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Month: October 2020

Camber Creek closes its third fund on $155m as it eyes real estate technology opportunities

Camber Creek, which is focused on early and growth-stage companies, has closed its third fund on $155m.

Carlyle acquires Flender from Siemens in €2bn deal

The Carlyle Group has acquired mechanical and electrical drive technology business Flender from Siemens, in a deal valued at €2bn.

CapMan adds €470m in AUM in Q3 2020

Listed Finnish private equity firm CapMan raised €470m in the third quarter of 2020, it announced today in its interim report. 

TVM Capital Life Science closes its new fund on $478m

TVM Capital Life Science has held the $478m final close of its second Innovation fund, which will back life science companies in North America and Europe.

MIP leads €5m round for Exoticca

Milano Investment Partners (MIP) has led a €5m round for Barcelona-based online travel agency Exoticca.

Momeni Digital et al. in funding round for Bullfinch Asset

Momeni Digital Ventures, Elevat3 Capital and Germany-based energy company EWE have led a funding round for green asset management and project financing fintech Bullfinch Asset.

Kartesia injects €75m into HeadFirst

Kartesia has invested €75m in HeadFirst Group, a Dutch specialised recruitment firm.

Carr’s Hill Capital Partners Management announces two new additions to its team

Carr’s Hill Capital Partners Management has announced the appointment of Steve Nathanson to its executive advisory board and the addition of Michael Gude to the investment team. The company is a private equity firm focused

United Ventures leads €6m round for Boom Imagestudio

United Ventures has led a €6m round for Italian photography startup Boom Imagestudio.

LDC exits Ellis Whittam to Marlowe in £59m deal

Mid-market private equity firm LDC has sold its stake in UK-based employment law specialist Ellis Whittam to Marlowe, a London-listed safety and regulatory compliance expert.

Monterro buys majority stake in MaintMaster

Nordic software investor Monterro has acquired a majority stake in Swedish software company MaintMaster.

Bowmark Capital backs Totalmobile buyout

Bowmark Capital has backed the buyout of Northern Ireland-based technology company Totalmobile.  The Belfast-based venture has more than 700 customers and 250,000 mobile-workforce users across the public services, property, facilities management, transport and infrastructure sectors.

IMCO inks deals to invest $750m across three private equity funds

The Investment Management Corporation of Ontario (IMCO) has closed three private equity fund commitments totalling $750m. The three funds are New York-based Kohlberg & Compan’s Kohlberg Investors IX fund, Swedish-based Nordic Capital’s Nordic Capital X

Castik closes Epic II on €1.25bn

Castik Capital has held a final close for its second fund, Epic II, on its hard-cap of €1.25bn.

Naxicap acquires Eureka Education from Abénex, Finoli

Naxicap has acquired Eureka Education Group from majority shareholders Abénex and industrial conglomerate Finoli Group.

Hedge funds outperformed the global equity market with event-driven and arbitrage funds in the lead

Opalesque Industry Update - Hedge fund managers ended the month of September down 0.72% on an equal-weighted basis, and loss 1.43% on an asset-weighted basis. The weak performance of the global equity market resulted in

Carlyle earnings climb on strong growth in US, Asia

The firm's assets under management were about $230bn as of the end of the third quarter, a 4% increase from the prior quarter and a 2% increase year-to-date

Ardian bolsters buyout team with five new MDs

Ardian has hired two new managing directors and promoted three existing members in its buyout team.

Ardian strengthens buyout team with two new hires

Joining as new managing directors are Scarlett Omar Broca, from Goldman Sachs, and Heiko Geissler, from Montagu Private Equity

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