Europe

Verlinvest-backed K1 Speed enters UK with Capital Karts acquisition        

Capital Karts is an indoor go karting track in the UK.

CVC invests in paints biz

Blackstone holds Hipgnosis lead; Quilvest’s Charles Aponso reveals GP-led pipeline.

Mutares exits Iinovis Group to Accursia Capital

Iinovis Group is an automotive and industrial engineering service provider.

Quilvest’s Charles Aponso: Heritage meets innovation

Quilvest was principal lead investor in Summa Circular, believed to be the first Article 9 continuation vehicle.

AnaCap-backed PFS snaps up Innova

Innova is a consulting services company.

Cap10 appoints Luca Bonanomi as partner

Bonanomi joins from Blackstone where he served as MD in the European private equity group.

CVC Capital to take minority stake in Hempel

Hempel is a supplier of coating products.

Verdane’s RegTech biz Corlytics in add-on

Polish tech tipped for PE; EQT’s Freepik buys image upscaler.

MidEuropa: Poland's tech nearshoring edge drawing private equity

Microsoft, Google and Intel are among the big global tech firms moving delivery and support centres to Poland.

EQT-backed Freepik adds on Magnific

Magnific is an advanced AI image upscaler, enhancer and transformer tool provider.