LongueVue Capital has closed the acquisition of Traco Packaging with senior debt backing from Abacus Finance Group. Traco is a manufacturer and distributor of packaging equipment and shrink wrap packaging products including printed shrink labels,
Milan-based venture capital firm Panakès Partners has held a first close for its second fund; Panakès Fund II will broaden the firm's focus to include biotechnology, building on the medical technology focus of its debut
Pamplona Capital has agreed to sell bakery ingredients, products, and supplies business BakeMark to fellow private equity house Clearlake Capital. The post Pamplona Capital to exit bakery ingredients business BakeMark to Clearlake Capital first appeared
European healthcare investment specialist GHO Capital has raced to a €2bn final close for its third flagship fund. The post GHO Capital races to €2bn fund close in just four months, well above €1.25bn target
Keensight Capital has sold its stake in Spain-headquartered autonomous mobile robots manufacturer Asti Mobile Robotics to industrial technology business ABB.
European private equity fundraising is on track for a record year after firms hauled in close to €60bn of capital in the first half of the year, new data from PitchBook shows. The post European
US buyout house Apollo is reportedly in talks to join a consortium led by Fortress Investment Group that last month agreed a £9.5m takeover of UK supermarket chain Morrisons. The post Apollo in talks to
Singapore sovereign wealth investor GIC has teamed with Lime Rock New Energy to invest in electrification and green energy transformation specialist Qmerit. The post GIC teams with Lime Rock New Energy for electric vehicle charging
HIG Capital credit affiliate Whitehorse has soared past its target for its new direct lending fund to reach a $1.65bn final close. The post HIG beats target in $1.65bn Whitehorse direct lending fund close first
Software and services-focused private equity investor FPE Capital has exited its investment in Microsoft Dynamics 365 partner TNP to trade buyer Node4. The post Latest in string of FPE Capital exits sees all Fund II
A majority (62%) of GPs polled in Investec's latest GP Trends survey have declined to invest in a company on ESG or ethical grounds in 2021.
With the first half of 2021 now in the books, the team looks at key takeaways and numbers across deal-doing and fundraising, and ponders where the market might be headed.
Bowmark Capital has strengthened its investment, portfolio and origination teams with six new appointments.
EQT-backed Cerba HealthCare is close to acquiring Italian laboratory diagnostics company Lifebrain, according to four sources familiar with the situation.
Austria-headquartered Speedinvest has held a final close on EUR 60m for its second fund focused on marketplaces and consumer investments, Speedinvest x Fund 2.
The London firm wrapped up its latest investment vehicle in less than four months and plans a new US office
Apollo co-founder says he was engaged in a consensual relationship with woman until she began extorting him in 2015
Italian life sciences investor Panakès Partners has struck a €150m first close for its sophomore fundraise amid upping its goal to €180m and expanding into biotech. The post Panakès Partners hits €150m first close for
Spac sponsors can still make plenty of money even if the new company’s shares decline significantly after the merger
Chris Perriello says the secondary market’s rapid growth could create pressure on capital formation
