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Month: December 2020

AMB :- Opalesque Exclusive: Revisiting the Corona Fighters

B. G., Opalesque Geneva: We revisit some of the original Corona Fighters - hedge funds and alternative asset managers who successfully protected assets and outperformed the markets during the first months of 2020 - and

Opalesque Exclusive: Revisiting the Corona Fighters

B. G., Opalesque Geneva: We revisit some of the original Corona Fighters - hedge funds and alternative asset managers who successfully protected assets and outperformed the markets during the first months of 2020 - and

PE-backed GoHenry banks on financial literacy for children

Growth equity firm Edison Partners led the latest funding round with participation from Gaia Capital Partners, Citi Ventures and Muse Capital

UK Calisen set to go private in £1.43bn takeover deal

The smart meter firm Calisen received the takeover offer less than a year after going public

Eurazeo to manage €420m Nov Santé healthcare fund

Listed private equity firm Eurazeo has been mandated to manage the Nov Santé Actions Non Cotées fund for French healthcare companies.

Accursia acquires GA Actuation Systems

Accursia Capital has acquired Austria-based automotive and aviation original equipment manufacturer GA Actuation Systems.

Idea Agro, Cleon Capital back Gias

Idea Agro and Cleon Capital have acquired a majority stake in Italian frozen food producer Gias.

Vista Equity Partners agrees $3.5bn Pluralsight buyout

Vista Equity Partners has agreed a $3.5bn buyout of online employee training company Pluralsight.

Latour carves out workwear brands Fristads, Kansas, Leijona

Swedish private equity firm Latour has signed an agreement to carve out three workwear brands from Swedish workwear company Fristads Kansas: Fristads in Sweden; Kansas in Denmark and Germany; and Finnish brand Leijona.

Montagu acquires Capita's ESS, invests in ParentPay

Montagu Private Equity has agreed to acquire Capita Education Software Solutions (Capita ESS) from parent company Capita, and will invest in education technology provider ParentPay.

Montagu Private Equity to buy Capita education software unit, merge with ParentPay

Europe's Montagu Private Equity has agreed to acquire the Education Software Solutions business of Capita plc alongside an investment in ParentPay Group.

German government to acquire 25% stake in KKR's Hensoldt – report

The German government is to acquire a 25.1% stake in Germany-based defence and security sensors developer Hensoldt, in which KKR owns a 60% stake following its listing in September 2020, according to a report from

Borromin sells Guntermann & Drunck to Naxicap

Borromin Capital has sold its stake in Germany-based IT infrastructure developer Guntermann & Drunck (G&D) to Naxicap Partners.

Montagu acquires Capita’s edtech division in £400m deal

Montagu will also invest in ParentPay, a provider of education technology, which will be combined with Education Software Solutions

21 Invest buys Aussafer Due

Italian private equity firm 21 Invest has acquired a majority stake in precision laser cutting specialist Aussafer Due from the Citossi family.

Advent sells Faerch to trade

Advent International has signed an agreement to sell Danish food packaging company Faerch to trade buyer AP Møller Holding, giving the company a valuation of approximately €1.9bn.

Venture Capital firms help HR platform Hibob to $70m Series B round

HR platform Hibob secures $70m in its Series B funding round, which was led by SEEL and Israel Growth Partners.

EQT agrees $2.1bn take-private for Swedish pharma business Recipharm

Private equity house EQT has agreed a $2.1bn take-private deal for Swedish pharmaceutical business Recipharm.

WestBridge buys Eque2 for £46.5m from LDC

WestBridge has acquired business management software developer Eque2 from LDC for £46.5m.

Nazca Capital invests in Eurocebollas

Nazca Capital has acquired a stake in Spanish onion producer Eurocebollas from the founding Alberola Vercher family.

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