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Month: December 2020

AMB :- Arena closes new fund at $519m

Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: Asset manager Arena Investors LP has closed its special opportunities fund at $519 million, beating its $300 million target. The vehicle, Arena Special Opportunities Partners Fund I, will t...Article Link

AMB :- Opalesque Exclusive: The unknown journey and the changing face of the investor: a marketing challenge

B. G., Opalesque Geneva: Paul Das runs a funds digital marketing firm in London called ProFundCom. A veteran in the field, his expertise could not be more relevant as it is this year when face-to-face

AMB :- "Negative" outlook for global asset management, says Moody's

Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: A wavering investor appetite for risk and a deteriorating competitive environment is leading to a negative outlook for the global asset management industry next year. Rating agency Moody&...Article Link

KKR Awards Grants to 80 Small Businesses and Nonprofits as Part of COVID-19 Relief Effort

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- KKR today announced it has awarded the first round of grants in two of the cornerstone programs of the KKR Relief Fund (the “Fund”) focused on supporting small business owners and nonprofits.

Charterhouse-backed SERB buys BTG specialty pharma unit for $800m

The sale is expected to complete in the first half of 2021

Mirabaud Lifestyle Impact & Innovation holds €56m first close

Mirabaud Asset Management has held a first close for its Mirabaud Lifestyle Impact & Innovation fund on €56m.

S&P Global agrees to buy IHS Markit for about $44bn

The deal would combine two of the largest providers of data to Wall Street

Cinven, BCI to acquire Compre from CBPE

Cinven and British Columbia Investment Management Corporation (BCI) have agreed to acquire insurance company Compre from CBPE Capital.

Outlook negative for global asset management industry in 2021 amid wavering investor appetite for risk: Moody’s

A wavering investor appetite for risk and a deteriorating competitive environment are leading to a negative outlook for the global asset management industry next year, new research from Moody's shows.

PE-backed Loxysoft sold to trade

FutureMind, Great Lake Capital, Almi Invest and MIC Värdepapper have sold their stakes in Nordic company Loxysoft to Finnish software company LeadDesk.

Wellington, HBM lead €22m round for Adrenomed

Wellington Partners and HBM Healthcare Investments have led a €22m financing round for Germany-based biopharmaceutical company Adrenomed.

Perwyn acquires Agilitas from NVM

Perwyn has invested in an MBO for Agilitas IT Solutions, an outsourcer of inventory management to IT maintenance companies, from NVM Private Equity.

Ely Place appoints Leppla as partner

Ely Place Partners has hired Stephan Leppla as a partner.

Carlyle agrees to sell stake in London-based PA Consulting

The deal that values the company Carlyle first invested in 2015 at more than £1.82bn

Greenbriar Equity promotes Burke to managing director after 10 years with firm

New York investment house Greenbriar Equity Group has promoted Matthew Burke to managing director after a decade with the firm.

Unbound Ventures leads Vaha series-B

Unbound Ventures has led a series-B financing round for Germany-based fitness startup Vaha.

Cinven and BCI to acquire insurance consolidator Compre

Deal takes advantage of steady growth of non-life insurance run-off market

Nazca acquires Filmin

Nazca Capital has bought a majority stake in Spanish video platform Filmin from Metropolitan Filmexport and Vertigo Films.

Progressio buys minority stake in Assist Digital

Progressio has acquired a 30% stake in Assist Digital, an Italian company specialising in customer relationship management (CRM).

Mobeus exits Vectair for 8.3x return

Mobeus has sold hygiene products supplier Vectair for an 8.3x return.

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