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Month: July 2020

GoldPoint Partners co-founder Schumacher joins WM Partners as senior advisor

Mid-market private equity house WM Partners has named Goldpoint Partners co-founder John Schumacher as a senior advisor.

Sovereign wealth funds shun stocks but embrace alternatives

State-run funds plan to increase their investments in infrastructure, real estate and private equity over the next 12 months

Aurelius sells Office Depot’s Spanish business to trade

Aurelius Equity Opportunities has sold the Spanish contract business of its portfolio company Office Depot Europe to French provider of office supplies Lyreco.

V4C-backed Kom-Eko buys Lubelska Agencja Ochrony Srodowiska

Trash-collection business Kom-Eko, backed by Value4Capital (V4C), has acquired a 69.46% stake in Lubelska Agencja Ochrony Srodowiska, a Poland-based environmental protection and waste management agency.

Marlin-backed Talkwalker acquires Nielsen Social

Marlin Equity Partners portfolio company Talkwalker has acquired social insights software provider Nielsen Social.

Digital+ Partners leads $28m series-B for Quantilope

New investor Digital+ Partners has led a $28m series-B round for Germany-based market research software Quantilope.

Madison Dearborn nears $4.5bn Fund VIII goal

Madison Dearborn is within touching distance of its $4.5bn goal for its eighth flagship fundraise after passing the $4bn mark for the vehicle.

Capiton buys CNP Group

Capiton has acquired a majority stake in generic pharmaceuticals producer CNP Group from its founding family owners.

PE exits hit decade low in Q2

The volume of exits by private equity players across Europe fell by 43% year-on-year in Q2 2020 as the coronavirus crisis took hold, according to Unquote Data.

Primomiglio, CDP Venture, Innogest in €5.8m round for Sardex

Primomiglio and Italian state-backed CDP Venture Capital have led a €5.8m funding round for fintech startup Sardex, which offers a B2B commercial credit platform.

Gilde’s Gundlach Automotive sells Goodwheel to trade

B2B tyres and automotive accessories distributor Gundlach Automotive, a portfolio company of Gilde Buy Out Partners, has sold its B2C tyres e-commerce business Goodwheel to TS Rochen, effective as of 1 July 2020.

Evolution leads $64.7m round for Quantexa

Evolution Equity Partners has led a $64.7m series-C funding round for analytics platform Quantexa.

Placement agent BerchWood brings in two new hires across London, New York operations

Private equity fund placement agency BerchWood Partners has made a pair of new hires across its London and New York offices.

Private equity majors line up for cut of Italy’s top football league’s lucrative broadcast rights – report

Clubs from Italy's top football league are reportedly set to meet next week to chew over bids for its media rights from a string of private equity majors.

CD&R snaps up veteran US food distributor Cheney Brothers

Private equity major Clayton Dubilier & Rice has sealed an investment in regional US food distributor Cheney Brothers.

Auctus Capital Partners invests €30m in BlinkLane

Auctus Capital Partners has invested €30m for a majority stake in Netherlands-based digitalisation consultancy BlinkLane.

DC Capital buys into school architectural design specialist PBK Architects

US private equity house DC Capital Partners has made a strategic investment in education-specialist architectural planning and design company PBK Architects.

Blackstone is buying Alaska Permanent Fund infrastructure assets

The secondary deal involves roughly $1bn in investments

City grandee Helena Morrissey calls on finance firms to shake up senior ranks after virus crisis

The coronavirus crisis will finally prompt financial services firms to revamp outdated systems and create 'real change'

Carlyle, Microsoft, Google among big-name backers for Cambrian Asset Management round

Global private equity house Carlyle and tech heavyweights Google, Microsoft and Instagram were among backers of Cambrian Asset Management in its latest investment round.

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