Bill Gates and Blackstone team up for $4.3bn Signature Aviation bid

Under UK takeover panel rules, the consortium has until 14 January to either make an offer or walk away

Software and Hi-Tech
Apax France to acquire NL Mental Care from NPM Capital

Apax France to acquire NL Mental Care from NPM Capital

Apax France is to wholly acquire NL Mental Care in an SBO from NPM Capital.

Business Services
Marlin and Francisco to merge Unifaun and Consignor

Marlin and Francisco to merge Unifaun and Consignor

Marlin Equity Partners-backed company Unifaun has announced its merger with Consignor, a portfolio company of Francisco Partners.

Angel / Venture
CVC Capital Partners buys Stark Group from Lone Star

CVC Capital Partners buys Stark Group from Lone Star

CVC Capital Partners has signed an agreement to wholly acquire Danish heavy building materials distributor Stark Group from Lone Star Funds.

Ares, Ontario Teachers’ pension buy into PE-backed global packaging major TricorBraun

Ares Management and the Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan have teamed up to buy a majority stake in AEA Investors-backed global packaging major TricorBraun.

Sixth Street eyes European debt market with newly-raised €1bn fund

The firm's latest direct lending vehicle surpassed its €800m target

Manufacturing and Industrial
Blackstone, Carlyle in talks to take Signature Aviation private

Blackstone, Carlyle in talks to take Signature Aviation private

Blackstone Group and Carlyle Investment Management are each in talks to de-list aviation services company Signature Aviation.

Portfolio Company News
EQT, Verdane to merge Confirmit and FocusVision

EQT, Verdane to merge Confirmit and FocusVision

Private equity firms EQT and Verdane have announced the merger of their respective portfolio companies FocusVision and Confirmit.

Insight Partners helps create one of 2021’s first tech unicorns through huge Series B investment round

Private equity house Insight Partners has created one of 2021's first tech unicorns through a huge Series B investment in digital product building software specialist Quantum Metric.

Manufacturing and Industrial
NCI acquires Sopano majority stake

NCI acquires Sopano majority stake

NCI Gestion has acquired a majority stake in adhesive manufacturer Sopano.

Software and Hi-Tech
InfraVia leads €88m round for JobAndTalent

InfraVia leads €88m round for JobAndTalent

InfraVia Capital Partners has led a €88m series-C round for Spain-based temporary staffing agency JobAndTalent.

Arcline Investment adds to electronic components platform with Ohmega Technologies buyout

Arcline Investment Management has expanded its specialty electronic components platform with the acquisition of Ohmega Technologies.

Alternative Investments Benchmarking Survey reveals increased spending and hiring plans among asset managers

Opalesque Industry Update - Cutter Associates, LLC, a leading provider of research and consulting to the investment management industry, released findings from its Alternative Investments Benchmarking Survey, uncovering the challenges asset managers face investing in

ETFs start 2021 with record assets of $7.6tn

Opalesque Industry Update - Data from TrackInsight, the world's first global Exchange-Traded Funds analysis platform, shows the global ETF market finished 2020 at a record high of $7.6 Trillion, across 6,518 ETFs. A combination of

Fintech and Finance
TCV leads €110m round for Mambu

TCV leads €110m round for Mambu

TCV has led a €110m series-D funding round for Germany-based banking platform Mambu.

Covid crisis supercharged VC digital health investing to record $14.8bn last year

Global venture capital funding in digital health companies surged to $14.8bn last year as the coronavirus pandemic supercharged investment into the sector.

CVC taps €16.4bn Fund VII to buy Lone Star portfolio business Stark Group

Private equity major CVC Capital Partners has tapped its €16.4bn seventh flagship fund to buy European heavy building materials distributor Stark Group from Lone Star Funds.

EQT, Verdane reveal move to merge survey, market research portfolio businesses FocusVision and Confirmit

Private equity pair EQT and Verdane have revealed a planned merger of their respective portfolio companies FocusVision and Conformit.

City faces years of Brexit limbo in equivalence snag

'The UK is now in a very difficult position where Europe has the upper hand in any negotiation as the liquidity has already shifted.'

AMC in talks with Apollo and creditors to leverage Odeon cinema chain for lifeline

The company is in discussions for a potential financing package backed by its UK-based Odeon subsidiary

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