Flood of euro supply causes periphery widening

A deluge of euro paper hit the SSA market this week as issuers flocked to the market to take advantage of the surge in confidence after the European Central Bank’s expanded its pandemic emergency purchase

Sofinnova Partners sells its stake in Corvidia in $2.1bn deal

Life sciences venture capital firm Sofinnova Partners has sold its portfolio company Corvidia Therapeutics to Novo Nordisk for $2.1bn.

Kian Capital Partners sells its position in healthcare education company TrueLearn

Middle-market private equity firm Kian Capital Partners has successfully exited TrueLearn, a provider of virtual learning and exam preparation technology for physicians and healthcare professionals.

BoE boosts QE, Gilts unmoved

The Bank of England added £150bn to its quantitative easing programme at its monetary policy meeting on Thursday. The move will go a long way to soaking up the additional supply of Gilts.

Brynwood Taps Nestle Again

Brynwood Partners has formed Buitoni Food Company to acquire the North American Buitoni business from Nestlé at an enterprise value of $115 million. Buitoni is a national brand in the refrigerated pasta, sauces, and cheese

Capital Partners Buys MicroCare

Capital Partners has acquired MicroCare, a manufacturer of fluids and tools used for cleaning, coating, and lubrication. The buy of MicroCare was made through Capital Partners Private Equity Income Fund III LP, a $600 million

Trinity Hunt Continues Legal Services Efforts

Trinity Hunt Partners has acquired Juris Medicus, a provider of medical expert sourcing and case management services. San Antonio-headquartered Juris Medicus was founded in 2011 by its CEO, Dr. Gilbert Meadows, and provides services to

PE and distressed debt most popular strategies among private investors – survey

Three-fifths of high net worth investors said they are ready to support small and medium-sized British businesses

Health insurance, corporate wellbeing engagement platform Tictrac gets Puma Private Equity backing

Puma Private Equity has led a $7.5m investment into Tictrac, the a wellbeing engagement platform provider used by health insurance customers and corporate employees.

Tictrac raises $7.5m from Puma Private Equity

UK-based health engagement company Tictrac has raised $7.5m in a funding round led by Puma Private Equity.

LPs give thumbs up to video pitches for fundraising, praise GP engagement via ‘Covid calls’

The vast majority of private equity LPs are seeing proactive engagement from GPs on the impact of the coronavirus crisis on their portfolios, new research shows.

Highland backs €21m round for Alkemics

Highland Capital Partners Europe has backed a €21m series-C funding round for France-based retail supplier platform Alkemics, along with existing investors Cathay Capital, Index Ventures, SEB and Serena Capital.

Cloud security business TitanHQ gets backing from UK private equity house Livingbridge

Mid-market UK private equity house Livingbridge has bought into fast-growing global cloud security business TitanHQ using its £334m third Enterprise Fund.

EQT launches “game-changing” ESG-linked bridge financing facility, could reach €5bn

EQT has launched what is believed to be the first ESG-linked fund bridge facility of its kind in the global fund financing markets, calling it a "game changer" for the firm and private equity industry.

BBB appoints Lewis La Torre as interim CEO

British Business Bank (BBB) has appointed Catherine Lewis La Torre as interim CEO.

Fidelis Insurance gets another $500m of equity from backers including CVC, Crestview, ADIA

Fidelis Insurance has picked up another $500m of equity capital from existing backers including CVC Capital, Crestview and the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority.

Online fraud hunter NS8 seals $123m venture capital investment round

Online fraud prevention company NS8 has picked up $123m in venture capital funding led Lightspeed Venture Partners and AXA Venture Partners.

What access to the $6.2tn 401(k) pension market means for private equity

Most firms have a lot of work to do if they want to attract Americans’ retirement savings

Banks slammed for failing to join UK charter on race founded two years ago

Racial diversity among firms has come to the fore amid the surge in activism surrounding the Black Lives Matter movement

Blank check firm Tiga Investments targets US IPO

Singapore-based special purpose acquisition company (Spac) Tiga Acquisition Corp has set in motion a $200m listing on the New York Stock Exchange.

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