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Month: June 2020

Carlyle joint venture buys portfolio of self-storage units in Belgium

The buyout group formed a joint venture with Safestore in August 2019 to enter the self-storage market in the Netherlands

Fortino acquires majority stake in Sigma Conso

Fortino Capital has acquired a majority stake in Sigma Conso, a Brussels-based provider of financial management IT services.

KKR to buy holiday company Roompot from fellow private equity firm PAI Partners

Private equity giant KKR has acquired holiday parks provider in Western Europe Roompot Group, for an undisclosed amount.

Atomico leads $27m series-B for Onna

Atomico has led a $27m series-B funding round for Barcelona- and New York-based data integration specialist Onna Technologies.

One Equity Partners appoints former CEO of controversial FinTech startup Mozido as new operating partner

The former boss of beleaguered mobile payments and commerce company Mozido has joined private equity firm One Equity Partners as its new operating partner. R. Todd Bradley will take up the role after having served

HLD in exclusive negotiations to acquire TSG

HLD Europe has announced it is in exclusive negotiations to acquire a majority stake in France-based petrol station and fuelling equipment company TSG.

European fund closes slump by 42% amid lockdown

Unquote recorded 44 first or final closes of European private equity funds between March and May, a 42% drop on the three-month average seen across 2019. By Mariia Bondarenko and Greg Gille

Seventure, Vostok lead $10m round for TransferGo

Seventure and Vostok Emerging Finance have led a $10m funding round for money transfer company TransferGo.

Go Capital taken over by management

French venture capital house Go Capital's investment directors and board members Bertrand Distinguin and Jerome Guéret have increased their stakes in the firm to become majority shareholders.

Hearst Ventures hires two new staff members as well as promoting another

Hearst Ventures, which is the venture capital division of media company Hearst, has named two new senior hires.

Fly Ventures holds final close for second fund on €53m

Fly Ventures has announced the first and final close for its second fund on €53m and plans to continue its strategy of investing in seed and early-stage "deeptech" and enterprise software companies.

Goodhart Partners gobbles up even bigger share of CapitalSpring

London-based asset management firm Goodhart Partners is buying out more than 30 minority stakeholders in private equity firm CapitalSpring, according to The Wall Street Journal. Goodhart Partners had previously bought a minority share in the

Hoxton Ventures holds final close of sohpmore fund as it eyes continue its streak of backing unicorns

Hoxton Ventures has held the final close of its sophomore European venture capital fund as it looks to find and invest into unicorns.

KKR to Acquire Roompot Group from PAI Partners

LONDON --(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jun. 18, 2020-- KKR, a leading global investment firm, today announces an agreement to acquire Roompot Group , a provider of holiday parks in Western Europe and #1 operator in the Netherlands ,

Bridgepoint Advisers to acquire private equity firm EQT Credit

Bridgepoint Advisers is going to buy rival private equity firm EQT Partners’ credit arm EQT Credit for an undisclosed sum. The acquisition will be combined with Bridgepoint’s existing credit business, with the enlarged group having

FTV Capital marks its largest fundraise with the close of $1.2bn vehicle

Growth equity firm FTV Capital has hit the $1.2bn hard cap for its sixth flagship fund, marking its largest vehicle to date.

BlackRock raises up to $166m for its new $1bn fund

BlackRock has pulled in up to $166m for its latest Securitized Investors fund, which has a target of $1bn.

Brownstone Equity edges nearer to the final close for its debut fund

Brownstone Equity Partners, a Boston-based private equity firm, has secured $74m for its debut fund.

City bankers say lockdown makes them happier and healthier

The findings are enlightening, as many bankers have been forced to work from home for the first time ever

Government’s coronavirus package for start-ups should be closed, says Jon Moulton

The private equity veteran gave evidence to Parliament’s Treasury Committee on the economic impact of Covid-19

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