Europe
London’s stock market is shrinking faster than European rivals

London’s stock market is shrinking faster than European rivals

The relative high cost of raising public equity capital compared with private equity markets has been a main driver of the shrinkage of London’s equity markets, economics consultancy Oxera’s findings showed

Buyout
Private equity trio complete €5.3bn Masmovil take-private deal

Private equity trio complete €5.3bn Masmovil take-private deal

A trio of private equity majors have completed a €5.3bn buyout of listed Spanish telecoms operator Masmovil.

Software and Hi-Tech
ICG’s profit recovers, remains ‘cautious’ on outlook for rest of this year

ICG’s profit recovers, remains ‘cautious’ on outlook for rest of this year

The group’s total assets under management rose from €41.1bn in the six months to 30 September 2019 to €46.1bn this year

Angel / Venture
NextView Ventures seals big fund size jump for fourth flagship seed investment vehicle

NextView Ventures seals big fund size jump for fourth flagship seed investment vehicle

Seed capital investor NextView Ventures has scored a big fund size jump by pulling in almost $90m for its target-beating fourth fund.

Portfolio Company News
Mid-market firms expect strong recovery even as pandemic pain lingers

Mid-market firms expect strong recovery even as pandemic pain lingers

On a WSJ Pro Private Equity panel, dealmakers and portfolio companies described how they got through the pandemic and what lies ahead

Angel / Venture
China’s fintech sector is failing to secure VC funding

China’s fintech sector is failing to secure VC funding

China is usually ranked among the world’s top hubs for fintech investment, alongside the US and UK

Europe
EQT buys majority stake in SaaS provider Thinkproject

EQT buys majority stake in SaaS provider Thinkproject

The company provides construction intelligence solutions for the architecture, engineering, construction and owner-operated industry in Europe

Appointments
US Bank opens Luxembourg office for fund services

US Bank opens Luxembourg office for fund services

Opalesque Industry Update - U.S. Bank today announced the opening of their Luxembourg office, which provides fund accounting and administration, domiciliation, depositary and custody-related services for Luxembourg-domiciled funds. ?amp;euro;?Didier Delvaux, who joined U.S. Bank earlier

Performance
Preqin: Investors to increase allocations to alternatives by 2025

Preqin: Investors to increase allocations to alternatives by 2025

Opalesque Industry Update - Historic outperformance from alternative assets funds and expectations of continued low returns in traditional asset classes, especially fixed income, are the main forces driving investors to allocate more capital to alternative

Software and Hi-Tech
Taylor Swift Denounces Scooter Braun as Her Catalog Is Sold Again

Taylor Swift Denounces Scooter Braun as Her Catalog Is Sold Again

The music manager acquired the rights to the pop superstar’s first six albums as part of a deal with her former label, Big Machine. Now he has sold them to the investment firm Shamrock Capital.

Limited Partners
KKR Invests in CMC Machinery to Drive Innovation in Sustainable Packaging

KKR Invests in CMC Machinery to Drive Innovation in Sustainable Packaging

Investment is part of KKR’s Global Impact strategy, helping deliver commercial solutions to significant societal challenges LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Leading global investment firm KKR today announced an investment in CMC Machinery, a manufacturer of automated packaging

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