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Month: December 2020

Nazca exits Moldcom to Cranemere's ES Group

Nazca Capital has sold Moldcom Composites (McBath) to Engineered Stone Group (ES Group), a portfolio company of Cranemere.

Hg-backed IT Relation bolts on Improsec

Hg-backed technology consultancy IT Relation has acquired Danish cybersecurity company Improsec.

Mutares-backed Balcke-Dürr sells Rothemühle to trade

Industrial energy efficiency equipment producer Balcke-Dürr, a portfolio company of Mutares, has sold subsidiary Balcke-Dürr Rothemühle to Scotland-based air and gas handling business Howden.

Horizon's Timico buys Arcus Cloud Services

Managed IT service Timico, a portfolio company of Horizon Capital, has acquired Cambridge-based Arcus Cloud Services (ACS).

Swisscom leads CHF 20m series-A for Anybiotics

Swisscom Ventures has led a CHF 20m series-A financing round for Switzerland-based autonomous robots developer Anybotics.

Sovereign Capital backs Zenitech

Sovereign Capital Partners has invested in digital consultancy Zenitech.

Vidici Ventures et al. in €2m seed round for ReceiptHero

Nordic early-stage investors Lifeline Ventures, Superhero Capital and Vidici Ventures have raised €2m in seed funding for Finnish digital receipts startup ReceiptHero.

Gyrus buys LivaNova heart valve business for €60m

Gyrus Capital has agreed to acquire LivaNova's heart valve business for an enterprise value of €60m.

Thoma Bravo buys back into Flexera at reported $2.85bn valuation, 12 years after $200m buyout

Thoma Bravo has bought back into TA Associates and Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan-backed IT management business Flexera at a reported $2.85bn valuation.

GED buys four health services

GED Capital has acquired a majority stake in health services Dynamic Science, Pulso, Mederic and Viguera.

Carlyle, Hellman & Friedman launch reinsurance company Vantage Group with $1bn of equity

Private equity majors Carlyle and Hellman & Friedman have taken part in a $1bn investment to launch reinsurance business Vantage Group.

NVM makes four promotions

NVM Private Equity has promoted four members of its team, including three to partner.

Scale Venture Partners closes $600m Fund VII, 50% bigger than predecessor vehicle

Scale Venture Partners has scored a hefty fund size increase through the $600m final close of its seventh flagship investment vehicle.

Alfvén & Didrikson leads $12m round for Klevu

Finnish e-commerce search engine Klevu has raised $12m from venture capital investor Alfvén & Didrikson and existing investors.

GED Capital buys, merges four clinical research, medical education businesses to create new platform

Iberian private equity investor GED Capital has bought four businesses through its GED VI España fund to create a new platform company of integrated services providers covering the needs of the whole drug life cycle.

Ex-GV partner Lo Toney already back with second Plexo Capital fundraise, eyes more than double Fund I total

Plexo Capital, the venture capital house launched by former GV partner Lo Toney, is back with its sophomore fundraise just a year after closing its debut vehicle.

HSBC tells UK staff to stay at home as rivals ramp up return

The UK lender is not following Wall Street rivals on office return.

Petco, with $3.3bn of debt, plans an IPO

The listing comes four years after private equity firms CVC Capital Partners and Canadian Pension Plan Investment Board acquired the company for $4.6bn

Arena Investors surges past Covid opportunities fund target to reach $519m final close

Arena Investors has surged past its target for a new special opportunities fund looking to reap returns from Covid-dislocated markets, hauling in $519m for a final close.

Keppel Capital strikes $400m first close for debut Vietnam real estate fundraise

Asian asset manager Keppel Capital has hit a $400m first close for its debut real estate fund focused on Vietnam.

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