Advent International
Advent International agrees $2.7bn buyout of Nielsen’s retail-focused data arm Global Connect

Advent International agrees $2.7bn buyout of Nielsen’s retail-focused data arm Global Connect

Advent International has agreed a $2.7bn buyout of Nielsen's retail-focused data business Global Connect.

Manufacturing and Industrial
LDC backs Rhino Products MBO

LDC backs Rhino Products MBO

LDC has backed the management buyout of Rhino Products, a designer and manufacturer of external load-carrying and restraint systems for light commercial vehicles.

Buyout
GGV Capital could collect up to $2.5bn across latest trio of fundraising vehicles

GGV Capital could collect up to $2.5bn across latest trio of fundraising vehicles

Sino-US private equity investor GGV Capital could collect up to $2.5bn across its trio of new fundraises, new SEC documents submitted by the firm show.

Advent France
Ex-Lazard France co-head Maris joins Advent International as advisory partner

Ex-Lazard France co-head Maris joins Advent International as advisory partner

Former Lazard France co-head Erik Maris has been brought on board by global private equity major Advent International as an advisory partner.

Distressed
Download the November 2020 issue of Unquote

Download the November 2020 issue of Unquote

This month in Unquote: The much-anticipated wave of distressed opportunities has failed to materialise so far, but market participants are still readying for an uptick

Agilitas Private Equity
Military vehicle, soldier armour developer TenCate gets Agilitas Private Equity backing

Military vehicle, soldier armour developer TenCate gets Agilitas Private Equity backing

Agilitas Private Equity has agreed to buy soldier and military vehicle protection specialist TenCate Advanced Armour.

Angel / Venture
Cooler Future picks up €1.4m to build out climate change-aware investment app

Cooler Future picks up €1.4m to build out climate change-aware investment app

Climate impact investing app developer Cooler Future has picked up €1.4m of funding from venture capital house Lifeline Ventures and a string of angel investors.

Software and Hi-Tech
Why Wall Street feels it has little to fear from a Biden victory

Why Wall Street feels it has little to fear from a Biden victory

Private equity executives may be worried, but ESG investing in America would be set to benefit

accessories
LDC looks to support Rhino’s international expansion through £36m investment

LDC looks to support Rhino’s international expansion through £36m investment

Lloyds Bank private equity firm LDC has backed European light vehicle accessories business Rhino Products in a deal valued at £36m.

Russia
Russia’s Vostochny Bank settles dispute tied to arrested US private equity investor

Russia’s Vostochny Bank settles dispute tied to arrested US private equity investor

Settlement doesn’t directly affect criminal charges against Michael Calvey, though with main point of contention between parties resolved, case against him might be weaker

Large
Dunkin’ to be sold to Inspire Brands for $8.8bn

Dunkin’ to be sold to Inspire Brands for $8.8bn

The company, backed by private equity firm Roark Capital, would become one of the largest US restaurant operators

Property
Covid-19 pandemic boosts start-ups behind virtual showings of property

Covid-19 pandemic boosts start-ups behind virtual showings of property

As fear of exposure to the new virus is limiting the ability to visit properties and close on them, demand is booming for start-up firms that provide virtual ways to do this

Angel / Venture
European VC on course to hit new records despite Covid-19

European VC on course to hit new records despite Covid-19

VC deal value totalled €10.6bn in the Q3 alone, slightly above Q2’s €10.2bn, marking it only the third time quarterly deal value has exceeded €10bn

Software and Hi-Tech
PE has a London problem – and it is hurting the UK

PE has a London problem – and it is hurting the UK

With the UK’s financial services industries centralised in London, companies in the rest of the country have been starved of essential funding

Angel / Venture
AMB :- European VC deal value totaled $12.3bn in Q3 2020

AMB :- European VC deal value totaled $12.3bn in Q3 2020

Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: European venture capital deal value totaled €10.6 billion ($12.3bn) in Q3 2020, marking one of the strongest quarterly showings on record, and the third time quarterly deal value has exceede...Article Link

Portfolio Company News
Do Dunkin’ and Arby’s Go Together? Private Equity Group Bets $11 Billion They Do

Do Dunkin’ and Arby’s Go Together? Private Equity Group Bets $11 Billion They Do

Inspire Brands, backed by Roark Capital, is assembling a portfolio of quick-service restaurant chains it thinks will withstand the pandemic.

Event
KKR & Co. Inc. Reports Third Quarter 2020 Results

KKR & Co. Inc. Reports Third Quarter 2020 Results

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- KKR & Co. Inc. (NYSE: KKR) today reported its third quarter 2020 results, which have been posted to the Investor Center section of KKR’s website at https://ir.kkr.com/events-presentations/. This press release features multimedia.

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