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Month: July 2020

Auster Fund I holds first close on $500m

Auster Fund I has held a first close on more than $500m towards its target of $1bn.

Equinox closes third fund on €360m

Swiss-Italian private equity firm Equinox Investments has closed its third buyout fund on €360m, exceeding its €300m target, Unquote understands.

Carlyle buys into Bharti Airtel data centre unit at $1.2bn valuation

Carlyle has agreed a $235m investment in the data centre unit of India's largest integrated telecommunications operator Bharti Airtel.

Lincoln hires three in DACH healthcare team

Lincoln International has announced new appointments in its DACH-based healthcare investment banking team, hiring Dirk Loeffler, Julian Knirim and Jens Gerlach from Raymond International.

Summit Europe Growth Equity III closes on €1.1bn

Summit Partners Europe Growth Equity Fund III has closed on its hard-cap of €1.1bn.

PE owner saves TM Lewin online business in pre-pack deal resulting in 600 job losses

SCP Private Equity has permanently shut the British menswear retailer's all 66 stores across the UK

CPPIB, General Atlantic heavyweights revealed as latest board members at emerging markets PE body EMPEA

Emerging markets private equity industry association EMPEA has named General Atlantic CEO Bill Ford and CPPIB head of Asia Pacific Suyi Kim to its board of directors.

Viking Venture acquires FotoWare

Nordic software-focused private equity firm Viking Venture has wholly acquired FotoWare, an Oslo-based B2B provider of digital enterprise asset management software. 

NordicNinja leads €2.2m seed round for Ziticity

NordicNinja has led a €2.2m seed funding round for Lithuanian logistics company Ziticity.

Alcedo buys gnocchi specialist Bertoncello

Private equity firm Alcedo has acquired a 70% stake in Italian gnocchi producer Bertoncello.

Rash of hefty private equity Jio investments masks crushing impact of coronavirus on Indian PE, VC market

A rash of big-money private equity investments in Indian telecom operator Reliance Jio have seen India's PE and VC deal figures in H1 outdo results from the same period last year despite the crushing impact

Elysian III holds first close on £270m

Elysian Capital III has held a first close on more than £270m.

Microsoft’s M12, US Venture Partners lead $15m investment in cybersecurity company Hunters

Tel Aviv-based cybersecurity company Hunters has bagged $15m in a Series A funding round from Microsoft’s M12 and US Venture Partners.

GP Profile: Genesis Capital

Genesis Capital managing partner Ondřej Vičar talks to Alessia Argentieri about the launch of the firm's latest fund, as well as portfolio management and investment strategy during the coronavirus crisis

Klar Partners acquires Empower IM Oy

Klar Partners has completed its first deal, acquiring Finland-based smart energy company Empower IM in a carve-out from its parent company Empower.

Ex-IBM, Microsoft veteran Warby joins KKR as senior advisor

Former IBM and Microsoft veteran Adam Warby has joined KKR as its latest senior advisor.

Schroders buys into $1.1bn-managing Asian real estate investment house Pamfleet

Asset management major Schroders has bought a majority stake in $1.1bn-managing Asian real estate investor Pamfleet.

Cathay, BPI-backed AD Education bolts on Accademia Italiana

French group AD Education, a company backed by Cathay Capital and BPI France, has wholly acquired Accademia Italiana Arte Moda e Design.

Mutares-backed Plati bolts on Nexans Metallurgie

Plati, a portfolio company of Mutares, has acquired copper wire producer Nexans Metallurgie in a carve-out from its parent company, fibre-optic cable producer Nexans.

EQT sets a €12.5bn goal for its fifth infrastructure fund

The firm’s next infrastructure pool would be its biggest yet and follows a record year for infrastructure fundraising in 2019

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