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Month: December 2020

AMB :- Listed hedge fund firms top the list of the top-performing investment company sectors in 2020

Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: Hedge Funds is the top-performing investment company sector in the year to date, revealed a new study. According to the Association of Investment Companies (AIC), the sector produced a 56% re...Article

AMB :- Walter GAM acquires strategic stake in quant firm LFIS Capital

Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: Canadian private equity firm Walter Global Asset Management (Walter GAM) has agreed to acquire a minority interest in LFIS Capital, a Paris-based quantitative asset manager. With this transac...Article Link

Most Forwarded: Opalesque most forwarded article – week 49: SPACs The SPAC shareholder class action boom is coming, SPACs have a hidden risk that investors need to know about

The SPAC shareholder class action boom is coming From Reuters: I m not the first to predict it, but the past few weeks have brought unmistakable signs that shareholder class action firms are homing in

Permira to buy stake in luxury auction site

The private equity firm will invest €150m in Catawiki

Investcorp sells Avira for $360m to NortonLifeLock

Founded in 1986, the Germany-headquartered company provides cybersecurity software solutions to the Consumer and OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer) end markets

Highland Europe closes fourth fund on €700m hard-cap

Highland Europe IV has closed on its €700m hard-cap.

VCs in CHF 20m funding round for H55

ND Capital and Tippet Venture Partners have led a CHF 20m financing round for Switzerland-based electric aviation startup H55.

Korona Invest acquires stake in Enmac

Finnish growth investor Korona Invest has acquired a stake in Enmac, a Tampere-based engineering consultancy.

TPG, Northstar set for Jafpa’s Indonesia dairy business buy at implied $334m valuation

Private equity firms TPG and Northstar are set to buy 80% of the Indonesian dairy business of Asian agri-food business Japfa in a $334m deal.

Scale Venture Partners Fund VII closes on $600m

Silicon Valley-based venture capital firm Scale Venture Partners has closed its seventh fund on $600m.

Welsh Carson Anderson & Stowe promotes healthcare expert O’Leary to general partner

Tech-focused private equity house Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe has promoted healthcare specialist Nick O’Leary to general partner.

Sun Capital et al. in £13m round for Roxi

Sun Capital has invested in a £13m funding round for music streaming service Roxi Music, according to press reports.

EQT sells Apleona to PAI for €1.6bn

EQT has sold real estate and facilities management business Apleona to PAI Partners in an SBO valuing the company at €1.6bn.

Marcol-backed HealthHero acquires Eight Roads-backed Doctorlink

Marcol-backed HealthHero has acquired Eight Roads-backed Doctorlink, a provider of online triage and health risk assessment software.

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