Consumer Services
Investcorp sells Avira for $360m to NortonLifeLock

Investcorp sells Avira for $360m to NortonLifeLock

Founded in 1986, the Germany-headquartered company provides cybersecurity software solutions to the Consumer and OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer) end markets

Europe
Highland Europe closes fourth fund on €700m hard-cap

Highland Europe closes fourth fund on €700m hard-cap

Highland Europe IV has closed on its €700m hard-cap.

Angel / Venture
VCs in CHF 20m funding round for H55

VCs in CHF 20m funding round for H55

ND Capital and Tippet Venture Partners have led a CHF 20m financing round for Switzerland-based electric aviation startup H55.

Politics
Korona Invest acquires stake in Enmac

Korona Invest acquires stake in Enmac

Finnish growth investor Korona Invest has acquired a stake in Enmac, a Tampere-based engineering consultancy.

agri
TPG, Northstar set for Jafpa’s Indonesia dairy business buy at implied $334m valuation

TPG, Northstar set for Jafpa’s Indonesia dairy business buy at implied $334m valuation

Private equity firms TPG and Northstar are set to buy 80% of the Indonesian dairy business of Asian agri-food business Japfa in a $334m deal.

Angel / Venture
Scale Venture Partners Fund VII closes on $600m

Scale Venture Partners Fund VII closes on $600m

Silicon Valley-based venture capital firm Scale Venture Partners has closed its seventh fund on $600m.

Buyout
Welsh Carson Anderson & Stowe promotes healthcare expert O’Leary to general partner

Welsh Carson Anderson & Stowe promotes healthcare expert O’Leary to general partner

Tech-focused private equity house Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe has promoted healthcare specialist Nick O’Leary to general partner.

Software and Hi-Tech
Sun Capital et al. in £13m round for Roxi

Sun Capital et al. in £13m round for Roxi

Sun Capital has invested in a £13m funding round for music streaming service Roxi Music, according to press reports.

Software and Hi-Tech
EQT sells Apleona to PAI for €1.6bn

EQT sells Apleona to PAI for €1.6bn

EQT has sold real estate and facilities management business Apleona to PAI Partners in an SBO valuing the company at €1.6bn.

Pharma and Healthcare
Marcol-backed HealthHero acquires Eight Roads-backed Doctorlink

Marcol-backed HealthHero acquires Eight Roads-backed Doctorlink

Marcol-backed HealthHero has acquired Eight Roads-backed Doctorlink, a provider of online triage and health risk assessment software.

Angel / Venture
EQT Ventures leads €50m series-B for Luko

EQT Ventures leads €50m series-B for Luko

EQT Ventures has led a €50m series-B round for French home insurance startup Luko.

Software and Hi-Tech
Lone Star agrees final £647m deal to buy UK’s McCarthy & Stone

Lone Star agrees final £647m deal to buy UK’s McCarthy & Stone

The American private equity firm is expected to back the strategy of Britain’s biggest retirement housebuilder to build more homes for rent

Appointments
SK Capital continues veteran chemicals industry exec hiring spree with Randy Dearth appointment

SK Capital continues veteran chemicals industry exec hiring spree with Randy Dearth appointment

SK Capital Partners has hired its third chemicals industry veteran in two months through the appointment of Randy Dearth as senior director.

Software and Hi-Tech
Partners Group inks €500m-worth real estate deals in Italy and Poland

Partners Group inks €500m-worth real estate deals in Italy and Poland

The investments comprise 11 residential properties in Italy and 11 office assets in Poland, with a combined leasable area of 170,000 m2

Barometer
LPs eye secondary market as prep for post-Covid world – Coller Private Equity Barometer

LPs eye secondary market as prep for post-Covid world – Coller Private Equity Barometer

More than half of private equity LPs are looking to make secondary deals over the next two years as investors prep for a post-Covid world, Coller Capital's latest annual Global Private Equity Barometer shows.

Banking Profiles
Bain's Fedrigoni buys Industrial Papelera Venus

Bain's Fedrigoni buys Industrial Papelera Venus

Fedrigoni, an Italian speciality paper company controlled by Bain Capital, has bought adhesive labels manufacturer Industrial Papelera Venus.

Limited Partners
Over half of LPs to access the secondary market within two years

Over half of LPs to access the secondary market within two years

Opalesque Industry Update - Over half of private equity investors (LPs) will access the secondary market within the next two years, either as a buyer or a seller - or both, according to Coller Capital's

General Partners
GP Bullhound et al. in €3m round for Elias Software

GP Bullhound et al. in €3m round for Elias Software

GP Bullhound has participated in a SEK 36m (€3m) funding round for Swedish software company Elias Software.

Awareness Technologies
Employee, child monitoring software specialist Awareness Technologies gets TZP Group investment

Employee, child monitoring software specialist Awareness Technologies gets TZP Group investment

Private equity house TZP Group has bought business security, monitoring, productivity and analytics software maker Awareness Technologies (ATI).

Buyout
Highland Europe races to €700m fund close, says continent’s tech companies ‘remain starved’ of growth capital

Highland Europe races to €700m fund close, says continent’s tech companies ‘remain starved’ of growth capital

Highland Europe has raced to a €700m final close for its fourth flagship fundraise targeting software and internet businesses on the continent.

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