1. Home
  2. Blogs for February, 2021

Month: February 2021

Consortium in €10m round for NexWafe

A consortium of venture capital and corporate investors has backed a €10m funding round for photovoltaic wafer production startup NexWafe.

Soleus leads $35m series-C extension for Inivata

Soleus Capital has led a $35m series-C funding round extension in cancer genomics company Inivata.

Pinova buys majority stake in Ecoroll

Pinova Capital has acquired a majority stake in Germany-based Ecoroll, a manufacturer of metal surfacing equipment.

Peak Rock backs packaging specialist AMB

US-headquartered private equity firm Peak Rock Capital has acquired AMB, an Italian manufacturer of films for food packaging.

SHS to launch new fund, make 3-4 deals in 2021

Following the sale of its stake in Single Use Support, managing partner Sascha Alilovic and partner Manfred Ulmer-Weber speak to Unquote about the firm's investment and exit expectations for 2021, as well as fundraising prospects

Big debt fund commitments head $2.1bn of new investments from Florida SBA – report

Private equity majors Centerbridge and Cerberus Capital Management were the big winners from $2.1bn of new commitments from the Florida State Board of Administration.

GIP teams up with Blackstone and Cascade to buy Signature Aviation

The group agreed to pay $4.73bn in cash for the British private jet services company

Moonfire leads $2.2m round for Mindstone

Moonfire Ventures has led a $2.2m funding round for learning platform Mindstone.

Osae Partners collects €250m for debut real estate fund

The Paris-based firm set up in 2018 is expected to benefit from Covid-19-related market dislocation

Advent, Columbus lead €22.6m round for Highlight Therapeutics

Advent Life Sciences and Columbus Venture Partners have led a €22.6m funding round for Spanish immuno-oncology specialist Highlight Therapeutics.

Veteran venture capital house SJF seals $175m Fund V final close

Veteran early-stage investment house SJF Ventures has closed its biggest fund yet after bringing in $175m for the final close of the vehicle.

Top Tier Capital closes on $1.2bn across Fund IX, third Velocity fund, separate accounts

Top Tier Capital Partners has hauled in close to $1.2bn across a pair of new funds and several separate accounts.

ICG appoints Laurant as co-head of special situations

Intermediate Capital Group (ICG) has appointed Lionel Laurant as managing director and co-head of special situations.

Asian secondaries specialist TR Capital collects $350m in hard cap Fund IV close

Secondaries-focused Asian private equity house TR Capital has struck a $350m hard cap final close for its fourth flagship fundraise.

Sapphire Ventures shines with $1.7bn of new capital to celebrate 10 years of independence

Sapphire Ventures has scored $1.7bn of new capital across a string of new funds, which will primarily be used to ramp up the firm's investments in Series B through IPO enterprise tech companies.

Qiming Venture Partners continues strong fundraising pace with final close of latest yuan-denominated fund

China's Qiming Venture Partners is keeping up a strong fundraising pace through the RMB2.85bn ($440m) final close of its latest yuan-denominated fundraise.

GPB Capital faces fraud charges over $1.7bn Ponzi-like scheme

The FBI has arrested GPB’s founder and CEO, as well as two others allegedly involved

Peak Rock snaps up Italian packaging maker AMB

The family-owned business founded in 1969 has operations across Europe and posted €180m in revenues last year

KKR Spac files for $1bn IPO

The blank cheque company is led by former Gap CEO Glenn Murphy

Sharma gets step up at HSBC

Veteran loans banker Ashish Sharma has taken on additional responsibilities at HSBC, less than three years after joining the bank.

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.