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Month: December 2020

2021 Preview: Nordic region weathers brunt of pandemic

The Nordic countries this year lived up to their reputation as a haven for private equity, with strong H2 recovery and record venture capital investments in the region. Eliza Punshi reports

Verdane invests in AsGoodAsNew

Verdane has announced a growth capital investment in Germany-based electronics e-commerce business AsGoodAsNew, acquiring a minority stake in the company.

AMB :- Asset management deals value of announced deals hit $53.4bn so far this year, a new record

Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: Asset and wealth management (AWM) deals to stay hot in the second half of 2020 as the last twelve months have marked a banner period, said a study. According to quarterly

AMB :- US venture capital funding average rose by 33% despite the pandemic

Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: The number of venture capital investments in US startups has dropped by -30% when compared to 2019, but the average value of investments has risen up by +33%, said a study.

UK employees face ‘burnout’ as presenteeism spikes during the pandemic, study finds

More than half of employees say they neglected their physical and mental health during the pandemic

Livingbridge seeks £1.25bn for its seventh fund

The London-based firm had collected about £930m by late October and expects to wrap up fundraising during next year’s first quarter

EQT taps mammoth infra fund to buy Denmark’s largest passenger ferry company Molslinjen

EQT has tapped its latest mammoth infrastructure fund to pick up Denmark's largest passenger ferry company, Molslinjen.

SK Capital to buy Ipackchem from Sagard

Sagard has entered into exclusive negotiations to sell its majority stake in packaging producer Ipackchem to SK Capital.

Endless acquires Party City's international assets for $59m

Endless has acquired Party City's international wholesale, retail and e-commerce party goods businesses for $59m.

Emeram acquires Tenié und Gores

Emeram Capital Partners has acquired submetering energy service Tenié und Gores (TUG).

Japan’s Integral Group hauls in about $1.18bn for its biggest buyout fundraise yet

Japanese private equity investor Integral Group has struck a JPY123.8bn ($1.18bn) hard cap final close for its fourth flagship buyout fund.

RA leads $45m round for PepGen

RA Capital Management has led a $45m funding round for biotechnology company PepGen.

Mid Europa to acquire Sage Group's Polish business

Mid Europa Partners is to acquire the Poland-based operations of UK-headquartered enterprise software business Sage Group in a deal valued at approximately £66m.

PE-backed Elektroimportøren prices IPO

Private-equity-backed Norwegian electrical equipment manufacturer Elektroimportøren, has announced a NOK 1bn (€94.58m) IPO priced at NOK 48.25 per share.

KKR's Unzer buys Lavego

KKR portfolio company Unzer (formerly known as Heidelpay) has acquired Germany-based cashless payment network Lavego.

One Peak leads $28m investment in Brightflag

One Peak Partners has led a $28m growth equity investment in Brightflag, a legal spend management and matter management platform.

PE-backed Navico divests C-Map Commercial

Altor- and Goldman Sachs-backed company Navico has sold its subsidiary C-Map Commercial to UK-based Lloyd's Register, a provider of classification, compliance and consultancy services to the marine and offshore industries.

Blackstone, CVC set for $9bn Paysafe sale to SPAC, three years after £3bn buyout

Blackstone and CVC Partners are set to roughly triple their money after announcing the $9bn sale of payments company Paysafe to Foley Trasimene Acquisition Corp II.

Portobello buys Poligof from 21 Invest

Spanish private equity firm Portobello Capital has acquired Poligof, an Italian manufacturer of backsheet film, from 21 Invest.

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