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Month: February 2021

Welsh Carson commits up to $250m to newly-formed cell, gene science investor Kiniciti

Private equity major Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe has agreed to commit up to $250m to a strategic partnership with newly-formed Kiniciti, to invest in non-therapeutic companies supporting cell and gene therapy innovation.

Capza launches €500m Expansion Fund

Capza has raised €500m for its new Expansion Fund to support French SMEs in their post-crisis recovery and relaunch.

WL Ross spinout BroadPeak Global leads consortium in $525m DuPont clean technology unit buyout

A consortium of BroadPeak Global, Asia Green Fund and The Saudi Arabian Industrial Investments Company have agreed a $510m buyout of the clean technologies business of DuPont de Nemours.

Vækstfonden, Danske Bank et al. in €4.9m round for Airtame

Danish wireless streaming device maker Airtame has raised €4.9m in funding from Vækstfonden, Danske Bank and existing investors.  

ECM buys majority stake in YellowFox

ECM Equity Capital Management has acquired a majority stake in Germany-based telematics business YellowFox.

Rigeto Unternehmerkapital buys majority stake in Crusta Nova

Rigeto Unternehmerkapital has acquired a majority stake in Germany-based fish and seafood retailer Crusta Nova.

JMI Equity veteran Arrowsmith replaces Barber as managing general partner amid string of promotions

Software-focused JMI Equity has named its veteran investor Peter Arrowsmith as managing general partner amid a string of promotions at the firm.

Latour sells Sogetrel to Andera-led consortium

Latour Capital has fully exited its investment in communication networks specialist Sogetrel via a sale to its management team, supported by a consortium of funds led by Andera Partners.

Comhar acquires Bazaar for £10m

Comhar Capital has acquired furniture manufacturer and retailer The Bazaar Group.

Japan’s T Capital hits JPY81bn hard cap close for first fund since Tokio Marine spinout

Japanese private equity investor T Capital Partners has struck a JPY81bn ($780m) final close for its first independent fundraise.

Omikron buys Polish company Dagat ECO

Polish private equity firm Omikron Capital has wholly acquired Dagat ECO, a Poznan–based metal treatment company.

GTCR buys, merges medical consumables pair to create Corza Medical

Private equity major GTCR has bought and merged a pair of medical products businesses to create new company Corza Medical.

Mutares buys Ericsson Services Italia

Mutares has carved out Ericsson Services Italia from Ericsson Telecomunicazioni.

Vitruvian buys stake in IT business Expereo from Apax

The deal is reported to have doubled the value of the Amsterdam-based company to €750m

Vitruvian Partners buys into Apax Partners’ cloud, networking services portfolio business Expereo

Vitruvian Partners has agreed to buy into Apax Partners portfolio business Expereo, which provides managed internet, cloud and networking.

Erisbeg invests in Chris Mee Group

Erisbeg has invested in health and safety company Chris Mee Group.

Blackstone to acquire Bourne Leisure

Blackstone has agreed to acquire Bourne Leisure, the UK-based holiday resort company that owns Haven, Butlin's and Warner Leisure Hotels.

HIG to buy into insurance marketplace eHealth as Covid shift to online intensifies

HIG Capital has entered a binding agreement to invest in health insurance marketplace eHealth in a $225m deal.

Pollen Street brings in experienced head of business development as Fund IV raise continues

Former RBS private equity arm Pollen Street Capital has brought in investment industry veteran Hugh Cutler as head of business development.

Investcorp appoints Davis as head of corporate strategy

Investcorp has appointed Andrea Davis as the firm's first head of corporate strategy.

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