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Month: June 2020

HCI Builds Pharma Delivery Platform

Strategic Delivery Solutions (SDS Rx), a portfolio company of HCI Equity Partners, has acquired Medical Delivery Services (MDS). Tampa-based MDS manages the transportation of radiopharmaceuticals – pharmaceutical drugs containing radioactive isotopes that are used in

New Head of PE Services at Grant Thornton

Grant Thornton has named Carlos Ferreira as its national managing partner for private equity beginning on August 1, 2020. Mr. Ferreira retains his position as the global co-leader for transaction advisory services at Grant Thornton.

Baudon to remain as Invest Europe chair after passing of Rory Macmillan

Anne Fossemalle, a director at the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, has been appointed as chair-elect for 2021-2022

Shock death of Invest Europe chair elect sees Baudon continue in role

The shock death of Invest Europe chair elect Roderick Macmillan will see current chair Thierry Baudon continue in the role as the association navigates the current volatile investment environment.

DUBAG sells Scheven to trade

DUBAG has sold Germany-based civil engineering service provider Scheven to construction company Diringer & Scheidel.

BNP Paribas Euro SME Debt Fund II holds €576.5m final close

BNP Paribas has held a final close for BNP Paribas Euro SME Debt Fund II on €576.5m.

Baudon to remain Invest Europe chair, EBRD’s Fossemalle named chair-elect

Thierry Baudon, the 2019-2020 chair of trade body Invest Europe, will continue in his role for another term following the sudden passing of chair-elect Roderick “Rory” Macmillan.

Volkswagen in talks to acquire Eurazeo’s Europcar stake – report

German car manufacturing group Volkswagen is reportedly in talks to buy PE-backed Europcar Mobility, the French car rental company.

Connect Ventures closes $80m seed fund

Connect Ventures, a London-based venture capital house focused on seed-stage technology investments, has closed its third fund on $80m.

Private equity dealmaking slump continues as coronavirus pushes figures to new 12-month low

Private equity dealmaking volume has continued its slump as the coronavirus pandemic weighs heavily on activity, with figures falling to a new 12-month low, data from Moody's subsidiary BvD shows.

ETFGI reports assets invested in ESG ETFs and ETPs listed globally reached a new record of $82bn at the end of May 2020

Opalesque Industry Update - ETFGI, the independent research and consultancy firm covering trends in the global ETFs/ETPs ecosystem, reported today that Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) ETFs and ETPs listed globally gathered net inflows of

Survey finds New York investment managers bullish on return to office in 2020

Opalesque Industry Update - A majority of alternative investment managers (54%) expect to fully return to their offices by the end of the calendar year, according to The Seward Kissel Alternative Investment Manager COVID-19 Survey,

Augens-, BMO-backed Impresa San Siro bolts on Bertini

Impresa San Siro American Funeral, a portfolio company of Augens Capital and BMO Global Asset Management, has acquired funeral service organiser Onoranze Funebri Lombarda Bertini (Bertini).

Longitude Capital leads $40m round for Polares Medical

Longitude Capital has led a $40m funding round for Switzerland-based Polares Medical, with participation from Decheng Capital, Endeavour Vision, IDO Investments, Earlybird Venture Capital and Wellington Partners.

Astorg set to acquire Dutch inspection services provider from Summit Partners

The acquisition was made through Astorg VII fund, which closed at €4bn last year

Alternative assets managers expect sweeping work from home policy changes following Covid-19 lockdown

The alternative assets industry is set for a swathe of staff continuing to work from home after the coronavirus lockdown ends, a new survey of managers within the industry reveals.

Ufenau buys majority stake in Matrix Technology

Ufenau Capital Partners has bought a majority stake in Germany-based IT outsourcing company Matrix Technlogy.

Astorg to acquire Normec from Summit

Astorg has signed an agreement to acquire Netherlands-based management consulting company Normec Group from growth equity investor Summit Partners, alongside the management team.

WestBridge invests £9.6m in BHSC

WestBridge has invested £9.6m in a management buyout of care provider Bespoke Health & Social Care (BHSC).

HSBC recruits Deutsche veteran to lead investment banking unit

Adam Bagshaw has spent the past 14 years at Deutsche Bank and also headed up its financial sponsors business in Europe

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