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Month: September 2020

VC-backed Brazilian challenger bank Nubank gets new $300m investment

Venture capital-backed Brazilian challenger bank Nubank has reportedly raised $300m in new funds, according to a filing with the US Securities and Exchange Commission.

Pandemic hampers private capital transactions in Asia Pacific

Overall, private equity and venture capital funds focused in the region ended 2019 with a record $1.29tn in assets under management, up 34% from 2018.

AMB :- APAC-focused PE/VC AUM reaches a record-high $1.3tn

Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: Asia-Pacific (APAC)-focused private equity and venture capital (PEVC) assets under management (AUM) reached a record-high $1.3tn as of December 2019, a 34% increase from a year prior, said a ...Article Link

KICTeam Buys Teknipure with Twin Brook Backing

KICTeam, a portfolio company of Inverness Graham since May 2020, has acquired Teknipure, a maker of c. Teknipure is a manufacturer and distributor of products used to prevent, control, and remove contaminants from cleanrooms and

AEI’s Builds Applied Composites

Applied Composites, a portfolio company of AE Industrial Partners (AEI), has acquired Alliance Spacesystems, a manufacturer and designer of composite structures used in satellite and aerospace applications. Alliance’s activities include the fabrication, assembly, and testing

Monroe Backs CORE’s Build of “Industry 4.0”

Monroe Capital provided financing for last month’s buy of GPI Prototype & Manufacturing by Midwest Composite Technologies (MCT), a portfolio company of CORE Industrial Partners. Monroe is an active provider of senior and junior debt

Arbor Adds Operating Partner

Arbor Investments has named Tom Halverson as a new operating partner of the firm. Since March 2019, Mr. Halverson has served as the chief financial officer for Inari Agriculture, a Massachusetts-based biotechnology company active with

Amundi’s real and alternative assets head exits

The group’s deputy CEO, Dominique Carrel-Billiard, will take on the role, which includes overseeing €55bn in real estate, private debt, private equity and infrastructure investments

Blackstone, GIP make takeover bid for US railroad operator

Kansas City Southern has a market value of more than $18bn, according to people familiar with the matter

Centrebridge acquires majority stake in Germany’s Auxmoney

The US-based firm has invested €150m in the online credit marketplace business

For banks, the Covid energy slump shows the urgency of climate issues

When the bottom fell out of the oil market earlier this year, even sending prices briefly negative, it was not only a shock. Banks would be wise to treat it as a portent of things

Centrebridge acquires majority stake in Auxmoney

Centerbridge has acquired a majority stake in Germany-based online credit marketplace Auxmoney, investing €150m in the business.

Amundi names deputy CEO Carrel-Billiard as new PE, alternatives business head

European asset manager Amundi deputy CEO Dominique Carrel-Billiard has taken over the operational management of its real and alternative assets business line.

Mandarin Capital buys Sidam

Mandarin Capital Partners has acquired a majority stake in Sidam, an Italian specialist in biomedical consumables and equipment.

Novo Seeds leads €1.9m round for Chromologics

Novo Seeds has led a €1.9m seed financing round for natural food colourant developer Chromologics, with support from Nordic FoodTech VC and Vækstfonden.

Regent-backed Escada files for insolvency

Germany-based luxury fashion brand Escada, a portfolio company of US-based sponsor Regent, has filed for insolvency, according to a filing with the Munich district court dated 2 September 2020.

Muzinich Pan-European Private Debt II holds €210m first close

New York-headquartered Muzinich & Co has held a first close for its Pan-European Private Debt Fund II on €210m.

PE-backed Navabi to be acquired by founders

Online plus-size women's fashion retailer Navabi – backed by Verdane, Index Ventures, Seventure Ventures and DuMont, among others – is to be acquired by its founders.

Norvestor acquires 75% in Smart Retur

Norwegian private equity firm Norvestor is to acquire a 75% stake in the pallet distributor Smart Retur.

Abac Capital backs Iberfrasa

Abac Capital has acquired a majority stake in Iberfrasa, a Spanish manufacturer of personal care and household products.

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