Digital Transformation
Genesis buys majority stake in R2B2

Genesis buys majority stake in R2B2

Genesis Capital has acquired a majority stake in Czech Republic-based digital advertising business B2B2.

Pension Funds
Public pension private equity commitments more than triple in June compared to May

Public pension private equity commitments more than triple in June compared to May

Opalesque Industry Update - Private Equity investment commitments from public pensions tracked by eVestment more than tripled from May to June this year, ending a three-month drop off in commitments that began in March as

Avedon Capital Partners
Avedon Capital strikes €500m in Fund IV raise, sets sights on hard cap

Avedon Capital strikes €500m in Fund IV raise, sets sights on hard cap

Dutch private equity house Avedon Capital Partners has picked up at least €500m for its latest buyout fundraise, well above the total raised for its predecessor vehicle.

Software and Hi-Tech
CapMan announces second growth fund; invests in DSP Neural

CapMan announces second growth fund; invests in DSP Neural

Finnish investment firm CapMan has announced its second growth fund, CapMan Growth Fund II, held a first close on €74m in July and is targeting €85m.

Portfolio Company News
ECI-backed Arkessa acquires Sim Services

ECI-backed Arkessa acquires Sim Services

ECI Partners portfolio company Arkessa has acquired connectivity business Sim Services.

Event
Axon launches €150m fourth innovation growth fund

Axon launches €150m fourth innovation growth fund

Spanish private equity firm Axon Partners has launched a new vehicle with a €150m target, Fondo Axon Innovation Growth IV (AIG4).

Portfolio Company News
DBAG reports NAV increase in Q2 2020

DBAG reports NAV increase in Q2 2020

Deutsche Beteiligungs AG (DBAG) has published its latest quarterly results, reporting a €46.1m increase in portfolio NAV in the three months to 30 June 2020, compared with the previous quarter.

Software and Hi-Tech
CapMan to reorganise service business

CapMan to reorganise service business

Finnish private equity firm CapMan will disband its fund advisory and wealth management arms in a bid to reorganise its service business.

Angel / Venture
Versant Ventures invests $30m in Matterhorn Biosciences

Versant Ventures invests $30m in Matterhorn Biosciences

Versant Ventures has invested $30m in Switzerland-based Matterhorn Biosciences to launch the company and assist with the development of its T-cell therapy technology for cancer treatment.

Software and Hi-Tech
Cathay, BPI-backed AD Education bolts on Ces

Cathay, BPI-backed AD Education bolts on Ces

French group AD Education, a company backed by Cathay Capital and BPI France, has wholly acquired Spanish school Escuela Superior de Imagen Sonido y Tecnología (Ces), Unquote understands.

Digital Transformation
Heal Capital, EBRD in $10.25m series-A for Infermedica

Heal Capital, EBRD in $10.25m series-A for Infermedica

Heal Capital and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) have led a $10.25m series-A funding round for Infermedica, a Poland-based digital health company specialising in AI-powered solutions for preliminary diagnosis and patient triage.

Buyout
Can a slew of pandemic-focused private debt fundraises slow the sector’s fundraising decline?

Can a slew of pandemic-focused private debt fundraises slow the sector’s fundraising decline?

Private debt fundraising is on pace for its slowest year in half a decade - but will a surge of newly-launched opportunistic vehicles hoping to profit from the coronavirus crisis turn those numbers around?

Appointments
Aberdeen Standard hires Cinven’s Robinson

Aberdeen Standard hires Cinven’s Robinson

Aberdeen Standard Investments has hired Chris Robinson to its European private equity team.

Angel / Venture
Verizon Ventures, PME Investimentos in €4m round for PicAdvanced

Verizon Ventures, PME Investimentos in €4m round for PicAdvanced

PME Investimentos has invested in a €4m series-A round for Portuguese company PicAdvanced, a manufacturer of optical transceivers.

Angel / Venture
Versant and RA lead €66m round for T-knife

Versant and RA lead €66m round for T-knife

Versant Ventures and RA Capital Management have led a €66m series-A funding round for T-knife, an adoptive T-cell therapy developer based in Germany.

accessories
Novacap buys into online motorcycle powersports equipment, clothing seller FortNine

Novacap buys into online motorcycle powersports equipment, clothing seller FortNine

Canadian private equity house Novacap has bought a stake in motorbike, ATV and snowmobile online gear, parts and accessories seller platform FortNine.

Aberdeen Standard Investments
Ex-Cinven exec Robinson boosts Aberdeen Standard Investments’ European private equity team

Ex-Cinven exec Robinson boosts Aberdeen Standard Investments’ European private equity team

Global investment giant Aberdeen Standard Investments has boosted its private equity capabilities by bringing in former Cinven exec Chris Robinson for its European operation.

Politics
Why the massive explosion in Beirut will deepen Lebanon’s financial nightmare

Why the massive explosion in Beirut will deepen Lebanon’s financial nightmare

At least 100 people died in the blast, and 4,000 others were injured after thousands of tons of ammonium nitrate stored by the government in a warehouse ignited

Buyout
WM Partners to tap collagen supplement investment experience with Great Lakes Gelatin buyout

WM Partners to tap collagen supplement investment experience with Great Lakes Gelatin buyout

Health and wellness-focused private equity house WM Partners has tapped its sophomore fund for the second time to buy into Great Lakes Gelatin Company.

Software and Hi-Tech
ICG begins marketing its second recovery fund

ICG begins marketing its second recovery fund

Intermediate Capital Group joins other firms raising cash to invest in opportunities in pandemic-related disruptions

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