1. Home
  2. Blogs for February, 2021

Month: February 2021

Call for nominations: Private Equity Rising Stars list

Private Equity News and its sister publication Financial News are looking for promising young executives working in the European buyout industry

Apax to acquire Herjavec Group

Apax Partners has agreed to acquire a majority stake in Toronto-based Herjavec Group (HG), a managed cybersecurity service.

Ferrer Freeman & Co spinout Peloton Equity raises over $150m for Fund II

Healthcare-focused buyout house Peloton Equity has raised more than $150m for its Peloton Equity II fund.

Sherpa sells Macrolibros to Gold Tower's Graficas Ceyde

Sherpa Capital has sold commercial printing company Macrolibros to Graficas Ceyde, a printing business backed by special situations investor Gold Tower Investments.

LDC-backed Onecom acquires BGF's Olive Communications

LDC portfolio company Onecom has acquired BGF's Olive Communications, a provider of communications products and services.

EQT makes its first investment in Israel with $100m capital injection to CYE

Israel-based cybersecurity company CYE has secured a $100m growth investment from private equity firm EQT.

EMZ acquires stake in Celebrate Company

EMZ Partners has acquired a minority stake in Germany-based personalised stationery and photo products business Celebrate Company.

Mill Point Capital almost triples AUM with rapid $886m Fund II close

Mill Point Capital has almost tripled its capital under management through the $886m final close of its second fund, less than three years after raising its debut vehicle.

GPB Capital accepts outside monitor

The agency asked a US federal judge to install a monitor to help preserve what is left of some $1.7bn invested in GPB Capital private equity funds

Sovereign's Acolin bolts on Fundbase

Fund distribution service platform Acolin, a portfolio company of Sovereign Capital, has acquired Switzerland-based market peer Fundbase from Nectar Digital Wealth.

Latour to acquire 33% stake in Charterhouse's Funecap – report

Latour Capital is to acquire a 33% stake in France-based funerals service Funecap, a portfolio company of Charterhouse, according to a report from L'Agefi.

K1 provides growth equity investment to XTM

K1 Investment has provided a growth equity investment for XTM International, a provider of translation management software.

Meet Europe’s top 10 private equity lawyers

Latham & Watkins partner Farah O'Brien topped the list of private equity deal lawyers

Private equity specialist Adragos Pharma brings in serial entrepreneur Otto Prange as general partner

Specialist private equity investor Adragos Pharma has brought in serial-entrepreneur and large family office head Otto Prange as general partner and investment committee chair.

Tiger Global leads €40m round for Flipdish

Tiger Global has led a €40m funding round for restaurant ordering service Flipdish.

Litorina-backed Fractal Gaming Group completes listing

Sweded-based computer hardware company Fractal Gaming Group, backed by Litorina, has listed on Nasdaq First North Premier.

Succession revealed at Huron Capital as co-founder Demkowicz looks to the future

Huron Capital Partners has revealed its succession plan by promoting Jim Mahoney to managing partner alongside firm co-founder Brian Demkowicz.

DST Global, LocalGlobe invest in €20m series-A for Libeo

DST Global, LocalGlobe, Serena Capital and Breega have invested in a €20m series-A round for Paris-headquartered Libeo, a developer of a business payment management platform.

Zubr Capital, EBRD exit Targetprocess

Zubr Capital and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) have sold their stakes in enterprise planning software Targetprocess to US-based Appito, a portfolio company of Vista Equity Partners.

TMT investment research specialist LightShed expands to VC with $75m debut fund close

TMT investment research firm LightShed Partners has branched out into venture capital investing through the close of its $75m debut fundraise.

We use cookies to offer you a better browsing experience. If you continue to use this site, you consent to our use of cookies.
We use cookies to offer you a better browsing experience. If you continue to use this site, you consent to our use of cookies.