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Abris Capital sees Central Europe hitting PE radar in 2024

Consumer dominates week’s deals.

Thoma Bravo to acquire Hypergene; Verdane hits gym with Urban Sports Club

Schroders Capital on 2024.

Verdane leads funding round in Urban Sports Club to grow B2B biz in Europe

Urban Sports Club is a technology platform for sports and wellness.

LDC promotes Aylesh Patel, Chris Baker to partner level

Aylesh Patel will now become partner and head of South at LDC.

Thoma Bravo to invest in Hypergene to focus on European growth strategy

Hypergene is a Swedish SaaS company for planning and performance management.

Schroders Capital’s Paul Lamacraft sees increased focus on sustainability and impact in 2024

In the small/mid-market, the numerous value creation levers available coupled with low leverage will deliver outperformance in this higher interest rate environment, says Lamacraft.

Sixth Street Growth leads €285m funding round in SumUp to expand global footprint

SumUp is a global financial technology services company.

Bain Capital to buy infra biz Eleda, Altor retains minority stake

Healthcare pipeline healthy, says Hillhouse.

Hillhouse’s Marcel Lacaze: European healthcare pipeline 'promising' in 2024

'Though buyer-seller expectations on price are still adjusting slightly, financing conditions are stabilising, and we expect to see many high-quality companies, previously on pause for the right moment, gearing up for sale.'

TPG, Investcorp to infuse capital into SEN provider OFG

OFG is an education provider to young people and adults with autism and learning disabilities.