Barclays’ Staley: UK should forget EU, compete with NY and Singapore instead

'Brexit gives the UK the opportunity to define its own agenda'

Waterland looks to grow German fitness studio chain Fit/One after agreeing investment

Waterland Private Equity has agreed to invest in German fitness studio chain Fit/One.

Great Hill Partners investment helps mobile workforce management business BigChange to £100m valuation

Mobile workforce management tech business BigChange has picked up investment from private equity house Great Hill Partners to value the business at £100m.

Software and Hi-Tech
Waterland invests in FitOne

Waterland invests in FitOne

Waterland Private Equity has acquired a 50% stake in Germany-based fitness studio chain FitOne.

Public
Enterprise Investors completes PragmaGo take-private

Enterprise Investors completes PragmaGo take-private

Polish private equity firm Enterprise Investors (EI) has bought a majority stake in listed financial service PragmaGo in a take-private deal worth €8.5m.

Signature Aviation bidding war ends as rivals Blackstone, GIP team up for $4.7bn deal

The battle to buy private jet operator Signature Aviation has ended in accord after competing bidders Blackstone and Global Infrastructure Partners agreed to team up for a $4.7bn buyout.

Angel / Venture
Consortium in €10m round for NexWafe

Consortium in €10m round for NexWafe

A consortium of venture capital and corporate investors has backed a €10m funding round for photovoltaic wafer production startup NexWafe.

Pharma and Healthcare
Soleus leads $35m series-C extension for Inivata

Soleus leads $35m series-C extension for Inivata

Soleus Capital has led a $35m series-C funding round extension in cancer genomics company Inivata.

Manufacturing and Industrial
Pinova buys majority stake in Ecoroll

Pinova buys majority stake in Ecoroll

Pinova Capital has acquired a majority stake in Germany-based Ecoroll, a manufacturer of metal surfacing equipment.

Manufacturing and Industrial
Peak Rock backs packaging specialist AMB

Peak Rock backs packaging specialist AMB

US-headquartered private equity firm Peak Rock Capital has acquired AMB, an Italian manufacturer of films for food packaging.

Event
SHS to launch new fund, make 3-4 deals in 2021

SHS to launch new fund, make 3-4 deals in 2021

Following the sale of its stake in Single Use Support, managing partner Sascha Alilovic and partner Manfred Ulmer-Weber speak to Unquote about the firm's investment and exit expectations for 2021, as well as fundraising prospects

Big debt fund commitments head $2.1bn of new investments from Florida SBA – report

Private equity majors Centerbridge and Cerberus Capital Management were the big winners from $2.1bn of new commitments from the Florida State Board of Administration.

GIP teams up with Blackstone and Cascade to buy Signature Aviation

The group agreed to pay $4.73bn in cash for the British private jet services company

Osae Partners collects €250m for debut real estate fund

The Paris-based firm set up in 2018 is expected to benefit from Covid-19-related market dislocation

Veteran venture capital house SJF seals $175m Fund V final close

Veteran early-stage investment house SJF Ventures has closed its biggest fund yet after bringing in $175m for the final close of the vehicle.

Top Tier Capital closes on $1.2bn across Fund IX, third Velocity fund, separate accounts

Top Tier Capital Partners has hauled in close to $1.2bn across a pair of new funds and several separate accounts.

Angel / Venture
ICG appoints Laurant as co-head of special situations

ICG appoints Laurant as co-head of special situations

Intermediate Capital Group (ICG) has appointed Lionel Laurant as managing director and co-head of special situations.

Asian secondaries specialist TR Capital collects $350m in hard cap Fund IV close

Secondaries-focused Asian private equity house TR Capital has struck a $350m hard cap final close for its fourth flagship fundraise.

Sapphire Ventures shines with $1.7bn of new capital to celebrate 10 years of independence

Sapphire Ventures has scored $1.7bn of new capital across a string of new funds, which will primarily be used to ramp up the firm's investments in Series B through IPO enterprise tech companies.

Qiming Venture Partners continues strong fundraising pace with final close of latest yuan-denominated fund

China's Qiming Venture Partners is keeping up a strong fundraising pace through the RMB2.85bn ($440m) final close of its latest yuan-denominated fundraise.

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