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Month: July 2020

Shamrock Closes Second Entertainment Content Fund

Shamrock Capital has held a final closing of Shamrock Capital Content Fund II LP with $400 million of capital. New and existing limited partners in Fund II include pension funds, sovereign wealth funds, endowments and

One Peak Partners hits €443m hard cap on technology-focused fund

The firm said One Peak Growth II, launched in the first quarter of this year, was 'significantly oversubscribed'

Apax funds post higher valuations following post-lockdown rebound in Q2

The overall rebound in public equity markets and the overweight exposure to more resilient sub-sectors helped improve the funds' valuations, Apax Global Alpha said in a stock exchange announcement

Warburg Pincus dials back investing in oil and gas

The firm won’t make investments tied to fossil fuels from its next global buyout fund

CVC Credit closes second CLO fund in a month at $400m

Together, the two funds total $720m (€630m) of new issuance

One Peak closes second growth fund on €443m

One Peak Partners has closed One Peak Growth II on €443m.

GSH Private Capital acquires Getronics in €200m deal

UK-based investment firm GSH Private Capital has acquired Dutch IT service Getronics in a deal worth €200m.

Nuveen Global Impact Fund holds $150m first close

Nuveen has held a $150m first close for Nuveen Global Impact Fund, which is targeting a final size of $400m.

QIA et al. invest $162m in CureVac

The Qatar Investment Authority, along with new and existing investors, has backed a $126m round for Germany-based CureVac, a messenger RNA (mRNA) therapy developer that is currently developing a potential Covid-19 vaccine.

Aircraft engineering industry veteran Vigeant-Langlois joins AE Industrial Partners

AE Industrial Partners has named aerospace industry expert Laurence Vigeant-Langlois as its latest managing partner.

Swanlaab, Endeavor in $10m round for Odilo

Swanlaab Venture Factory has led a $10m funding round for digital content specialist Odilo.

BioMed Partners and HTGF lead €10.7m round for Tubulis

BioMed Partners and High-Tech Gründerfonds (HTGF) have co-led a €10.7m round for Germany-based Tubulis, a developer of antibody-drug conjugates (ADC).

Cadman’s Backs Enterprises acquires Norpol, Burbridge

Cadman Capital portfolio company Backs Enterprises has acquired packaging businesses Norpol Packaging and Burbridge Packaging.

BIVF et al. back CHF 25m round for T3 Pharmaceuticals

Existing investors Boehringer Ingelheim Venture Fund (BIVF), Reference Capital, multi-family office Wille Finance and several private investors have backed a CHF 25m round for cancer therapy developer T3 Pharmaceuticals.

Anthemis leads €5m round for Goin

London-based venture capital house Anthemis, which is dedicated to investments in the financial services sector, has led a €5m round for Spanish financial technology startup Goin.

Private equity showing signs of coronavirus recovery – but industry has a long way to go

Private equity investing is showing signs of recovery after being hammered by the coronavirus crisis - but has some way to go to recover to its recent highs, new research shows.

Apax VIII and Apax IX post higher valuations than Q4 2019

Apax has announced its valuations for Apax VIII and Apax IX as of 30 June 2020.

Montagu’s Universal Investment buys CapInside

Fund administration business Universal Investment, a portfolio company of Montagu Private Equity, has acquired Germany-based B2B online investment platform CapInside.

Temasek, Credit Suisse veteran Boon Sim joins CPPIB board of directors

The $409bn-managing Canada Pension Plan Investment Board has named former Temasek and Credit Suisse senior exec Boon Sim to its board of directors.

PlantLab raises $20m from De Hoge Dennen Capital – report

Dutch growth capital investment firm De Hoge Dennen Capital has reportedly invested €20m in the vertical farming company PlantLab in its first investment round.

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