Hg buys into cloud accountancy platform Silverfin amid rising demand for services

European private equity investor Hg has led a "significant" Series B round for cloud accountancy platform Silverfin.

Impact investing: LP perspectives

Sofia Karadima investigates the increasing appetite for impact investing by speaking to three European LPs about how they define impact, their favoured measurement metrics, and the kinds of managers they look for

Funding scorecard: European sovereigns

This week's funding scorecard looks at the progress European sovereigns have made in their funding programmes in early June.

Periphery sovereigns cue up deals after Pepp boost

Greece and Ireland are set to test the primary bond market this week, returning to one buoyed by a fresh injection of confidence after the European Central Bank expanded its Pndemic Emergency Purchase Programme (Pepp)

Spain and SNCF go for 20s after EIB smashes records with Ecoop

Spain and SNCF SA announced new euro benchmarks with 20 year maturities on Monday, following the European Investment Bank’s record-breaking effort in the tenor last Friday.

SURE applications roll in, but Europe still counting on Pepp

European Union member states have begun applying for loans from the bloc’s €100bn Support to Mitigate Unemployment Risks in an Emergency (SURE) package. Unlike with other European rescue lending facilities, countries seem less concerned with

DevCo-backed VAG acquires ZMK Technologies

DevCo-backed Vexve Armatury Group (VAG) has acquired a majority stake in German valve supplier ZMK Technologies from Advanced Holdings – a Singaporean listed company focusing on engineering services and clean technologies – and the founders

BoE floats ‘temporary changes’ to capital buffers

The Bank of England has said it may be necessary to make ‘temporary changes’ to capital buffers in the UK, owing to concerns that the existing framework could discourage banks from lending during the coronavirus

Livonia sells Thermory to UG Investeeringud

Livonia Partners is in the process of selling its controlling stake in Thermory, an Estonian manufacturer of thermally modified wood and sauna products, to domestic holding UG Investeeringud.

Negative rates ‘in the toolbox’

Andrew Bailey, governor of the Bank of England, has announced that negative rates are “part of the toolbox” but that he sees no reason to make use of them yet.

Taylor returns to Goldman for Australia ECM job

Ian Taylor has rejoined Goldman Sachs, as head of equity capital markets for Australia and New Zealand, following a short stint at a fintech-focused merchant bank in the US.

Consortium backs €8.8m round for Bepro

Existing investors Altos Ventures and Softbank Ventures have backed a €8.8m round for Germany-based football analytics software Bepro, along with new investors Saehan Ventures, Springcamp and Miraeasset Ventures.

True Ventures powers on with hectic fundraising pace, eyes over $750m across two new funds

True Ventures is already back in the market eyeing more than $750m across a pair of new funds, less than two years after closing its predecessor vehicles in the strategies.

Veteran Silverfleet Capital partner retires after almost 30 years with firm

Veteran Silverfleet Capital partner Kay Ashton has retired from the firm after almost 30 years with the business.

Ye Chiu breaks four year loan hiatus for $150m

Recycling aluminium manufacturer Ye Chiu Group has returned to the loan market after a four year absence for a $150m deal to meet its refinancing needs.

Ex-CVC Asia operations director joins CDIB Capital to boost China investment capabilities

Asian private equity investor CDIB Capital has brought former CVC Capital Asian operations director Stephen Li to boost its Chinese investment abilities.

Vitruvian Partners buys into growing European digital signature, ID business Scrive

Vitruvian Partners has bought European digital signature and identity solutions business Scrive.

Investec spin-out launches recovery fund to save South African economy “in induced coma”

A new coronavirus economic recovery fund targeting South Africa has been launched by Ninety One, which has just demerged from Investec Bank, and Ethos Private Equity.

Elliott Management, Siris Capital-backed Travelport hopes to weather coronavirus challenge with up to $1bn of new financing

The private equity arm of activist investor Elliott Management Corp has teamed with Siris Capital to help existing portfolio business Travelport Worldwide weather the coronavirus crisis with up to $1bn of new financing.

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