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Month: September 2020

TCV leads €90m series-B for Mollie

Technology Crossover Ventures (TCV) has led a €90m series-B funding round for Amsterdam-based payments startup Mollie.

DPE Deutschland IV holds final close on €1bn

Mittelstand-focused sponsor Deutsche Private Equity (DPE) has announced the first and final close of DPE Deutschland IV on €1bn.

DACH lender sentiment continues to improve – survey

GCA Altium's latest survey of the DACH mid-cap financing market reveals that sentiment has largely recovered for both debt funds and banks, but GCA managing director Norbert Schmitz emphasises that high-quality, Covid-19-resilient assets will continue

Ex-Triton, Apax Partners execs join HIG Capital to boost mid-market LBO team

Global private equity heavyweight HIG Capital has boosted its mid-market LBO team with a pair of new hires.

UK warns EU of alternatives if Brexit deal fails

Frost said that if the EU can’t agree on the terms ‘in the very limited time, we have left then we will be trading on terms like those the EU has with Australia, and we

Oaktree Capital buys Stade Malherbe Caen

US-headquartered private equity firm Oaktree Capital Management has acquired French professional football club Stade Malherbe Caen (SMC).

Italian green investor FIEE eyes EU expansion amid €127.5m first close of sophomore fund

Italian energy efficiency investment specialist FIEE has hit a €127.5m first close for its new fundraise thanks to backing from the European Investment Bank.

Blackstone leads £50m capital injection for NEC

Blackstone has led a £50m capital injection in exhibition centre operator NEC.

CEFIF, Leapfrog et al. in $30m round for BIMA

BIMA, a Stockholm-based provider of digital health and insurance technology services in emerging markets, has raised $30m from Chinese fintech investor CreditEase Fintech Investment Fund (CEFIF) and existing backers Leapfrog Investments and Allianz. 

KKR-backed Germany defence business Hensholdt preps for IPO, could hit €3.5bn value including debt

KKR-backed German defence supplier Hensoldt is reportedly eyeing up to a €3.5bn valuation after filing to float on the Frankfurt stock exchange later this month.

Finland’s Superhero Capital eyes Baltic expansion amid first close of sophomore fundraise

Finnish venture capital house Superhero Capital has hit a €30m first close for its sophomore fund.

Apiary invests in ACC

Apiary Capital has invested in creative education provider Access Creative College (ACC).

Silver Lake makes another big Indian digital play by leading Byju’s investment at $10.8bn valuation

Silver Lake has made another big bet on the burgeoning Indian digital market by backing online learning platform Byju's at a $10.8bn valuation.

Video: DealCloud’s Matthew Hardcastle on PE’s tech revolution

In the first instalment of Unquote's Out-of-Office series, DealCloud's Matthew Hardcastle explains how the growing use of technology among private equity houses could help attract and retain a more diverse pool of talent.

HIG hires Jain as managing director

HIG Capital has hired Rohin Jain as a managing director.

DPE races to €1bn Fund IV hard cap untouched by coronavirus fundraising fears

Germany's DPE Deutsche Private Equity has joined the €1bn fundraising club through the hard cap final close of its fourth flagship investment vehicle.

Private equity powerlist: deadline for submissions extended

FN50 Most Influential in Private Equity 2020 list will be published at the end of November

Deutsche Private Equity raises €1bn for its fourth fund

The Munich-based firm said it only took over three months to collect the sum

Leapfrog Investments re-ups in insurtech BIMA as it eyes emerging markets expansion

InsurTech BIMA has raised a $30m round with the goal of using the money to drive mass adoption of digital health and InsurTech solutions in emerging markets.

TCV leads hefty $90m Series B round for payments startup Mollie

FinTech startup Mollie has closed a €90m Series B funding round led by growth investor TCV, taking the total raised by the company to €115m.

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