Consumer Services
Vendis acquires Dutch company Ecostyle

Vendis acquires Dutch company Ecostyle

Private equity firm Vendis Capital has acquired Ecostyle, a Dutch retailer of sustainable garden care products.

Storied buyout house Kohlberg & Co navigates Covid to raise hefty $3.4bn for Fund IX

Veteran private equity house Kohlberg & Company has soared to a $3.4bn final close for its ninth flagship fundraise.

Angel / Venture
Abingworth Bioventures 8 closes on $465m

Abingworth Bioventures 8 closes on $465m

Abingworth has held a final close for its new life sciences fund, Abingworth Bioventures 8 (ABV 8), on its $465m hard-cap, exceeding its $375m target.

Sale-leaseback private real estate investment specialist LCN strikes $1.35bn close across third fund family

LCN Capital Partners has raised more than $1.35bn of commitments across a pair of new private real estate sale-leaseback funds.

New Harbor Capital races to $362m hard cap close for third flagship fundraise

New Harbor Capital has reached a $362m hard cap close for its third investment fund after just over three months in the market.

Business Services
Harwood takes stake in PLT alongside Firmament

Harwood takes stake in PLT alongside Firmament

Harwood Private Capital has invested in Principal Logistics Technologies (PLT), a warehouse management system software company, alongside The Firmament Group.

Public
Azulis backs business training specialist Orsys

Azulis backs business training specialist Orsys

Private equity firm Azulis Capital will acquire a controlling stake in French business and management training specialist Orsys, according to public documents published by the local competition authority.

Carlyle doubles its stake in Swiss refiner Varo Energy

The firm acquired the 33% stake owned by Dutch investment company Reggeborgh and now owns 66% of the business

Angel / Venture
VC-backed Auto1 announces IPO pricing

VC-backed Auto1 announces IPO pricing

Used-car trading platform Auto1, which is backed by VCs including Softbank and Target Global, has announced it has set its final offer price at €38 per share ahead of its IPO on the Frankfurt Stock

Carlyle, Brighton Park back Bangalore-based health, biotech commercialisation services provider Indegene

Private equity giant Carlyle has teamed with with Brighton Park Capital to invest in Bangalore-headquartered enterprise healthtech solutions provider Indegene.

Abingworth raises its biggest transatlantic biotech fund yet through $465m final close

Life science investor Abingworth has upped the ante yet again with its 13th fundraise by hitting a $465m final close for the fund.

Wilshire announces launch of Hypatia Women Hedge Fund Index, powered by Wilshire

Opalesque Industry Update - Wilshire announced the launch of a new Powered by Wilshire index, the Hypatia Women Hedge Fund Index. Created and owned by Hypatia Capital, calculated and maintained by Wilshire, the index is

Queens Park Equity celebrates £185m hard cap close for first fundraise

Queen's Park Equity has hit a £185m hard cap final close for its debut fundraise, beating its initial target despite the pressures of the Covid-19 pandemic.

Nordic Capital to create regional online loan comparison major with Sambla, Advisa merger

Nordic Capital has bought and merged two of the Scandinavia region's online comparison sites for personal finance, Sambla and Advisa.

Angel / Venture
How European venture capital weathered a rocky 2020

How European venture capital weathered a rocky 2020

The European VC market has quietly kept on building a head of steam in the past 12 months, regardless of a pandemic that otherwise threatened to cripple entire sections of the private equity industry, Unquote

Massachusetts pension PE head leaves for Fidelity

Mass PRIM tapped Michael McGirr to succeed Michael Bailey as private equity director

CVC buys Shiseido personal care unit in $1.5bn deal

The operations divested from the Japanese business include Shiseido’s well-known drugstore brands, such as Tsubaki hair care products and Senka face wash

Bill could make dealmaking more difficult

The UK’s National Security and Investment Bill could create delays and greater uncertainty if passed

Asia’s loan market: testing times ahead

Volumes in Asia’s loan market have slumped in recent years, with the pandemic only adding to the pressure. But the biggest challenges for both banks and borrowers are just starting to emerge — and will

Adaro goes wide for $400m loan

Indonesia’s Adaro Energy has sent out a request for proposals for a $400m loan to meet its refinancing needs.

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