Software and Hi-Tech
IK Investment carves out Alba from Alba Baving Group

IK Investment carves out Alba from Alba Baving Group

IK Investment Partners has entered into an agreement to acquire a majority stake in German infrastructure cleaning and maintenance company Alba Baving Group from its founding family.

Buyout
Hg agrees sale of Eucon Group to German insurer VHV Group after five-year ownership

Hg agrees sale of Eucon Group to German insurer VHV Group after five-year ownership

European software-focused private equity investor Hg has agreed the sale of Eucon Group to German insurer VHV Group.

Software and Hi-Tech
Taste of Italy 2 closes on €330m

Taste of Italy 2 closes on €330m

DeA Capital Alternative Funds has held a final close for its Taste of Italy 2 fund on €330m.

Public
Analysis: Returning to the private fold

Analysis: Returning to the private fold

Dunkin’ Brands and Endurance International Group are poised to return to private equity ownership after spending many years as public companies

All Iron Ventures
Newcomer All Iron Ventures seals biggest debut VC fundraise in Spain

Newcomer All Iron Ventures seals biggest debut VC fundraise in Spain

Spanish venture capital newcomer All Iron Ventures has made an impressive start by raising the biggest debut VC fund in the country ever.

Cottonwood Technology Fund
Cottonwood Technology Fund hits first close for Fund III, could collect up to €100m

Cottonwood Technology Fund hits first close for Fund III, could collect up to €100m

Seed and early-stage investment house Cottonwood Technology Fund has hit a first close for its third fund, which is eyeing up to €100m in total.

Manufacturing and Industrial
Chiltern backs Inciner8 buyout

Chiltern backs Inciner8 buyout

Chiltern Capital has backed the buyout of Inciner8, a UK-based designer and manufacturer of incinerators used in the waste management industry.

agriculture
Homestead Capital powers past $1bn AUM through Fund III final close

Homestead Capital powers past $1bn AUM through Fund III final close

Farmland investor Homestead Capital has almost doubled its assets under management to over $1bn through the final close of its third flagship fund.

Advanced
Advanced manufacturing-focused Graham Partners surges to $937m hard cap Fund V close

Advanced manufacturing-focused Graham Partners surges to $937m hard cap Fund V close

Lower mid-market private equity house Graham Partners has soared to a $937m hard cap final close for its fifth flagship private equity fundraise.

Limited Partners
GHO, co-investors complete Envision deal

GHO, co-investors complete Envision deal

GHO Capital and some of its LPs have secured the majority stake in Envision Pharma previously held by Ardian.

Angel / Venture
Hony Capital continues diversification by closing debut venture capital fundraise – report

Hony Capital continues diversification by closing debut venture capital fundraise – report

Chinese private equity player Hony Capital has reportedly hit a final close for its debut venture capital fundraise as it begins a diversification of its investment offerings.

Software and Hi-Tech
PE firm Endless buys stake in British bakery Hovis

PE firm Endless buys stake in British bakery Hovis

Hovis, one of the UK's most prominent brands, was jointly owned by Premier Foods and American company The Gores Group

Angel / Venture
Tramway Venture Partners banking on New Mexico attractiveness as it launches debut fundraise

Tramway Venture Partners banking on New Mexico attractiveness as it launches debut fundraise

New Mexico-based Tramway Venture Partners is out raising its debut fund, with a focus on biotech, medtech and healthtech deals.

Software and Hi-Tech
AMB :- Private debt to grow with a 73% increase in AUM to $1.46tn by 2025

AMB :- Private debt to grow with a 73% increase in AUM to $1.46tn by 2025

Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: Already one of the fastest-growing alternative asset classes, with total assets under management (AUM) rising 168% from $315bn in 2010 to $845bn in 2019, the growth of private debt is expected...Article

Software and Hi-Tech
AMB :- Merger Arbitrage and L/S Credit stay afloat in October

AMB :- Merger Arbitrage and L/S Credit stay afloat in October

Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: Hedge funds were down -1% last week as market conditions took a turn for the worse. This brought the monthly performance of the Global Lyxor Peer Group in October to -0.5%

Angel / Venture
China’s Hony Capital raises $130m for first venture fund

China’s Hony Capital raises $130m for first venture fund

The firm rose to international prominence in 2014 for its acquisition of London-based restaurant chain Pizza Express, which was taken over by its bondholders earlier this year

Pharma and Healthcare
GHO Capital acquires majority stake in Envision Pharma Group

GHO Capital acquires majority stake in Envision Pharma Group

Transaction sees Ardian exiting four-year co-investment in Envision

Pharma and Healthcare
Fountain Healthcare Partners III closes on €125m

Fountain Healthcare Partners III closes on €125m

Fountain Healthcare Partners has held a final close for its third fund on €125m, hitting its hard-cap and exceeding its initial target of €100m.

Manufacturing and Industrial
FirstFloor et al. back €41m series-D for Skeleton

FirstFloor et al. back €41m series-D for Skeleton

Existing investors EIT InnoEnergy, FirstFloor Capital, MM Grupp and Harju Elekter have contributed to a €41.3m series-D financing round for Skeleton Technologies, an Estonian manufacturer of ultracapacitor-based energy storage products.

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