Software and Hi-Tech
Fortunis invests up to £15m in Sportside

Fortunis invests up to £15m in Sportside

Fortunis Capital Group has agreed to invest up to £15m in recreational sports app Sportside.

Apollo
Apollo, other PE houses said to be wary of debt-heavy Europcar buyout amid Covid-19 uncertainty

Apollo, other PE houses said to be wary of debt-heavy Europcar buyout amid Covid-19 uncertainty

Private equity firms including Apollo Global reportedly remain wary of investing in troubled car rental business Europcar amid owner Eurazeo asking for last-ditch bids ahead of a potential restructuring.

Pharma and Healthcare
Sofinnova, AbbVie lead €28m series-A for Enthera

Sofinnova, AbbVie lead €28m series-A for Enthera

Sofinnova Partners has invested in a €28m series-A round for Italian biotech company Enthera Pharmaceuticals, which develops therapeutics for autoimmune disorders.

Angel / Venture
Entreprenörinvest and Innovum in $1.1m round for LocalizeDirect

Entreprenörinvest and Innovum in $1.1m round for LocalizeDirect

Swedish software company LocalizeDirect has raised $1.1m from investors including Ikea Family Foundation-owned Entreprenörinvest, Innovum Invest and other Swedish venture capital firms and private individuals.

Fintech and Finance
Eurazeo invests $33m in series-B for Thought Machine

Eurazeo invests $33m in series-B for Thought Machine

Eurazeo Growth has invested in a $33m series-B round for banking technology company Thought Machine.

Pharma and Healthcare
IK sells Aposan to Ardian-backed Santé Cie

IK sells Aposan to Ardian-backed Santé Cie

IK Investment Partners has sold Germany-based pharmaceutical homecare provider Aposan to France-headquartered home medical assistance (HMA) company Santé Cie, a portfolio company of Ardian, UI Gestion and HLD.

Angel / Venture
Primo Space Fund holds €58m first close

Primo Space Fund holds €58m first close

Italian venture capital house Primomiglio has held a first close on €58m for Primo Space Fund, a vehicle dedicated to investing in space technology.

Buyout
Carlyle passes $1.84bn for second ‘long-dated’ private equity fundraise

Carlyle passes $1.84bn for second ‘long-dated’ private equity fundraise

Private equity giant Carlyle has raised at least $1.84bn for its second 'long-dated' investment fund, four years after closing its inaugural vehicle in the strategy.

Politics
AnaCap promotes three to partner in London

AnaCap promotes three to partner in London

UK-based private equity firm AnaCap Financial Partners has promoted three of its managing directors to the position of partner.

Buyout
Ex-Gores Group pair beat $300m goal to close debut Gallant Capital Partners fundraise

Ex-Gores Group pair beat $300m goal to close debut Gallant Capital Partners fundraise

A new private equity firm launched by a pair of former Gores Group investment execs has soared past its $300m fundraising goal for the final close of its debut investment vehicle.

Buyout
TPG launches US, Europe secondaries strategy, bring in ex-CPPIB secondaries head Woolhouse to lead

TPG launches US, Europe secondaries strategy, bring in ex-CPPIB secondaries head Woolhouse to lead

Private equity major TPG has snapped up CPPIB's head of secondaries to launch its secondaries strategy in the US and Europe.

Buyout
Investcorp follows biggest European CLO raise of 2020 so far with €250m follow-up fund

Investcorp follows biggest European CLO raise of 2020 so far with €250m follow-up fund

Investcorp has hit a €250m final close for its second CLO fund of the year to bring its total assets under management in the asset class to more than €7bn.

Angel / Venture
Primomiglio sets sights on space investments with new venture capital fundraise

Primomiglio sets sights on space investments with new venture capital fundraise

Italian fund manager Primomiglio has announced a €58m first close of a new venture capital fund focused on space investments.

AnaCap Financial Partners
Financial services private equity specialist AnaCap promotes trio to partner

Financial services private equity specialist AnaCap promotes trio to partner

Financial services-focused private equity specialist AnaCap Financial Partners has promoted a trio of long-serving executives to partners.

Angel / Venture
Venture funds and their investors differ on portfolio valuation during pandemic

Venture funds and their investors differ on portfolio valuation during pandemic

Discrepancies in valuations are common, but investors are scrutinising such situations more closely now

Europe
Antin Infrastructure Partners raises €6.5bn for fourth fund

Antin Infrastructure Partners raises €6.5bn for fourth fund

The Europe-based firm gathered its largest fund yet as it makes a push into North America

Coronavirus
Argentum turns Mediant equity into debt amid ‘unprecedent demand’ for company’s platform amid Covid

Argentum turns Mediant equity into debt amid ‘unprecedent demand’ for company’s platform amid Covid

FinTech Mediant’s investors have injected a further $18.5m into the company to fuel the next stage of its strategic growth.

Angel / Venture
Banking fintech Thought Machine hits $125m for expanded Series B round

Banking fintech Thought Machine hits $125m for expanded Series B round

Cloud-native core banking technology firm Thought Machine has secured an additional $42m to its Series B, bringing the round’s total value to a hefty $125m.

Angel / Venture
Capricorn Venture Partners backs pioneering diabetes monitoring startup Indigo’s €38m Series B

Capricorn Venture Partners backs pioneering diabetes monitoring startup Indigo’s €38m Series B

Capricorn Venture Partners has made the second investment from its Digital Growth Fund by backing the €38m Series B round for medical device business Indigo Diabetes.

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