Manufacturing and Industrial
Equistone buys majority stake in Kusters Beheer

Equistone buys majority stake in Kusters Beheer

Equistone is to acquire a majority stake in Netherlands-based precision components manufacturer Kusters Beheer.

Portfolio Company News
Schroders sells portfolio of seven assets to Rosetta for £49m

Schroders sells portfolio of seven assets to Rosetta for £49m

Schroders UK Public Private Trust has sold a portfolio of seven life sciences companies to Rosetta Capital for £49m.

KKR brings in Park Square partner Small to boost European credit operation

Global buyout house KKR has hired Michael Small from Park Square Capital as a partner in its European credit and markets team.

Fintech and Finance
Pollen Street and QIC invest £200m in Markerstudy

Pollen Street and QIC invest £200m in Markerstudy

Pollen Street Capital and the Qatar Insurance Corporation (QIC) have invested £200m in insurance products company Markerstudy.

Luminate Capital Partners exits AMTdirect to trade buyer MRI Software

Software-focused growth investor Luminate Capital Partners has sold AMTdirect, a provider of lease accounting, lease administration, and facilities management software, to MRI Software.

Appointments
Blue Horizon hires Köktentürk

Blue Horizon hires Köktentürk

Alternative protein investor Blue Horizon has hired Sedef Köktentürk as a managing partner and chief operating officer in its executive team.

Verdane hits €540m hard cap close for new Edda growth fund as Covid moves world ‘from bricks to clicks’

Nordic private equity house Verdane has hit a €540m hard cap close for its second Edda fund targeting growth-stage investments in tech-enabled businesses.

Europe
Verdane exceeds target for second Edda fund; closes on €540m

Verdane exceeds target for second Edda fund; closes on €540m

Northern European investor Verdane has held a final close on €540m for Verdane Edda II, its second growth fund investing in technology-enabled businesses.

Email platform SparkPost gets $180m investment from LLR Partners, NewSpring Capital, PNC Bank

Email sending and optimisation platform SparkPost has scored a $180m investment round from LLR Partners, NewSpring Capital and PNC Bank.

Software and Hi-Tech
BGF invests more than £380m in 2020

BGF invests more than £380m in 2020

BGF has announced its 2020 investment figures, in which it said it invested more than £380m during the year.

Flexpoint Ford agrees first UK investment with planned take-private of AFH Financial Group

Financial services and healthcare-focused private equity firm Flexpoint Ford has agreed to its first UK investment by backing financial planning-led wealth management business AFH Financial Group.

TCV takes aim at next generation of tech giants with $4bn Fund IX close

Veteran VC house Technology Crossover Ventures has soared to a $4bn final close for its biggest fund yet after just a few months in the market.

Angel / Venture
Register for the Healthcare Sector Focus virtual event

Register for the Healthcare Sector Focus virtual event

Acuris is launching a new series of virtual events in conjunction with the launch of the Private Markets+ platform, which is be supported by our AVCJ, Unquote, Inframation, Debtwire and Creditflux brands.

Scientific breakthrough-focused VC investor Prime Movers Lab strikes $245m Fund II close

Prime Movers Lab, an investor in breakthrough scientific startups it hopes will revolutionise the world's most important industries, has closed its second early-stage investment fund on $245m.

NextView Ventures cements move to ‘full seed spectrum’ with $100m Fund IV close

Seed capital investor NextView Ventures has struck a $100m final close for its fourth fundraise, sailing past its $70m goal.

KKR Appoints Michael Small as Partner in European Credit & Markets Team

Appointment further demonstrates focus on scaling KKR's Private Credit business globally LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- KKR, a leading global investment firm, today announced the appointment of Michael Small as a Partner in KKR's European Credit & Markets

KKR & Co. Inc. to Announce Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2020 Results

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- KKR & Co. Inc. (NYSE: KKR) announced today that it plans to release its financial results for the fourth quarter and full year 2020 on Monday, February 8, 2021, after the closing

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