Angel / Venture
AMB :- US venture capital funding average rose by 33% despite the pandemic

AMB :- US venture capital funding average rose by 33% despite the pandemic

Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: The number of venture capital investments in US startups has dropped by -30% when compared to 2019, but the average value of investments has risen up by +33%, said a study.

Software and Hi-Tech
AMB :- Asset management deals value of announced deals hit $53.4bn so far this year, a new record

AMB :- Asset management deals value of announced deals hit $53.4bn so far this year, a new record

Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: Asset and wealth management (AWM) deals to stay hot in the second half of 2020 as the last twelve months have marked a banner period, said a study. According to quarterly

Pharma and Healthcare
UK employees face ‘burnout’ as presenteeism spikes during the pandemic, study finds

UK employees face ‘burnout’ as presenteeism spikes during the pandemic, study finds

More than half of employees say they neglected their physical and mental health during the pandemic

Event
Livingbridge seeks £1.25bn for its seventh fund

Livingbridge seeks £1.25bn for its seventh fund

The London-based firm had collected about £930m by late October and expects to wrap up fundraising during next year’s first quarter

Buyout
EQT taps mammoth infra fund to buy Denmark’s largest passenger ferry company Molslinjen

EQT taps mammoth infra fund to buy Denmark’s largest passenger ferry company Molslinjen

EQT has tapped its latest mammoth infrastructure fund to pick up Denmark's largest passenger ferry company, Molslinjen.

Software and Hi-Tech
SK Capital to buy Ipackchem from Sagard

SK Capital to buy Ipackchem from Sagard

Sagard has entered into exclusive negotiations to sell its majority stake in packaging producer Ipackchem to SK Capital.

Consumer Services
Endless acquires Party City's international assets for $59m

Endless acquires Party City's international assets for $59m

Endless has acquired Party City's international wholesale, retail and e-commerce party goods businesses for $59m.

Oil and Energy
Emeram acquires Tenié und Gores

Emeram acquires Tenié und Gores

Emeram Capital Partners has acquired submetering energy service Tenié und Gores (TUG).

Buyout
Japan’s Integral Group hauls in about $1.18bn for its biggest buyout fundraise yet

Japan’s Integral Group hauls in about $1.18bn for its biggest buyout fundraise yet

Japanese private equity investor Integral Group has struck a JPY123.8bn ($1.18bn) hard cap final close for its fourth flagship buyout fund.

Pharma and Healthcare
RA leads $45m round for PepGen

RA leads $45m round for PepGen

RA Capital Management has led a $45m funding round for biotechnology company PepGen.

Politics
Mid Europa to acquire Sage Group's Polish business

Mid Europa to acquire Sage Group's Polish business

Mid Europa Partners is to acquire the Poland-based operations of UK-headquartered enterprise software business Sage Group in a deal valued at approximately £66m.

IPO
PE-backed Elektroimportøren prices IPO

PE-backed Elektroimportøren prices IPO

Private-equity-backed Norwegian electrical equipment manufacturer Elektroimportøren, has announced a NOK 1bn (€94.58m) IPO priced at NOK 48.25 per share.

Software and Hi-Tech
One Peak leads $28m investment in Brightflag

One Peak leads $28m investment in Brightflag

One Peak Partners has led a $28m growth equity investment in Brightflag, a legal spend management and matter management platform.

Software and Hi-Tech
PE-backed Navico divests C-Map Commercial

PE-backed Navico divests C-Map Commercial

Altor- and Goldman Sachs-backed company Navico has sold its subsidiary C-Map Commercial to UK-based Lloyd's Register, a provider of classification, compliance and consultancy services to the marine and offshore industries.

Angel / Venture
Blackstone, CVC set for $9bn Paysafe sale to SPAC, three years after £3bn buyout

Blackstone, CVC set for $9bn Paysafe sale to SPAC, three years after £3bn buyout

Blackstone and CVC Partners are set to roughly triple their money after announcing the $9bn sale of payments company Paysafe to Foley Trasimene Acquisition Corp II.

Manufacturing and Industrial
Portobello buys Poligof from 21 Invest

Portobello buys Poligof from 21 Invest

Spanish private equity firm Portobello Capital has acquired Poligof, an Italian manufacturer of backsheet film, from 21 Invest.

Europe
CANDRIAM and New York Life Investments Alternatives take a minority stake in Kartesia Management SA

CANDRIAM and New York Life Investments Alternatives take a minority stake in Kartesia Management SA

Opalesque Industry Update - CANDRIAM, and its sister affiliate New York Life Investments Alternatives, announced today a strategic partnership with Kartesia Management SA, a European specialist provider of private capital solutions for small and mid-sized

Appointments
LDC appoints new CEO

LDC appoints new CEO

LDC has appointed Toby Rougier as CEO, with former CEO Martin Draper assuming the role of deputy chairman.

Berkshire Partners
Paine Schwartz seals FoodChain ID sale to Berkshire Partners after tripling size of business

Paine Schwartz seals FoodChain ID sale to Berkshire Partners after tripling size of business

Food chain investor Paine Schwartz Partners has sold FoodChain ID to fellow private equity firm Berkshire Partners after four years in its portfolio.

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