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Month: November 2020

Seafort sells Noventiz Group to trade

Seafort Advisors has sold its majority stake in Germany-based packaging recycling and waste compliance business Noventiz Group to UK-headquartered Reconomy.

RCapital carves out TPG Engineering from TP Group

UK-based engineering company TP Group has agreed to sell TPG Engineering, its Manchester-based machinery subsidiary, to private equity firm RCapital.

Inflexion buys minority stake in Phenna

Inflexion Private Equity has acquired a minority stake in Phenna, a UK-based testing, inspection, certification and compliance (TICC) business.

HGGC exits Selligent to Insight Partners portfolio business CM Group

HGGC has completed a sale of Selligent Marketing Cloud to Insight Partners-backed CM Group after a five-year hold.

Long-time CEO of India’s biggest private bank joins Carlyle as senior advisor in Asia

Global buyout giant Carlyle has hired the former CEO of India's largest private sector bank as a senior advisor to the firm in Asia.

Bregal to acquire STP from Hg

Bregal Unternehmerkapital has agreed to acquire Germany-based legal software business STP from Hg.

Discover the sectors surviving Covid-19’s private equity buy-and-build slump

Private equity buy-and-build activity has suffered a heavy blow through the coronavirus pandemic, with activity dropping to a five-year low according to new data from Silverfleet Capital.

Eurazeo, IK invest €400m in Questel

Eurazeo has invested in Paris-based intellectual property specialist Questel, alongside the company's previous backers IK Investment Partners and Raise Investissement, and the management team.

Venture capital house SmartCap preps for launch of ‘longer-term’ deeptech fund

SmartCap, a venture capital fund manager owned by the Estonian state, is set to launch a new deeptech fund targeting companies with a longer development cycle.

Senior industry figures join forces with DLT & cryptoasset experts Aaro Capital

Opalesque Industry Update - Aaro Capital announced three Senior additions to their expert team. This team, which combines the strengths of younger investment practitioners with highly experienced industry professionals, is focused on the Aaro DLT

Inflexion to tap testing, inspection investment expertise as it reveals Phenna Group buyout

Private equity house Inflexion has agreed to make a minority investment in testing, inspection, certification and compliance business Phenna Group.

BGF, Perwyn et al. in £25m round for unicorn Gousto

Meal kit delivery startup Gousto has raised £25m from existing investors, including BGF and Perwyn.

Eurazeo Capital buys into IK Investment Partners portfolio business Questel

Eurazeo Capital has agreed to invest in IK Investment Partners-backed intellectual property software and services business Questel.

TPG seals $8.1bn sale of US cable TV, broadband player Astound to Stonepeak Infrastructure Partners

Private equity giant TPG has agreed the $8.1bn sale of US regional cable TV and internet provider Astound to Stonepeak Infrastructure Partners.

Advent International agrees $2.7bn buyout of Nielsen’s retail-focused data arm Global Connect

Advent International has agreed a $2.7bn buyout of Nielsen's retail-focused data business Global Connect.

LDC backs Rhino Products MBO

LDC has backed the management buyout of Rhino Products, a designer and manufacturer of external load-carrying and restraint systems for light commercial vehicles.

GGV Capital could collect up to $2.5bn across latest trio of fundraising vehicles

Sino-US private equity investor GGV Capital could collect up to $2.5bn across its trio of new fundraises, new SEC documents submitted by the firm show.

Ex-Lazard France co-head Maris joins Advent International as advisory partner

Former Lazard France co-head Erik Maris has been brought on board by global private equity major Advent International as an advisory partner.

Download the November 2020 issue of Unquote

This month in Unquote: The much-anticipated wave of distressed opportunities has failed to materialise so far, but market participants are still readying for an uptick

Military vehicle, soldier armour developer TenCate gets Agilitas Private Equity backing

Agilitas Private Equity has agreed to buy soldier and military vehicle protection specialist TenCate Advanced Armour.

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