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Month: November 2020

New Mountain Capital buys into bankrupt PE-backed dental clinic services business Benevis

Bankrupt private equity-backed dental clinic services business Benevis has been bought by New Mountain Capital.

Ufenau to acquire Mac IT-Solutions

Ufenau Capital Partners is to acquire a majority stake in Germany-based e-commerce software developer Mac IT-Solutions.

Portobello Capital raises €350m secondaries fund

Portobello Capital has raised a new secondaries vehicle, Portobello Secondary Fund II, with a €350m target.

TPG, CPPIB invest another $500m in Viking Cruises as company attempts to navigate Covid woes

TPG Capital and the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board have made another $500m investment in Viking Cruises as the company looks to navigate the trying times caused by the coronavirus crisis.

MIG leads €39m series-A round for IQM

Finnish superconducting quantum computer developer IQM Quantum Computers has raised €39m in a series-A round led by MIG Fonds.

Auctus buys Landbäckerei Sommer from SIP

Auctus has acquired bakery chain Landbäckerei Sommer in an SBO from Silver Investment Partners (SIP).

PAI Partners shows appetite for the food sector with three deals in a week

The firm snapped up British food brands Addo Food Group and Winterbotham Darby and Spanish seafood company Angulas Aguinaga

Moonfare appoints Winson Ng of UBS as CIO

Moonfare has hired Winson Ng, former head of private market investments at UBS, as its chief investment officer.

DeA Capital buys Gastronomica Roscio

DeA Capital Alternative Funds has acquired a majority stake in Italian ready meal specialist Gastronomica Roscio.

Tikehau leads €150m investment in Amarenco

Tikehau Capital has led a €150m capital increase in renewable energy group Amarenco.

Novalpina buys majority stake in Laboratoire XO

UK-based private equity firm Novalpina Capital has acquired a majority stake in Laboratoire XO, a French pharmaceutical company focused on the production and distribution of prescription drugs treating chronic diseases.

Livingbridge invests in Visualsoft

Livingbridge has invested in e-commerce platform provider Visualsoft.

TPG, TA buy into Thoma Bravo-backed Planview in $1.6bn deal

Private equity majors TPG Capital and TA Associates have teamed up to buy into Thoma Bravo-backed work management business Planview in a $1.6bn deal.

KCP invests £7m in Darts Corner

Key Capital Partners (KCP) has invested £7m in online darts retailer Darts Corner.

Private equity’s 2020 US election bets mostly pay off

In the 2020 campaigns, about 61% of the buyout industry's direct contributions went to Democrats, according to data from the Center for Responsive Politics

Baltic-based INVL eyes up to €200m for second sustainable timber, farmland fundraise

Baltic private equity house INVL Asset Management is looking to raise up to €200m for its latest sustainable timber and farmland fund.

Barclays and HSBC under pressure by climate campaigners

Both lenders pledged to be carbon neutral by 2050

Peregrine Ventures ups fundraising ante as it hits first close for debut growth fund

Israel-based early stage investor Peregrine Ventures has hit a first close for a $300m-targeting growth fund focused on late stage life science companies.

EQT Growth's bet on maturing European startups

EQT recently launched its new growth strategy to bridge the gap between venture and buyouts. Partner Carolina Brochado talks to Eliza Punshi about the newly launched strategy, and how it will  differentiate itself from other

VW returns to China ABS with bigger revolver

Volkswagen Finance (China) priced a nearly Rmb8bn ($1.2bn) auto loan asset-backed securities deal this week, the eleventh in its Driver China series.

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