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Month: January 2021

Advent-backed InPost prices IPO at €8bn valuation

Advent International-backed Polish parcel locker company InPost has priced its IPO at €16 per share, corresponding to a market capitalisation of €8bn.

Reddit-fuelled anti hedge-fund trading surge sees Silver Lake’s AMC investment soar

Small-scale investors pouring into stocks in a collaborative effort to cripple short-selling hedge funds has seen the share price of Silver Lake-backed AMC Entertainment balloon.

Apax, DTCP, Summit exit Signavio

Apax Partners, Deutsche Telekom Capital Partners (DTCP) and Summit Partners have sold their stakes in Germany-based business process management software business Signavio to SAP.

Verdane closes Edda II fund at hard cap of €540m

The fund raising brings the total committed capital across Verdane’s nine funds to over €3bn

Cathay et al. in €49m series-B for Alma

Cathay Innovation, Seaya Ventures, Idinvest, BPI France (via BPI France Large Venture Fund) and Picus Capital have invested in a €49m series-B financing round for French payment specialist Alma.

Private equity secondary volume buckled last year

Second-hand fund transactions dropped 25% as the pandemic dampened the market, a report said

Apollo agrees buyout of Showa Denko aluminium units, deal pegged at about $480m

Japanese chemicals company Showa Denko has agreed to sell its aluminium subsidiary to Apollo Global Management.

Equistone buys majority stake in Kusters Beheer

Equistone is to acquire a majority stake in Netherlands-based precision components manufacturer Kusters Beheer.

Schroders sells portfolio of seven assets to Rosetta for £49m

Schroders UK Public Private Trust has sold a portfolio of seven life sciences companies to Rosetta Capital for £49m.

Ion Pacific nears first close for VC secondaries fund

Ion Pacific, a Hong Kong-based investment manager, is aiming to raise $100m for a global venture secondaries fund and is approaching a first close.

KKR brings in Park Square partner Small to boost European credit operation

Global buyout house KKR has hired Michael Small from Park Square Capital as a partner in its European credit and markets team.

Pollen Street and QIC invest £200m in Markerstudy

Pollen Street Capital and the Qatar Insurance Corporation (QIC) have invested £200m in insurance products company Markerstudy.

Luminate Capital Partners exits AMTdirect to trade buyer MRI Software

Software-focused growth investor Luminate Capital Partners has sold AMTdirect, a provider of lease accounting, lease administration, and facilities management software, to MRI Software.

Blue Horizon hires Köktentürk

Alternative protein investor Blue Horizon has hired Sedef Köktentürk as a managing partner and chief operating officer in its executive team.

Verdane hits €540m hard cap close for new Edda growth fund as Covid moves world ‘from bricks to clicks’

Nordic private equity house Verdane has hit a €540m hard cap close for its second Edda fund targeting growth-stage investments in tech-enabled businesses.

Verdane exceeds target for second Edda fund; closes on €540m

Northern European investor Verdane has held a final close on €540m for Verdane Edda II, its second growth fund investing in technology-enabled businesses.

Email platform SparkPost gets $180m investment from LLR Partners, NewSpring Capital, PNC Bank

Email sending and optimisation platform SparkPost has scored a $180m investment round from LLR Partners, NewSpring Capital and PNC Bank.

BGF invests more than £380m in 2020

BGF has announced its 2020 investment figures, in which it said it invested more than £380m during the year.

Flexpoint Ford agrees first UK investment with planned take-private of AFH Financial Group

Financial services and healthcare-focused private equity firm Flexpoint Ford has agreed to its first UK investment by backing financial planning-led wealth management business AFH Financial Group.

TCV takes aim at next generation of tech giants with $4bn Fund IX close

Veteran VC house Technology Crossover Ventures has soared to a $4bn final close for its biggest fund yet after just a few months in the market.

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