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Month: November 2020

Irish life sciences investor Fountain Healthcare Partners soars past Fund III goal to reach €300m total AUM

Irish life sciences investment major Fountain Healthcare Partners has brought its funds under management to €300m through the target-beating final close of its third fundraise.

TPG sells AI supply chain business LLamasoft to Coupa Software in $1.5bn deal

TPG Capital has sold AI-powered supply chain design and planning business LLamasoft to trade buyer Coupa Software in a $1.5bn deal.

Grant Thornton appoints new head of UK corporate finance

Grant Thornton UK has appointed Keely Woodley as its new head of corporate finance advisory.

Warburg Pincus buys US street sweeping giant SCA from Soundcore Capital Partners

Global private equity player Warburg Pincus has agreed to buy Sweeping Corp of America, the largest power sweeping company in the US, from Soundcore Capital Partners.

Epidarex sells Sirakoss to VC-backed OssDsign

Sirakoss, a UK-based medical device company backed by Epidarex Capital, has been acquired by VC-backed OssDsign, a Swedish medtech company.

Warburg Pincus sells Service Logic to Leonard Green after extensive three-year buy-and-build

Warburg Pincus has agreed to sell commercial HVAC equipment maintenance and repair business Service Logic to fellow private equity player Leonard Green & Partners after three years in its portfolio.

Private equity firms forced to wait for giant Ant Technology Group IPO after regulators suspend listing

Private equity-backed Ant Technology Group’s public listing was expected to be the biggest IPO ever, but now Chinese regulators have suspended the stock market debut.

CDPQ, Torquest Capital buy into wood-alternative fence, railing maker Barrette Outdoor Living

TorQuest Partners and Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec have made a majority investment in wood-alternative fence and railing maker Barrette Outdoor Living.

European watchdog identifies a ‘number of deficiencies’ in German oversight of Wirecard

Wirecard collapsed in June after a $2bn hole was discovered in its accounts

Private equity deals head for busy year-end

Factors including a pent-up pipeline of deals, possible changes in tax policies and low interest rates are driving a bump in PE deal activity

A post-coronavirus pandemic debt crisis is unlikely but there will be economic pain

The short-term economic outlook remains worrying worldwide, particularly for borrowers at the lower end of the credit scale or in the industries hit hardest by Covid-19 restrictions. But a large-scale debt crisis may not be

KKR Invests with NextEra Energy and NextEra Energy Partners in Portfolios of Renewable Energy Assets

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Global investment firm KKR today announced the signing of agreements with NextEra Energy Resources, LLC, a subsidiary of NextEra Energy, Inc. (NYSE: NEE), and NextEra Energy Partners, LP (NYSE: NEP) relating to

KKR Invests in Pinnacle Towers

Investment to support the development of vital telecom infrastructure in the Philippines MANILA, Philippines--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Global investment firm KKR today announced KKR’s investment in Pinnacle Towers Pte. Ltd. (the “Company” or “Pinnacle”) to advance the

G4S rejects £3.26bn offer from PE-backed Allied Universal

Allied Universal is backed by Canadian pension fund Caisse de Dépôt et Placement du Québec, private equity company Warburg Pincus and Brazilian bank J Safra Group

A Biden win could mean a tax rewrite for private equity

The Democratic presidential candidate’s tax plan would limit perks for fund managers

Maven, Par Equity sell Symphonic stakes to trade

Maven Capital Partners and Par Equity have sold their stakes in identity and access management software platform Symphonic Software to US-based Ping Identity.

Sherpa appoints Medina as operating partner

Spanish mid-market private equity firm Sherpa Capital has appointed José Angel Medina as operating partner.

Eurazeo sells stake in Farfetch for €90m

The transaction involving the online marketplace company is second portfolio exit for Eurazeo Growth fund

Motion Equity to take Olmix private

Motion Equity has invested in Olmix, a Paris-listed company that specialises in the production of algae-based alternatives to pesticides and food ingredients.

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