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Month: January 2021

Volpi Capital raises €323m for its second tech fund

The specialist firm was set up in 2016 by Crevan O’Grady, a veteran UK dealmaker and former 3i executive

Foresight Group to proceed with London IPO

Trading is expected next month

Keyhaven promotes Mouawad to partner

Secondaries firm Keyhaven Capital has promoted Teddy Mouawad to the role of partner.

Capza secures minority stake in Ynov

French debt and equity investor Capza has invested for a minority stake in education group Ynov.

SilverTree buys digital transformation specialist Orbus amid rising demand through Covid-19

Software and tech-focused buyout house SilverTree Equity has bought business digital transformation specialist Orbus Software.

Blackstone brings in ex-Brown University investment office CEO as global BAAM co-head

Private equity giant Blackstone has named the former CEO of Brown University’s Investment Office, Joe Dowling, as global co-head of Blackstone Alternative Asset Management.

Small banks use an everyone home approach under latest UK lockdown

Banks including Evercore, Jefferies and Numis have told London staff in recent days not to come into the office

Stock market rally in 2020 outpaced luxury goods and private equity returns

The Nasdaq index jumped over 43%, compared with a 5.9% increase in the value of classic cars and a decline of 9% in global private equity

Move over Klarna, Checkout.com just became Europe’s most valuable FinTech at $15bn

Payments solutions provider Checkout.com has closed a $450m Series C funding round at a $15bn valuation, making it Europe’s most valuable venture-backed FinTech.

The strengths of the private debt market will enable it to rebound from this recession

Private capital is well situated to overcome the constraints around market liquidity and even a medium-term recession

Bain Capital impact investment arm backs special educations needs student learning business TeachTown

Private equity major Bain Capital's impact investing arm has backed TeachTown, a provider of evidence-based education curriculum software for students with special needs.

LSP eyes up to €150m for new fund to battle rising global dementia cases

European life science investor LSP has launched a dedicated fund targeting the fight against neurodegenerative diseases. The LSP Dementia Fund will be managed by Professor Philip Scheltens, a world-renowned dementia scientist and thought leader, the firm

Nio adds to funding spree with $1.3bn dual-tranche CB

Chinese electric vehicle manufacturer Nio is tapping the equity-linked market for a jumbo convertible bond, as it looks to add more to its coffers just a month after a multi-billion-dollar share sale.

Vingroup returns with $400m loan

Vingroup Joint Stock Co has launched an up to $400m loan to the market.

Dr Martens takes first step towards £1bn-plus IPO

Dr Martens, the manufacturer of boots and shoes, has filed initial paperwork for a flotation on the London Stock Exchange, the first of a number of consumer facing businesses expected to float in Europe this

Green convertibles one step closer to mainstream

Green and sustainability-linked convertible bonds are poised to enter the mainstream following a year of rapid growth in the asset class.

BlackRock backs UK life sciences firm in latest PE round

BlackRock, the US asset manager, has taken part in a $75m Series 'C' financing for Immunocore, a UK life sciences company that works in developing treatments that use the body’s T-cell receptors to fight cancer

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