Software and Hi-Tech
Latour carves out workwear brands Fristads, Kansas, Leijona

Latour carves out workwear brands Fristads, Kansas, Leijona

Swedish private equity firm Latour has signed an agreement to carve out three workwear brands from Swedish workwear company Fristads Kansas: Fristads in Sweden; Kansas in Denmark and Germany; and Finnish brand Leijona.

Politics
Montagu acquires Capita's ESS, invests in ParentPay

Montagu acquires Capita's ESS, invests in ParentPay

Montagu Private Equity has agreed to acquire Capita Education Software Solutions (Capita ESS) from parent company Capita, and will invest in education technology provider ParentPay.

Buyout
Montagu Private Equity to buy Capita education software unit, merge with ParentPay

Montagu Private Equity to buy Capita education software unit, merge with ParentPay

Europe's Montagu Private Equity has agreed to acquire the Education Software Solutions business of Capita plc alongside an investment in ParentPay Group.

Software and Hi-Tech
German government to acquire 25% stake in KKR's Hensoldt – report

German government to acquire 25% stake in KKR's Hensoldt – report

The German government is to acquire a 25.1% stake in Germany-based defence and security sensors developer Hensoldt, in which KKR owns a 60% stake following its listing in September 2020, according to a report from

Software and Hi-Tech
Borromin sells Guntermann & Drunck to Naxicap

Borromin sells Guntermann & Drunck to Naxicap

Borromin Capital has sold its stake in Germany-based IT infrastructure developer Guntermann & Drunck (G&D) to Naxicap Partners.

Politics
Montagu acquires Capita’s edtech division in £400m deal

Montagu acquires Capita’s edtech division in £400m deal

Montagu will also invest in ParentPay, a provider of education technology, which will be combined with Education Software Solutions

Software and Hi-Tech
21 Invest buys Aussafer Due

21 Invest buys Aussafer Due

Italian private equity firm 21 Invest has acquired a majority stake in precision laser cutting specialist Aussafer Due from the Citossi family.

Angel / Venture
Venture Capital firms help HR platform Hibob to $70m Series B round

Venture Capital firms help HR platform Hibob to $70m Series B round

HR platform Hibob secures $70m in its Series B funding round, which was led by SEEL and Israel Growth Partners.

Buyout
EQT agrees $2.1bn take-private for Swedish pharma business Recipharm

EQT agrees $2.1bn take-private for Swedish pharma business Recipharm

Private equity house EQT has agreed a $2.1bn take-private deal for Swedish pharmaceutical business Recipharm.

Politics
WestBridge buys Eque2 for £46.5m from LDC

WestBridge buys Eque2 for £46.5m from LDC

WestBridge has acquired business management software developer Eque2 from LDC for £46.5m.

Software and Hi-Tech
Nazca Capital invests in Eurocebollas

Nazca Capital invests in Eurocebollas

Nazca Capital has acquired a stake in Spanish onion producer Eurocebollas from the founding Alberola Vercher family.

Appointments
Arbitrium Capital adds two veteran fund and debt experts

Arbitrium Capital adds two veteran fund and debt experts

Opalesque Industry Update, for New Managers - Distressed debt and special situations specialists Arbitrium Capital Partners has hired Blake Ammit as Managing Director and Ian Lundy as an independent member of the Investment Committee. Launched

biotech
Investcorp buys pharma, biotech clinical trials specialist Sanos Group

Investcorp buys pharma, biotech clinical trials specialist Sanos Group

Global alternative investment house Investcorp has bought pharma and biotech clinical trials specialist Sanos Group.

Appointments
Bridges establishes an office in Manchester, hires Braham

Bridges establishes an office in Manchester, hires Braham

Bridges has established a new office in Manchester and hired Simon Braham to build up its team.

asset management
BNP Paribas AM eyes up to €1bn for two infra debt funds amid sector’s Covid-19 resilience

BNP Paribas AM eyes up to €1bn for two infra debt funds amid sector’s Covid-19 resilience

BNP Paribas Asset Management is targeting up to €1bn of new investment capital through the launch of two infrastructure debt fundraises.

Africa
Private equity pay is safe from pandemic hit – at least for now

Private equity pay is safe from pandemic hit – at least for now

In 2020, almost half of investors in Europe and Africa (48%) said they saw a rise in base compensation, according to a study by international recruitment firm Heidrick & Struggles

Politics
Vista Equity Partners to buy software maker Pluralsight

Vista Equity Partners to buy software maker Pluralsight

The deal values Pluralsight at $20.26 a share, or $3.5bn including debt, the companies said

Software and Hi-Tech
Alantra backs Surexport

Alantra backs Surexport

Alantra Private Equity has acquired berry producer Surexport Compañía Agraria.

Manufacturing and Industrial
EQT makes bid for Recipharm valuing company at $2.8bn

EQT makes bid for Recipharm valuing company at $2.8bn

Th Swedish company is a contract development and manufacturing organisation for the pharma industry

Angel / Venture
Q4 Fundraising Pipeline: Iberia

Q4 Fundraising Pipeline: Iberia

Unquote compiles a roundup of the most notable fundraises ongoing across the Iberian market in the buyout, venture and debt segments, with the latest available intel for each vehicle.

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