The Bolt-Ons Digest – 14 December 2022
The Bolt-ons Digest is a compilation done by Unquote with the main add-on deals announced by PE-backed companies in Europe over the last few days.
The Bolt-ons Digest is a compilation done by Unquote with the main add-on deals announced by PE-backed companies in Europe over the last few days.
Tech sponsor Hg has agreed to sell Transporeon to US-listed industrial technology group Trimble in a deal that values the German transportation management software provider at EUR 1.88bn.
Kester Capital has agreed to sell Vixio Regulatory Intelligence, a UK-based provider of global regulatory intelligence to the payments and gambling markets, to European private equity investor Perwyn.
Austrian VC firm Speedinvest has raised EUR 500m for its fourth flagship fund and held a EUR 80m final close for its Climate & Industry Opportunity vehicle.
William Blair has opened an office in Madrid and added investment banking capabilities to its Zurich office.
France-headquartered private equity asset manager Mircap Partners is aiming to hold a first close for its debut co-investment fund by the end of 2022, founding partner Michele Mezzarobba told Unquote.
Two thirds of large LPs and public pension funds are citing the denominator effect as a factor that is slowing down the pace of their commitments to private equity, Coller Capital’s latest Global Private Equity
Intermediate Capital Group is in the early stages of exploring a sale of With Intelligence, the data and intelligence service used by the asset management industry, sources familiar with the matter said.
Pan-European growth equity fund Move Capital plans to secure a final close for its debut European growth technology fund by H1 2023, co-founders Sophie Sursock and Hervé Malaussena told Unquote.
EQT has transferred its minority stake in Swiss drug delivery manufacturer SHL Medical to EQT Future, the GP's new impact-driven, longer-hold investment strategy.
Bicycle manufacturer Pinarello will hit the Italian auction pipeline in a process guided by Houlihan Lokey, a source close to and a source familiar with the situation said.
Christophe de Dardel is to take up the role of the CEO at Switzerland-headquartered asset manager Unigestion from 1 January 2023, succeeding Fiona Frick after her 12-year tenure in the role.
US software investor Thoma Bravo has completed fundraising for its buyout funds totaling more than USD 32.4bn in capital commitments.
Insurance broker and risk adviser Marsh has appointed Paul Knowles as its global head of private equity and M&A (PEMA) practice.
KKR is acquiring a majority stake in April Group, a French insurance broker backed by CVC since 2019.
NatWest Group private banking arm Coutts and growth capital investor BGF has raised more than £80m for a UK Enterprise Fund targeting scale-up and early-stage businesses. The post NatWest private banking arm Coutts, BGF reach
Motive Partners has agreed to acquire German VC firm embedded/capital, expanding the geographic outreach of its recently created venture capital arm.
Fintech investor Motive Partners has agreed to buy European venture capital platform embedded/capital. The firm, which boasts former JPMorgan Chase exec Blythe Masters as a founding partner, will expand its operations into Europe through the investment
With a haul of large funds now expected to hold closings in the first quarter of next year, emerging and midcap managers are likely to endure an even tougher fundraising environment, participants at the SuperInvestor
UK investor Fasanara Capital has picked up a $200m mandata from one of Canada's biggest pension funds to target fintech deals. The post Crypto, fintech investor Fasanara Capital gets $200m Canadian pension giant mandate first
