New European healthtech investor Lauxera Capital hits €100m first close for debut fundraise

Newly-created healthcare investor Lauxera Capital Partners has pulled in about €100m for the first close of its debut fundraise.

London banks need to shift more staff in wake of Brexit, says EU

'We have sufficient strategic and risk-management capacity onshore here. We are not there yet, for some banks we are but not for all the banks'

AMB :- Europe: Dry powder for direct lending far outstrips other private debt strategies

Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: Direct lending funds targeting Europe stand to benefit from tighter lending criteria at eurozone banks, said a report by Preqin. As per the report, over the past eight years, direct lending

AMB :- Opalesque Exclusive: A new event driven fund finds opportunity in Europe

Bailey McCann, Opalesque New York for New Managers: 2020 was a great year for event driven strategies. The category was up 9.3% at the end of the year, according to data from HFR. Event driven

Opalesque Exclusive: A new event driven fund finds opportunity in Europe

Bailey McCann, Opalesque New York for New Managers: 2020 was a great year for event driven strategies. The category was up 9.3% at the end of the year, according to data from HFR...Article Link

AMB :- VC investment in the Asia-Pacific region remained strong with $25.2bn in Q4 2020

Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: In its strongest performing quarter of the year, Asia attracted $25.2 billion in VC investment in Q4&`20 - up from $24.4 billion in Q3&`20, said a study. "VC investment in Asi...Article

British judge grants US extradition request for Abraaj founder

Arif Naqvi faces racketeering, fraud, theft and bribery charges in the US

Carlyle invests in French AI startup after a year as client

The private-equity firm is co-leading a roughly $9.1m investment in SESAMm SAS

KKR appoints partner in European credit & markets team

Michael Small to join KKR's London office in mid-2021

IPO
Advent-backed InPost prices IPO at €8bn valuation

Advent-backed InPost prices IPO at €8bn valuation

Advent International-backed Polish parcel locker company InPost has priced its IPO at €16 per share, corresponding to a market capitalisation of €8bn.

Reddit-fuelled anti hedge-fund trading surge sees Silver Lake’s AMC investment soar

Small-scale investors pouring into stocks in a collaborative effort to cripple short-selling hedge funds has seen the share price of Silver Lake-backed AMC Entertainment balloon.

Politics
Apax, DTCP, Summit exit Signavio

Apax, DTCP, Summit exit Signavio

Apax Partners, Deutsche Telekom Capital Partners (DTCP) and Summit Partners have sold their stakes in Germany-based business process management software business Signavio to SAP.

Verdane closes Edda II fund at hard cap of €540m

The fund raising brings the total committed capital across Verdane’s nine funds to over €3bn

Angel / Venture
Cathay et al. in €49m series-B for Alma

Cathay et al. in €49m series-B for Alma

Cathay Innovation, Seaya Ventures, Idinvest, BPI France (via BPI France Large Venture Fund) and Picus Capital have invested in a €49m series-B financing round for French payment specialist Alma.

Private equity secondary volume buckled last year

Second-hand fund transactions dropped 25% as the pandemic dampened the market, a report said

Apollo agrees buyout of Showa Denko aluminium units, deal pegged at about $480m

Japanese chemicals company Showa Denko has agreed to sell its aluminium subsidiary to Apollo Global Management.

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