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Month: January 2021

Triple Grammy winner Tedder sells stake in music catalogue to KKR

KKR has agreed to buy a majority stake in the music catalogue of triple-Grammy winner Ryan Tedder and his band OneRepublic.

MCH backs ID software developer Logalty

MCH Private Equity has invested in Spanish digital identity specialist Logalty.

SK Capital picks up food packaging business Lacerta

Specialty materials, chemicals and pharma-focused investment house SK Capital has bought a majority stake in thermoformed packaging solutions business Lacerta.

Siparex exits microcars maker Ligier

Siparex has sold its majority stake in French microcars manufacturer Ligier to minority investor Edify and the company's management team.

CVC agrees $640m sale of digital identity, fraud prevention business Kount to Equifax

CVC Capital Partners has agreed to sell AI-driven fraud prevention and digital identity business Kount to Equifax in a $640m deal.

Sixth Street closes second European direct lending fund on €1bn

Sixth Street has closed Sixth Street Specialty Lending Europe II on its €1bn hard-cap.

New partner for Livingbridge amid trio of promotions at UK firm

Mid-market UK private equity house Livingbridge has named James Titmuss as its newest partner amid a trio of promotions at the firm.

Appian Capital strikes $775m hard cap close for second mining fund

Appian Capital has hit a $775m hard cap close for its oversubscribed second fund targeting the global mining industry.

Alder sells Nordic Water to trade

Swedish private equity firm Alder has agreed to sell Nordic Water to listed, Switzerland-based engineering company Sulzer in a SEK 1.2bn (€119m) deal.

Cipio hires new venture partner

Cipio Partners has appointed Ansgar Kirchheim as a new partner in its investment team, alongside the promotions of David Kreppel and Dennis Koerner.

DACH venture and growth deals peak in crisis

Following a strong year in volume terms, market participants remain optimistic about the resilience of the venture ecosystem and its ability to find opportunity in crisis. Harriet Matthews reports on market players' assessments of 2020

Pemberton pulls in $2.2bn for European private debt strategy, eyes up to $5bn – report

European private credit manager Pemberton has reportedly pulled in more than $2.2bn for its mid-market core lending strategy through a first close.

Fund looking to revolutionise the UK’s electric vehicle charging infrastrucure reaches £380m

Zouk Capital is within touching distance of the £400m target for the UK government fund it is managing aiming to catalyse the rollout of electric vehicle charging infrastructure in the country.

Tikehau appoints de la Chevardière to PE advisory board

Tikehau Capital has appointed Patrick de la Chevardière to its private equity strategic advisory committee.

Patron Capital pulls in €844m for opportunistic European property investments

European property-backed investments specialist Patron Capital has pulled in €844m for the final close of its latest fund.

Healthcare and life sciences will continue to be private equity’s focus in 2021

Pharmaceutical assets in the market are set to be resilient, accelerating the consolidation in this sector

BlackRock’s Gavin Lewis: Black workers can’t be their ‘full selves at work’

'We hire diverse candidates but we don’t manage diverse candidates,' says BlackRock managing director and diversity champion

Permira-backed Dr. Martens mulls London IPO

The firm acquired the iconic British footwear company in 2013 and, in 2019, was reported to be in talks with Carlyle about a potential sale of the business that did not move forward

Livingbridge promotes Titmuss to partner

Livingbridge has promoted James Titmuss to partner, in a trio of promotions at the firm.

Edge hires Andrews as CIO

Edge Investment has appointed Simon Andrews to the position of chief investment officer.

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