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Month: July 2020

Aksia buys frozen pizza maker Valpizza

Italian private equity firm Aksìa Group has acquired a majority stake in frozen pizza producer Valpizza.

Life Science Partners et. al in series-A round for Vico Therapeutics

Life Science Partners and Kurma Partners have led a $31m series-A funding round for Dutch biotechnology company Vico Therapeutics.

Goldman Sachs PE arm eyes up to $17bn across loan, special situations fundraises – report

The private equity arm of Goldman Sachs is reportedly eyeing up to $17bn across a pair of new fundraises targeting private debt and special situations investments.

Madison Dearborn acquires IPLP for C$981m

Madison Dearborn has acquired Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec (CDPQ)-backed IPL Plastics for C$981m.

Permira, Coller among UK PE firms teaming up to fight climate change

A group of private equity majors including Permira and Coller Capital have teamed up to help fight climate change through the launch of a new international network.

Unquote Private Equity Podcast: Calling tech support

This week, the Unquote Podcast talks all things technology with Intuitus chief commercial officer Adrian Astley Jones

‘Resilient’ financial services focus led to hard cap debut Preservation Capital Partners fund close, firm says

Preservation Capital Partners, a specialist investor in the asset-light financial services sector, has hit a £309m ($400m) hard cap close for its debut fundraise.

Small UK businesses ‘in difficulty’ can now access emergency loan scheme

Treasury presses banks to lend after lobbying EU to enable changes to CBILS

Europe’s VC firms defy Covid-19 woes with deal surge – with one region even on track to beat record 2019 total

Europe's venture capital industry has staged a remarkable fightback against the coronavirus-induced market slump by posting one of the largest dealmaking totals on record in Q2.

Adams Street Partners said to near $1.1bn mark for new private credit fundraise

Adams Street Capital Partners has reportedly pulled in almost $1.1bn for an interim close of its new private credit fundraise.

First-time VC deals threatened post-Covid as investors focus on extension rounds

The quantity of first-time rounds in Europe has been declining since 2014, according to PitchBook, which expects extension rounds to proliferate in the current environment

Industrials-focused Crossplane Capital clears $155m for ongoing debut fundraise

Industrials-focused private equity house Crossplane Capital has taken its first plunge into the fundraising market, hauling in at least $155m for its debut investment vehicle.

Warburg Pincus agrees to blank cheque deal for SOC Telemed

The private equity firm will retain a significant interest in SOC Telemed after it goes public

Crestview Partners commits to water-focused finance company Upwell

Crestview Partners has invested in San Francisco-based water-focused specialty finance company Upwell Water.

One Equity Partners brings Infobip to $1bn valuation through Series A investment

One Equity Partners has become the first outside investor in cloud communications platform Infobip through a Series A deal which values the business at more than $1bn.

Tikehau Capital hits €630m first close for coronavirus aerospace support fund, could collect €1bn

Tikehau Capital's ACE Management subsidiary has hit €630m for a first close of a new fund looking to support the troubled aerospace sector in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic.

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