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CoolSys Closes Fifth Add-On

Source Refrigeration Holdings (DBA CoolSys), a portfolio company of Ares Management and the parent company of refrigeration and HVAC companies nationwide, has acquired Eastern Refrigeration. Ares Management acquired CoolSys from Audax Private Equity in March

Former Atlas Merchant Capital executive’s firm strikes first deal

Financial Services Capital was founded by Matthew Hansen, previously head of UK and Europe at Atlas Merchant Capital, and Miroslav Boublik, the former deputy chairman of BNP Paribas’ Ukrainian arm.

European private equity slumps to worst half-year since global financial crash amid coronavirus volatility

The Covid-19 pandemic has pushed European private equity deal volume in the first half of 2020 to its lowest level since the global financial crisis, despite a strong initial start to the year, new research

Trilantic’s Doppel bolts on Dietopack

Pharmaceutical research and production business Doppel Farmaceutici, a portfolio company of Trilantic Europe, has acquired a 90% stake in Italy-based nutritional supplements producer Dietopack.

“Never waste a good crisis” – how successful portfolio companies have adapted to the coronavirus pandemic

The coronavirus crisis has raged across the globe for months now - but some businesses were far quicker to adapt to the growing disaster than others. Private debt investment specialist CVI explains how some of

EU regulators to probe Refinitiv-LSE deal

European Union is concerned that the $15bn tie-up could provide undue market power

Has Checkout.com just become Europe’s most valuable FinTech startup, after tripling valuation to $5.5bn?

London-headquartered Checkout.com has just raised a $150m Series B funding round that saw it triple its valuation to $5.5bn, making it one of Europe’s most valuable FinTech startups.

AMB :- European pension funds to allocate more money for climate-linked passive assets

Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: European pension funds are earmarking more money to be invested in climate-linked passive assets, as a survey of pension plans finds that over half still have no allocation at all toward

UK bolsters foreign takeover defences as pandemic drives protectionist moves

The proposals follow similar actions by other European countries including Germany, Italy and Spain as the pandemic-induced fallout raises alarm bells across Europe

Spanish groups launch fund of funds with €250m in commitments

The new fund set up by the insurance company Mapfre and asset managers Altamar Capital and Abante will focus on the US and Europe

Large drop in worldwide investment fund assets in Q1 2020 against the backdrop of large net inflows

Opalesque Industry Update - The European Fund and Asset Management Association (EFAMA), has today published its latest International Statistical Release describing the trends in worldwide investment fund industry in the first quarter of 2020. Worldwide

DEWB sells MueTec to trade

Deutsche Effekten- und Wechsel-Beteiligungsgesellschaft (DEWB) has sold its stake in MueTec to listed China-headquartered Suzhou TZTEK Technology via the holding company SLSS Europe.

Epidarex strikes £102m for final close of new European life sciences VC fund

Life sciences-focused venture capital firm Epidarex Capital has hit a £102m final close for its third fund.

From PE darling to hard-hit sector: gyms face uncertain post-covid future

As gyms and fitness clubs across Europe gear up to welcome back consumers, Katharine Hidalgo explores their tricky path out of lockdown

PGGM, Glennmont launch Italian asset management services business GEMS

Glennmont Partners and the PGGM Infrastructure Fund have launched Green Energy Management Services to manage their portfolio of Italian renewable energy assets and provide asset management services to third party clients.

Fund VI Largest Ever for FTV

FTV has closed its sixth and largest fund to date, FTV VI LP, at its hard cap of $1.2 billion. The firm’s earlier fund closed in September 2016 at its hard cap of $850 million.

Fly Ventures bags €53m for new fund aimed at supporting the next generation of tech startups

Fly Ventures announces €53m fund to uncover the next-generation of industry-defining founders in pan-European tech.

Nordic Capital targets €5bn for newest private equity fund

The vehicle, focused on Northern Europe, is set to be larger than its predecessor, which closed in 2018 at €4.3bn

Bencis loos to raise $560m for its sixth private equity fund

Bencis, an investment firm focused on the Netherlands, Germany and Belgium, is looking to raise $560m for its sixth fund.

HQ Capital bags $750m private equity fund Auda Capital VIII

Private equity firm HQ Capital has just announced the raise of its largest fund ever in its three decade-long history. The global alternative investment firm of the Germany based HQ Group has announced the final

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