Event management software company Aventri confident of post-Covid-19 rebound, gets new HGGC, Level Equity investment

Event management software business Aventri has closed a strategic growth equity round with current private equity investors HGGC and Level Equity.

Ex-Warburg Pincus execs raise €392m for debut tech-driven B2B fund

Specialist investment firm Corten Capital has held the €392m final close for its maiden fund, which will back technology-driven B2B services.

Resolute Capital Partners invests in fellow private equity house Finance Technology Leverage

Resolute Capital Partners has invested in fellow private equity house Finance Technology Leverage to help it back innovators in the energy, life sciences, industrial technology, and aerospace sectors.

Bertram Capital brings in ex-ORIX, ShoreView Industries exec Yu to bolster industrials investments

California private equity house Bertram Capital has expanded out its investment team by bringing in Kevin Yu as a vice president and Ming Dai as an associate.

Cybersecurity startup SecurityGate.io seals Houston Ventures-led Series A round

Cybersecurity startup SecurityGate.io has closed its Series A funding round, with Houston Ventures leading the investmen

Sherpa Capital shrugs of coronavirus fears to close the first private equity fund in Spain since the pandemic began and doing so in just a matter of weeks

Iberian private equity firm Sherpa Capital has held the final close for its fourth fund, securing a capital pool of €120m.

First Atlantic Adds to Packaging Platform

C-P Flexible Packaging, a portfolio company of First Atlantic Capital since February 2013, has acquired Genpak Flexible from The Jim Pattison Group. Genpak Flexible’s products include die-cut rollstock and pouches, as well as paper-based laminations

European PE has worst half-year for deals since the global financial crisis amid Covid-19

As of 12 June, the industry had reported 205 transactions, 38% down year on year, according to Imperial College London's Centre for Management Buyout Research (CMBOR)

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.

Coronavirus user surge helps Canva strike $6bn valuation through latest VC investment round

Australian design software company Canva has surged to a $6bn valuation thanks to its latest venture capital-backed investment round.

“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

Dyal said to near $1bn loan against PE firms in its portfolio to pay investor dividend

Dyal Capital, one of the biggest investment firms focused on buying stakes in private equity houses, is reportedly nearing a $1bn loan made against the fee income of the buyout houses it backs in order

Riverside passes $260m for latest Asia-Pacific fund, rebranded as Australia Fund III

Riverside has raised more than $260m towards its latest Asia-Pacific fund, which the firm has rebranded to underline its heavy focus on the Australasian market.

Ares leads ‘world’s biggest unitranche loan’ with £1.875bn Ardonagh Group financing

Ares Management has led what it says is the biggest-ever unitranche loan through the £1.875m financing for insurance broker The Ardonagh Group.

Lightyear Capital buys into PE-backed digital insurance broker Health Plan One

Financial services-focused private equity house Lightyear Capital has agreed to buy an indirect controlling stake in digital insurance broker Health Plan One.

Financial services cloud marketing software, services business FMG Suite gets Aurora Capital Partners backing

FMG Suite, a SaaS company specialising in cloud-based marketing software and services for financial services professionals and insurance agencies, has picked up a new funding round led by Aurora Capital Partners.

EU regulators to probe Refinitiv-LSE deal

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

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