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Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: Hedge fund strategies were marginally impacted by Covid-19 headwinds, with the Lyxor Global UCITs Peer Group down -0.8% so far in September (as of September 25th). The better performing stra...Article Link
SK Capital has formed NuCera Solutions to acquire the specialty polymers business of Baker Hughes. NuCera produces specialty olefin polymers and high melting point polyethylene waxes that are used in adhesives, candles, coatings, imaging, personal
Snow Phipps has acquired Prototek, a provider of rapid prototyping services, from CORE Industrial Partners. Prototek’s capabilities include CNC machining, powder coating, chromating, anodizing, silk screening, and assembly. The company can prototype parts from a
Castle Harlan has sold Colyar Technology Solutions to EMS LINQ, a portfolio company of Banneker Partners. Colyar specializes in the design, development, and implementation of child nutrition, food distribution, and compliance management software. The company
Limerston Capital Partners portfolio company Arch Sciences has acquired Apex Scientific, a provider of laboratory services.
Netherlands-headquartered GP Egeria has hired Gregor Schmidt as an associate in its Munich office, expanding its DACH region private equity team.
Deutsche Beteiligungs AG (DBAG) has acquired a minority stake in Germany-based smart meter business Hausheld.
Norvestor has sold its stake in wireless network service Aptilo Networks to listed Swedish tech company Enea for SEK 92m (€8.8m).
Oakley Capital has acquired a majority stake in Germany-based online fitness and nutrition company 7NXT from Crosslantic Capital.
The European Circular Bioeconomy Fund (ECBF), an initiative backed by the European Commission, has announced its first close on €82m against its target of €250m.
Calastone, a B2B fund network backed by Octopus Ventures and Accel-KKR, has entered the second round of its sale process, with Carlyle's technology fund and Nordic Capital in the running, according to a report by
CDP Venture Capital has led a €15m series-C funding round for Milan-based neuromodulation specialist Wise.
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Swedish firm Einride, a manufacturer of autonomous shipping vehicles, has raised $10m from Norrsken VC, EQT Ventures, NordicNinja VC and Ericsson Ventures.
Private equity firm Arcano Partners has launched Arcano Secondary Fund XIV, a vehicle dedicated to global investments in the secondaries market, with a €300m target.
Tree Line Capital Partners and CVC Credit Partners have provided an increase to their existing credit facility to Ingenio, a portfolio company of Alpine Investors. With the new increase, used to support an add-on acquisition
Aksia-backed drug manufacturer COC Farmaceutici has acquired Tubilux Pharma, an Italian pharmaceutical company specialising in ophthalmology.
Bailey McCann, Opalesque New York: New data from accounting firm BDO suggests that private equity fund managers are banking on a significant recovery in 2021. BDO's Private Capital Pulse Survey is a survey of 100
H.I.G. Capital has held an above-target close of H.I.G. Capital Partners VI LP with aggregate capital commitments of $1.3 billion. Like its five prior funds, Fund VI will invest in lower middle-market companies, primarily in
