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Month: November 2020

Brexit committee chair Benn slams waste of ‘time, effort and cost’ for UK finance sector

Johnson’s government has failed 'to understand the scale of the change and to prepare for it'

VCs in $125m round for Atai Life Sciences

Apeiron Investment Group, angel investor Peter Thiel, and Catalio Capital Management have led a $125m series-C round for Germany-based psychedelic and non-psychedelic mental health therapy compounds developer Atai Life Sciences.

HIG Europe Capital Partners III closes on €1.1bn

HIG Capital has held a final close for HIG Europe Capital Partners III, its European lower-mid-market fund, on €1.1bn.

VR Equitypartner's Kälte Eckert buys SOS Kältetechnik

Refrigeration systems business Kälte Eckert, a portfolio company of VR Equitypartner, has acquired Germany-based SOS Kältetechnik.

RB Ventures invests in Oxwash

Reckitt Benckiser's corporate venture arm, RB Ventures, has invested in laundry company Oxwash.

Ardian buys Inovie minority

Ardian has acquired a minority stake in medical diagnostics company Inovie.

BPI France, Omnes lead €12m series-A for AlgoTherapeutix

BPI France and Omnes Capital have led a €12m series-A round for French biotechnology company AlgoTherapeutix.

BlackRock to pay $1.05bn to buy Aperio Group from Golden Gate Capital

BlackRock has agreed to pay $1.05bn to buy research-based investment management business Aperio Group from Golden Gate Capital after just two years in the latter's portfolio.

Klar Partners hires Kuehne

Klar Partners has hired Vera Kuehne as an investment professional in its London-based team.

Via Equity sells EnviDan to Waterland

Via Equity has sold water and wastewater consultancy EnviDan to Waterland Private Equity.

Apax acquires majority of Diapason

Apax Partners has acquired a majority stake in Diapason, a developer of software that handles cash, payments and risk management.

L Catterton seals lightning return on Cholula investment through $800m trade sale

L Catterton has sealed a rapid return on its investment in hot sauce maker Cholula after agreeing an $800m sale to trade buyer McCormick & Company.

$100bn in fresh financing deployed to world's businesses in 2020

Opalesque Industry Update - Private credit managers will provide borrowers with more than $100bn of fresh financing during 2020, according to new research published by the Alternative Credit Council (ACC) and Allen Overy LLP (A

Steady inflows into UCITS equity funds in September

Opalesque Industry Update - The European Fund and Asset Management Association (EFAMA) has today published its latest monthly Investment Fund Industry Fact Sheet, which provides net sales data of UCITS and AIFs for September 2020.

Latour Capital III holds final close on €1bn

French private equity firm Latour Capital has held a final close for its third buyout fund on €1bn.

Sun Capital hires ex-TA Associates, Jump Capital tech investing expert Elizabeth de Saint-Aignan

Sun Capital Partners has brought on board Jump Capital growth equity group founding partner Elizabeth de Saint-Aignan as a managing director on its transactions team.

CEO diversity takes a hit – do boards prefer ‘older white males’ in a crisis?

Recruitment firm Heidrick & Struggles also found that 83% of chief executive hires in the UK this year already had C-suite experience

New specialist private equity firm spun out by WL Ross, Invesco Private Capital senior execs launched

A pair of former WL Ross and Invesco Private Capital senior execs have spun out a new private equity firm targeting opportunistic buyouts and special situations deals in the global industrials, materials and chemicals sectors.

Women weigh in on their mentors

Some of the private equity industry’s senior women share their thoughts on the most influential mentors in their careers

Latour Capital joins €1bn fundraise club thanks to huge confidence from returning LPs

Latour Capital has continued its blistering rise with a €1bn final close for its third fund.

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