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Sweetwater’s Secondaries Fund Hits Hard Cap

Sweetwater’s Secondaries Fund Hits Hard Cap

Sweetwater Investment Management has held a hard cap, oversubscribed, and final close of its debut multi-client fund, Sweetwater Secondaries Fund II LP, with $350 million of capital. Sweetwater’s new fund invests in buyer-led secondary opportunities.

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Next Year to Bring New Ways for New Deals

Next Year to Bring New Ways for New Deals

Despite the ongoing economic uncertainty from the pandemic, many private equity professionals are optimistic about the outlook for 2021 and are looking to alternative merger and acquisition methods to navigate the crisis and pursue new

Banking Profiles
UK Finance names former Barclays, Lloyds exec as new boss after sexism storm

UK Finance names former Barclays, Lloyds exec as new boss after sexism storm

David Postings, who has held a non-executive director position at the lobbying group since 2018, will take the top job from January next year

Oil and Energy
Hometree raises £7m in new round led by Anthemis

Hometree raises £7m in new round led by Anthemis

Investment firm Anthemis has led a £7m funding round for London-based insurtech company Hometree.

Software and Hi-Tech
Ÿnsect extends series-C round to $372m

Ÿnsect extends series-C round to $372m

France-headquartered insect-based animal food producer Ÿnsect has extended its series-C round to $372m.

Business Services
Abris acquires Apaczka from 21 Concordia

Abris acquires Apaczka from 21 Concordia

Abris Capital Partners has acquired a majority stake in Poland-based, e-commerce business R2G Polska, which operates under the brand Apaczka, in an SBO from 21 Concordia.

Angel / Venture
Canadian LP CDPQ co-leads $55m Series D of RegTech startup Onapsis

Canadian LP CDPQ co-leads $55m Series D of RegTech startup Onapsis

Mission-critical application cybersecurity and compliance platform Onapsis has netted $55m in its Series D round.

Angel / Venture
Kibo Ventures III holds first close

Kibo Ventures III holds first close

Spanish venture capital house Kibo Ventures has held a first close for its third fund.

Oil and Energy
Inspirit backs Lloyds Register Group's energy division

Inspirit backs Lloyds Register Group's energy division

Inspirit Capital has backed Lloyds Register Group's energy division, an engineering consultancy.

Appointments
Green Arrow makes two hires ahead of fourth fund launch

Green Arrow makes two hires ahead of fourth fund launch

Green Arrow Capital has hired Jody Vender and Massimo Massari to strengthen its private equity team, in preparation for the launch of its fourth buyout vehicle.

Business Services
Holland Capital invests in AMP Groep

Holland Capital invests in AMP Groep

Holland Capital has invested in Netherlands-based logistics and identification service AMP Groep.

Portfolio Company News
Triton's Meine Radiologie buys Diagnostikum Berlin

Triton's Meine Radiologie buys Diagnostikum Berlin

Triton portfolio company Meine Radiologie has acquired Berlin-based radiology diagnostics company Diagnostikum Berlin as part of its buy-and-build strategy.

Angel / Venture
Sella holds €30m first close for debut VC fund-of-funds

Sella holds €30m first close for debut VC fund-of-funds

Sella Venture Partners, a newly established private equity house owned by Banca Sella Holding, has held a €30m first close for its debut venture capital fund-of-funds.

Manufacturing and Industrial
Aledia raises €80m in series-D led by BPI France

Aledia raises €80m in series-D led by BPI France

French micro-LED manufacturer Aledia has raised €80m in a series-D funding round led by investment fund Société de Projet Industriel (SPI), a vehicle managed by BPI France and underwritten by the French state as part

auto
Susquehanna Private Capital launches platform business QCG following Brandywine Coach Works buyout

Susquehanna Private Capital launches platform business QCG following Brandywine Coach Works buyout

Susquehanna Private Capital has launched Quality Collision Group, a holding company that will pursue strategic acquisitions of auto repair facilities throughout the US, following its purchase of Brandywine Coach Works.

Buyout
Inspirit Capital agrees carve out of Lloyds Register Group’s global energy division

Inspirit Capital agrees carve out of Lloyds Register Group’s global energy division

Inspirit Capital has agreed to carve out the energy division of global professional services firm Lloyds Register Group.

2020
Private equity returns fall to six-year low as buyout firms fail to escape coronavirus chaos

Private equity returns fall to six-year low as buyout firms fail to escape coronavirus chaos

Private equity returns suffered a severe drop in the first half of the year as the long-time booming asset class failed to escape the chaos of the coronavirus crisis, new research shows.

Bain Capital
Private equity fight for slice of Italian football’s media rights hots up as two firms revise offers – report

Private equity fight for slice of Italian football’s media rights hots up as two firms revise offers – report

A private equity battle to profit from the lucrative broadcasting rights of Italy's top football league has reportedly seen two buyout houses revise their offers.

buyer
Buyer-led secondaries specialist Sweetwater Investment Management seals $350m hard cap Fund II close

Buyer-led secondaries specialist Sweetwater Investment Management seals $350m hard cap Fund II close

Secondaries-focused Sweetwater Investment Management has hit a $350m hard cap final close for its debut multi-client fundraise.

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