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AEI Closes Seventh Buy for Redwire

AEI Closes Seventh Buy for Redwire

Redwire, a portfolio company of AE Industrial Partners, has acquired Deployable Space Systems. Deployable Space Systems (DSS) is a provider of mechanisms, deployable structures, telescopic booms, and solar arrays used in satellite and space applications.

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Grafine Continues Team Build

Grafine Continues Team Build

Grafine Partners has hired Julie Fisher as a new managing director. In her new position with Grafine, Ms. Fisher will focus primarily on business development and investor relations. Grafine sources, screens, structures and invests in

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Praesidium Adds Business Development Pro

Praesidium Adds Business Development Pro

Praesidium has added Daniel McHale to its investment team as its new Director of Client Service and Business Development. Mr. McHale has more than 20 years of alternative investment and business development experience. “Dan is

Peterson Partners seals second fund close of 2021 by raising its biggest-ever flagship vehicle

Veteran private equity investor Peterson Partners has closed its second fund of the year by hauling in $225m for its biggest-ever flagship investment vehicle.

Former House speaker Paul Ryan to join Solamere Capital

Former House speaker will be a partner at the Boston private equity firm

Software and Hi-Tech
Ardian buys majority stake in GBA from Quadriga

Ardian buys majority stake in GBA from Quadriga

Ardian has acquired a majority stake in German laboratory analysis specialist GBA Group from Quadriga Capital.

Angel / Venture
VCs in CHF 15m round for Carvolution

VCs in CHF 15m round for Carvolution

Entrepreneur Francisco Fernandez has led a CHF 15m funding round for Switzerland-based car subscription platform Carvolution.

Oak HC/FT raises $1.4bn to leverage huge digital adoption shift in wake of Covid-19

Healthcare and fintech investor Oak HC/FT has raised a new $1.4bn fund as it looks to profit from an accelerating shift in digital adoption fuelled by the Covid-19 pandemic.

Blackstone’s booming secondaries arm said to eye another $15bn across two new fundraises

Blackstone’s $38bn secondaries unit Strategic Partners is reportedly eyeing up to $15bn across a pair of new secondaries private equity funds.

Software and Hi-Tech
2150 holds first close on €130m for debut fund

2150 holds first close on €130m for debut fund

2150 has held a first close on €130m for its debut fund.

Software and Hi-Tech
Nobel buys Vitaminstore from Aletra

Nobel buys Vitaminstore from Aletra

Nobel Capital has acquired a majority stake in Vitaminstore from Aletra Capital Partners.

Which alternatives sectors have seen a rally in secondaries pricing – and which are falling short?

Secondaries fund prices have rallied across a string of alternatives in the last quarter of 2020 according to new data from Setter Capital - but several asset classes are still feeling the pinch amid ongoing

Politics
Pinova, eCapital sell stakes in BrandMaker to Rubicon

Pinova, eCapital sell stakes in BrandMaker to Rubicon

Pinova Capital and eCapital have sold their stakes in Germany-based marketing software platform BrandMaker to Rubicon Technology Partners.

Consumer Services
Intriva invests in £60m MoneyPlus MBO

Intriva invests in £60m MoneyPlus MBO

Intriva Capital has invested in a £60m management buyout for consumer debt advice company MoneyPlus Group.

Oil and Energy
Midroc New Technology leads €9m round for CorPower Ocean

Midroc New Technology leads €9m round for CorPower Ocean

Stockholm-based wave energy technology company CorPower Ocean has raised €9m in a funding round led by Midroc New Technology. 

Business Services
Arcaris buys Magro Verbindungselemente

Arcaris buys Magro Verbindungselemente

Arcaris Management has acquired industrial procurement and logistics business Magro Verbindungselemente.

Hellman & Friedman picks up PennSERS backing as Fund X said to draw near huge close

The $34.5bn-managing Pennsylvania State Employees’ Retirement System has picked private equity major Hellman & Friedman for its latest buyout fund commitment.

Peregrine Capital partners with Prescient Fund Services for its first Global Equity UCITS Fund

Opalesque Industry Update - Peregrine Capital (Pty) Ltd will start marketing its Peregrine Capital Global Equity Fund, following its launch on 18 November 2020. The fund, which sits on the Prescient Global Funds ICAV platform

Appointments
August Equity hires Walsh, Stevens and Coates

August Equity hires Walsh, Stevens and Coates

August Equity has hired Greg Walsh, Mark Stevens and Michael Coates to its investment team.

Synova scores 4.5x return selling wealth manager Fairstone to TA after huge EBITDA, AUM growth

Private equity house Synova has scored an impressive 4.5x return selling UK wealth manager Fairstone Group to buyout major TA Associates.

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