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Month: July 2020

Deal deadline for Pollen Street trust extended until August

PSSL’s potential acquisition by Waterfall Asset Management given an extra month to conclude discussions

Kindred and Capnamic lead €2.47m seed round for How.FM

Early-stage investors Kindred Capital and Capnamic Ventures have led a €2.47m seed round for How.FM, a Germany-based software platform that aims to assist companies with training and communication with manual workers.

EQT sells stake in IFS to TA Associates in €3bn deal

EQT has sold a minority stake in Sweden-based enterprise software provider IFS to US private equity firm TA Associates, in a deal valuing the company in excess of €3bn.

Bridgepoint’s Miya attracts offers from EQT, IFM, KKR, BlackRock – report

Bridgepoint-backed water business Miya Group has attracted offers from four private equity firms – EQT, IFM, KKR and BlackRock – according to Spanish and Portuguese press reports.

Munich Private Equity closes third buyout fund-of-funds

Munich Private Equity Partners (MPEP) has closed its third mid-cap buyout-focused fund-of-funds, MPEP III, on €162m, surpassing its target of €100m.

Align Capital follows $450m Fund II close with deal for PE-backed-business advisory firm WilliamsMarston

Align Capital has followed the $450m hard cap close of its sophomore private equity fund earlier this year by backing accounting advisory and management consulting business WilliamsMarston.

EQT funds and TA Associates partner to acquire software developer IFS for €3bn

The transaction, expected to conclude next month, involves EQT VII transfer ownership of the Swedish company it has held since 2015 to successor funds VIII and IX

Sandton invests £10m in Nextbase

Sandton Capital Partners has invested £10m in dashcam manufacturer Nextbase.

Ufenau’s Swiss IT Security buys Keyon

Swiss IT Security (SITS), a portfolio company of Ufenau Capital Partners, has wholly acquired local market peer Keyon.

Elige Capital, Extens invest in Medireport

Private equity firms Elige Capital and Extens have acquired a minority stake in French cardiology software developer Medireport.

EQT sells Fund VII investment to EQT VIII, IX and TA Associates in €3bn-plus deal

EQT has agreed to sell its EQT VII investment IFS to its successor funds EQT VIII and EQT IX alongside new backing from fellow private equity investor TA Associates in a deal worth more than

Mercia invested £17.5m in 2019/20

Mercia Asset Management has made direct investments worth £17.5m during the year to 31 March 2020, according to its recently released results.

Oprah, Natalie Portman join Blackstone growth unit in $200m Oatly investment round

Oprah Winfrey and Natalie Portman were among superstar investors joining Blackstone's growth arm in leading a $200m investment round for Swedish oat milk producer Oatly.

Banks urged to pay reparations for historical links to slavery

Black Lives Matter campaign triggers new calls for London financial institutions to pay for past ties to slave trade

LDC’s makes 18 investments in H1 2020

LDC has made 18 investments in the first half of 2020, according to its half year results.

US VC fundraising in 2020 already at one of highest totals since 2006, with half a year still to go

US venture capital fundraising has already hit one of its highest total since 2006 this year with only two quarters gone, despite massive headwinds from the coronavirus crisis impacting on dealmaking and exit activity, new

Unquote Private Equity Podcast: Fundraising engine stalls

This week, the Unquote Podcast examines the fundraising market amid the challenges of Covid-19.

FinTech unicorn Robinhood reaches $8.3bn valuation after huge extra capital influx in latest round

FinTech unicorn Robinhood has more than doubled its latest investment round thanks to an extra $320m of capital - pushing its valuation to an enormous $8.3bn.

SoftBank mulls sale or IPO for British chip designer Arm

Japanese conglomerate bought British tech company four years ago for $32bn

Oat milk maker Oatly sells $200m stake to Blackstone-led group including Oprah

The Swedish company is selling a 10% stake in the business

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