Software and Hi-Tech
ECM buys majority stake in YellowFox

ECM buys majority stake in YellowFox

ECM Equity Capital Management has acquired a majority stake in Germany-based telematics business YellowFox.

Consumer Services
Rigeto Unternehmerkapital buys majority stake in Crusta Nova

Rigeto Unternehmerkapital buys majority stake in Crusta Nova

Rigeto Unternehmerkapital has acquired a majority stake in Germany-based fish and seafood retailer Crusta Nova.

JMI Equity veteran Arrowsmith replaces Barber as managing general partner amid string of promotions

Software-focused JMI Equity has named its veteran investor Peter Arrowsmith as managing general partner amid a string of promotions at the firm.

Software and Hi-Tech
Latour sells Sogetrel to Andera-led consortium

Latour sells Sogetrel to Andera-led consortium

Latour Capital has fully exited its investment in communication networks specialist Sogetrel via a sale to its management team, supported by a consortium of funds led by Andera Partners.

Consumer Services
Comhar acquires Bazaar for £10m

Comhar acquires Bazaar for £10m

Comhar Capital has acquired furniture manufacturer and retailer The Bazaar Group.

Japan’s T Capital hits JPY81bn hard cap close for first fund since Tokio Marine spinout

Japanese private equity investor T Capital Partners has struck a JPY81bn ($780m) final close for its first independent fundraise.

Software and Hi-Tech
Omikron buys Polish company Dagat ECO

Omikron buys Polish company Dagat ECO

Polish private equity firm Omikron Capital has wholly acquired Dagat ECO, a Poznan–based metal treatment company.

GTCR buys, merges medical consumables pair to create Corza Medical

Private equity major GTCR has bought and merged a pair of medical products businesses to create new company Corza Medical.

Software and Hi-Tech
Mutares buys Ericsson Services Italia

Mutares buys Ericsson Services Italia

Mutares has carved out Ericsson Services Italia from Ericsson Telecomunicazioni.

Vitruvian buys stake in IT business Expereo from Apax

The deal is reported to have doubled the value of the Amsterdam-based company to €750m

Vitruvian Partners buys into Apax Partners’ cloud, networking services portfolio business Expereo

Vitruvian Partners has agreed to buy into Apax Partners portfolio business Expereo, which provides managed internet, cloud and networking.

Pharma and Healthcare
Erisbeg invests in Chris Mee Group

Erisbeg invests in Chris Mee Group

Erisbeg has invested in health and safety company Chris Mee Group.

HIG to buy into insurance marketplace eHealth as Covid shift to online intensifies

HIG Capital has entered a binding agreement to invest in health insurance marketplace eHealth in a $225m deal.

Pollen Street brings in experienced head of business development as Fund IV raise continues

Former RBS private equity arm Pollen Street Capital has brought in investment industry veteran Hugh Cutler as head of business development.

Capza hires two co-heads for pandemic recovery fund investing €500m AXA France mandate

Asset manager Capza has hired two co-heads of its Expansion fund, which is investing a €500m mandate from insurance giant AXA France.

Sustainable investments face tougher times after 2020 boom

The ESG investing boost is a rare bright spot to come out of the pandemic, but can it last?

When Spacs attack! A new force is invading Wall Street

‘Blank cheque’ firms are in pursuit of America’s hottest startups. Is the invasion a sign of a market euphoria that can’t last?

Nearly a third of workers to work remotely post-pandemic – survey

A Deloitte report also found that companies were forced to scramble to get technology in place to facilitate WFH

Carve-out time: How PE firms are targeting value in complex deals

Private equity’s appetite for business lines or subsidiaries affected by Covid-19 is set to hit record highs in 2021. But how to pull such complex transactions off with success? Dealmakers and industry insiders share some

Silver Lake nets $113m profit after liquidating entire AMC stake

The private equity firm took advantage of a recent run-up in the cinema chain’s stock price to sell all of its shares

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