Pharma and Healthcare
Kartesia carves out ADL Biopharma from Black Toro's ADL Bionatur

Kartesia carves out ADL Biopharma from Black Toro's ADL Bionatur

Kartesia has acquired a 51% stake in ADL Biopharma from its parent company ADL Bionatur Solutions, a Madrid-listed business that is controlled by Black Toro Capital.

Economy
Hedge funds decline in september as election, virus uncertainty rise

Hedge funds decline in september as election, virus uncertainty rise

Opalesque Industry Update - Hedge funds posted mixed declines in September as investor risk tolerance fell over uncertainty regarding additional coronavirus spreading in Europe and the US, the strength of the US economy and the

Angel / Venture
AI startup Vestun launches hedge fund navigating market turbulence

AI startup Vestun launches hedge fund navigating market turbulence

Opalesque Industry Update, for New Managers - Vestun, a Swiss-based financial and technology company has now opened the launch of its hedge fund to new outside investors. The firm which until now has been only

Event
eVestment's next-generation ESG questionnaire offers deeper, more useful insights on this fast-growing area

eVestment's next-generation ESG questionnaire offers deeper, more useful insights on this fast-growing area

Opalesque Industry Update - eVestment has launched a new ESG questionnaire that builds on eVestment's leadership in ESG data to expand and standardize ESG reporting. With input from institutional investors, consultants, managers and industry organizations,

Software and Hi-Tech
IMCap Partners invests in ETN

IMCap Partners invests in ETN

IMCap Partners has acquired a significant minority stake in broadband and internet service ETN to facilitate the company's growth plans.

Buyout
Synergia Capital agrees sale of 2019 investment You Sure to IK Investment Partners

Synergia Capital agrees sale of 2019 investment You Sure to IK Investment Partners

IK Investment Partners has agreed to buy a majority stake in Dutch insurance distribution platform You Sure Investments from Synergia Capital Partners.

Buyout
Halifax Group makes quick hire of second operating executive by bringing in finance, consulting veteran Jerry Johnson

Halifax Group makes quick hire of second operating executive by bringing in finance, consulting veteran Jerry Johnson

Private equity house The Halifax Group has named seasoned finance and consulting executive Jerry Johnson as its second operating executive.

analytics
Ratos ends 15-year Bisnode majority ownership with $811m sale to Dun & Bradstreet

Ratos ends 15-year Bisnode majority ownership with $811m sale to Dun & Bradstreet

Listed European private equity house Ratos has agreed an SEK7.2bn ($811m) sale of data and analytics specialist Bisnode to trade buyer Dun & Bradstreet after 15 years in its portfolio.

Politics
Lea-backed Landwehr buys BackOffice

Lea-backed Landwehr buys BackOffice

Landwehr, a portfolio company of Lea Partners, has acquired Switzerland-based BackOffice as part of its buy-and-build strategy in the recruitment and temporary staffing software sector.

Consumer Services
Halder's Anker buys LocaFox

Halder's Anker buys LocaFox

Halder portfolio company Anker Kassensysteme has acquired Germany-based retail software company LocaFox from its founders and previous external capital providers.

Buyout
Quantum Energy Partners said to eye $5bn fundraise despite ‘unparalleled decline’ in oil, gas markets

Quantum Energy Partners said to eye $5bn fundraise despite ‘unparalleled decline’ in oil, gas markets

Quantum Energy Partners is reportedly eyeing up to $5bn for its latest oil and gas-focused fundraise despite an unparalleled decline in the industry through the Covid-19 crisis.

Angel / Venture
Sabadell Asabys et al. lead €14m series-E for MedLumics

Sabadell Asabys et al. lead €14m series-E for MedLumics

Sabadell Asabys, VI Partners and CDTI Innvierte have led a €14m series-E round for Spanish healthcare device startup MedLumics.

Buyout
Plexus Capital pulls in more than $500m to close latest small business-focused private equity fund

Plexus Capital pulls in more than $500m to close latest small business-focused private equity fund

Plexus Capital has pulled in more than $500m for the final close of its fifth flagship fundraise ahead of schedule.

Fintech and Finance
IK Investment buys You Sure from Synergia

IK Investment buys You Sure from Synergia

IK Investment Partners has acquired a majority stake in Dutch insurance specialist You Sure from Synergia Capital Partners.

Buyout
Goldman Sachs said to boost credit fundraise goal to $14bn as companies hunt for liquidity amid Covid-19 fallout

Goldman Sachs said to boost credit fundraise goal to $14bn as companies hunt for liquidity amid Covid-19 fallout

Goldman Sachs has reportedly made a huge boost to the size of its debut opportunistic credit fund to set its sights on $14bn of capital.

Software and Hi-Tech
Sweden’s Ratos sells data company Bisnode in $807m deal

Sweden’s Ratos sells data company Bisnode in $807m deal

The deal with US business analytics firm Dun & Bradstreet is expected to be completed by early 2021

Angel / Venture
Greycroft soars to $2bn of fund commitments with final close of new VC, growth fund pair

Greycroft soars to $2bn of fund commitments with final close of new VC, growth fund pair

Venture capital house Greycroft has brought its total fund commitments to $2bn through the final close of two new investment vehicles.

Buyout
Deeptech cybersecurity business Sekoia gets Omnes, Alliance Entreprendre backing

Deeptech cybersecurity business Sekoia gets Omnes, Alliance Entreprendre backing

French deeptech cybersecurity business Sekoia has picked up €10m of funding from private equity investor Omnes and Alliance Entreprendre.

Angel / Venture
Q4 Fundraising Pipeline: France

Q4 Fundraising Pipeline: France

Unquote rounds up the most notable fundraises currently ongoing in the French market across the buyout, venture and secondaries spaces, with the latest available intel for each vehicle.

API
Warburg Pincus backs ‘rare find’ Take Blip to expand Brazilian business internationally

Warburg Pincus backs ‘rare find’ Take Blip to expand Brazilian business internationally

Global private equity major Warburg Pincus has backed Brazilian API communication platform Take Blip in the company's first equity financing round.

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