

STORIES OF TRANSFORMATION | Cibicom is a leading connectivity and data storage provider in Denmark. It owns and operates the nationwide digital TV and radio broadcasting tower infrastructure network (95% of Danes use its broadcast network when they listen to the radio or watch TV), data centres, and 3,500km of

BGF sees 11x return from £55.6m sale of Monodraught to Genuit Group

BGF has completed the sale of its stake in Monodraught, a British green tech specialist, to Genuit Group plc for £55.6m with the exit generating an 11x multiple of money invested and a 37.5% internal rate of return – one of the highest returns achieved by BGF.

3i sells MAIT to DBAG for £143m, achieving 2.7x multiple

3i Group has agreed the sale of its stake in MAIT, a leading IT services provider for mid-market clients in the DACH region, to DBAG Fund VIII, advised by Deutsche Beteiligungs AG (DBAG) in a deal expected to generate £143m in gross proceeds.

Vector Capital to acquire Showpad

Vector Capital, a US-based private equity firm focused on transformational investments in established technology businesses, has agreed to acquire Showpad, a global provider of AI-driven revenue enablement solutions headquartered in Chicago and Ghent, Belgium.

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