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Month: July 2020

Artemid holds €400m first close for third debt fund

French debt fund manager Artemid has held a first close at €400m for its Senior Loan III Fund.

Silver Lake buys HR software Silae

Silver Lake has wholly acquired France-based payroll and HR software business Silae in its first European acquisition of 2020.

Wise Equity buys Fimo from IGI

Private equity specialist Wise Equity has acquired Italian telecoms cable manufacturer Fimo from private equity firm IGI.

Northzone leads £20m round in Wagestream

Northzone has led a £20m funding round in payroll advance system Wagestream.

KKR seals strategic buyout of Global Atlantic to boost firm’s $26bn insurance business

Global private equity major KKR has agreed a strategic buyout of retirement and life insurance company Global Atlantic.

S7V and Presight back Penta’s €4m series-B extension

S7V and Presight Capital have backed a €4m extension to business banking startup Penta's series-B funding round, bringing its series-B total to €22.5m.

Resource Partners sells Golpasz to trade

Resource Partners is in the process of selling its stake in Polish compound feed company Golpasz to De Heus Animal Nutrition, a Netherlands-based animal nutrition company.

Emeram’s Matrix24 acquires FireScope

Workplace management software company Matrix24, a portfolio company of Emeram Capital Partners, has acquired US-based asset intelligence and service management software company FireScope.

Ardian sells stake in Envision

Ardian has sold its stake in Envision Pharma to co-owner GHO Capital.

Covid-19 storm being weathered well by private equity portfolio companies – survey

Private equity portfolio companies are largely weathering the storm caused by the coronavirus crisis, new research from risk management firm Willis Towers Watson shows.

White Bridge buys natural cosmetics specialist Specchiasol

Private equity firm White Bridge Investments has acquired Italian natural cosmetics producer Specchiasol from the company's founder.

Manila-based Navegar soars to $197m Fund II final close

Philippines private equity house Navegar has held a target-beating $197m final close for its second fundraise.

KKR brings in retiring LaSalle IM Europe chairman Simon Marrison as senior advisor

KKR has hired the chairman of LaSalle Investment Management's European business, Simon Marrison, who is set to retire from the company after 19 years.

Searchlight Capital brings in Centerbridge Capital veteran Weinstein as one of two new managing directors

Searchlight Capital Partners has brought in Centerbridge Capital veteran Elliott Weinstein as one of two new managing directors.

CDC Group commits $100m into Africa-focused impact fund

The British government-backed group is committing to Helios Investors IV fund, which aims to raise $1.25bn to support initiatives in African countries

China markets round-up: July trade surplus surprises, PBoC reviews monetary policy, most Covid-19 treasury bond proceeds allocated

In this round up, China records a trade surplus in July that exceeds expectations by a large margin, the central bank reviews the monetary policy from the second quarter and sets a direction for the

Man Capital’s Mansour: Coronavirus will see family offices emerge from the shadows

Family offices have developed over the past decade to become sophisticated investors ready for the next stage of growth

Capza, Amiral Gestion speed to €400m ‘one and done’ close for third joint debt fundraise

European investment house Capza and asset manager Amiral Gestion have hit a €400m first and final close for their third joint fundraise through their Artemid subsidiary.

Avista Capital brings in industry experts Schiess, Klitgaard as newest operating execs

Healthcare-focused private equity house Avista Capital Partners has brought in Steve Schiess and William Klitgaard as its newest operating executives.

China policy round-up: Trade deal implementation to be reviewed, foreign minister warns of ‘new Cold War’, Trump hits Wechat, Tiktok with executive orders

In this round-up, China and the US will examine the progress made from the phase one trade deal, the Chinese foreign minister says a ‘new Cold War’ is not what Beijing wants, and a pair

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