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Month: December 2020

NAXS invests $2.3m into Equip Capital Fund I LP

Nordic investor NAXS has made an investment commitment of $2.3m to the private equity buyout fund Equip Capital Fund I LP. Equip is a new private equity manager established by an Oslo-based team with background

CapVest Partners buys Inspired Pet Nutrition from L Catterton

Private equity firm L Catterton has entered into a definitive agreement to sell pet food platform Inspired Pet Nutrition to CapVest Partners. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Inspired Pet Nutrition is best known

Beech Tree Private Equity has set aside up to £40m for a wealth management deal

Beech Tree Private Equity has reportedly set aside between £10m and £40m for an investment into an unnamed wealth management company. The deal will support the businesses growth across England and Scotland, according to FT

Signature Aviation accepts Blackstone’s $4.3bn offer

After it was revealed last week that Blackstone had offered to buy Signature Aviation for $4.3bn, the UK company has now accepted the deal. The deal means that Blackstone will pay $5.17 per share for

Conquest acquires 30MW solar energy park in Denmark

Transaction is Conquest’s first entry into the Nordics infrastructure market

Thoma Bravo invests in insurance-technology company Zipari

The private-equity firm’s investment is helping Zipari acquire Healthx and expand to reach third-party administrators

VF Venture leads €9.4m investment in Reform

Vækstfonden-owned direct investment platform VF Venture has invested €9.4m in Reform, a Copenhagen-based retailer of kitchens. 

Aksia in exclusive talks to acquire MIR – report

Private equity firm Aksia is in exclusive talks to acquire Medical International Research (MIR), an Italian medical devices and software company specialising in spirometry devices, sources close to the deal told sister publication Mergermarket.

Harrison Street and CA Ventures form JV to develop student accommodation in the UK

£200m investment will see student housing built in four cities

MB Funds to sell A-Katsastus to Finnish cooperative Tradeka

MB Funds has signed an agreement to sell A-Katsastus Group, a Finnish vehicle inspection business and driving licence provider, to Tradeka-Yhtiöt.

Life lessons from a Goldman Sachs private equity associate who beat cancer

Against the odds, the executive survived a six-month prognosis

Amadeus leads $3m round for V7 Labs

Amadeus Capital Partners has led a $3m funding round for computer vision platform V7 Labs.

Blackstone’s $3.45bn deal for Lab Space spotlights boom in life sciences

Deal comes two months after Blackstone recapitalised BioMed Realty for $14.6bn

Venture capital’s banner year masks divergence in funds

Amid the pandemic, top firms had a record-breaking year while others struggled

PE funds less volatile in 2020 than public markets, report finds

Private markets did not enjoy the same performance bounce-back as public markets in the second quarter of 2020

2021 Preview: Dry powder drives DACH prospects for 2021

DACH PE players faced challenges in deal-making and fundraising in 2020, leading to a focus on portfolio management and defensive investment decisions. But dry powder and the sheer need to deploy is set to drive

Maj Invest acquires Ferm Living from Vendis Capital

Belgian private equity firm Vendis Capital will sell its majority stake in Danish interior design products company Ferm Living to Maj Invest.

Cinven, EQT, CPPI invest €175m in Hotelbeds

Existing investors Cinven, EQT and Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB) have provided €175m for travel service Hotelbeds.

IK sells Signature Foods to Pamplona

IK Investment Partners has sold chilled food company Signature Foods to Pamplona Capital Management.

Unquote Private Equity Podcast: DACH 2020 Review

In a series of 2020 reviews, Unquote dives into the data to discover how the various regions of Europe performed during the coronavirus crisis, and what GPs expect for the year ahead.

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