Huawei Technologies, sanctioned by the US and now having its participation in the UK's 5G network questioned by the government, looked into raising hundreds of millions of euros in the Schuldschein market two years ago.
The firm, launched last year, is investing between €25m and €150m in pan-European mid-market businesses
Concirrus, an insurance software developer, has raised another $6m in funding, hot on the heels of its recent $20m Series B round.
Newly-launched private equity house bd-capital has sealed its first investment by backing Symprove, a startup attempting to disrupt the £35bn probiotics market.
The British Business Bank has made its largest commitment to date from its £500m managed funds programme, by committing to a pair of LGT Capital Partners fundraises.
Fresh Direct Produce, a distributor of fresh, ethnic, tropical, organic, and specialty produce and a portfolio company of HKW, has acquired Mike and Mike’s Organics. Mike and Mike’s is a non-grower distributor of organic fruits
The British government-backed group is committing to Helios Investors IV fund, which aims to raise $1.25bn to support initiatives in African countries
CVC Capital Partners has raised one of the biggest private equity funds of all time by hauling in a reported €21.3bn for a final close for its eighth flagship fundraise.
Monument will offer clients buy-to-let and property investment lending of up to £2m through a completely digital process
The firm created by former Apollo executives is expected to help peer-to-peer lending company Lending Works scale up its operations to almost £1bn of lending each year by 2025
Special situations-focused private equity investor Intriva Capital has backed UK consumer credit and peer-to-peer lending business Lending Works.
Private equity specialist Raymond McKeeve is among a pair of new senior hires at Avonhurst, a political strategy and legal advisory firm dedicated to representing sophisticated capital.
Tech-focused European growth equity investor Kennet Partners has raised $250m for the final close of its fifth flagship fund.
UK private equity house Maven Capital Partners has led a further investment in Bright Network, a media technology recruitment platform aiming to connect employers with graduate workers.
Sister company Harveys will continue to trade in administration
The fund, which has a £300m target, will focus on making majority-stake investments in lower middle-market companies in the UK and Ireland
At a cash price of 161p per share, the takeover offer represents a premium of 43.8% to the closing share price of Cello on 30 June
Alternative investment fund manager Innvotec has launched Female Ventures Fund (FVF) to invest exclusively in UK female-founded or co-founded enterprises.
Freeline, a British clinical-stage biotechnology company, has closed a $120m extended series-C financing. The round was led by Novo Holdings, Eventide Asset Management and Wellington Management Company.
SCP Private Equity has permanently shut the British menswear retailer's all 66 stores across the UK
