Pharma and Healthcare
Capiton buys CNP Group

Capiton buys CNP Group

Capiton has acquired a majority stake in generic pharmaceuticals producer CNP Group from its founding family owners.

Distressed
PE exits hit decade low in Q2

PE exits hit decade low in Q2

The volume of exits by private equity players across Europe fell by 43% year-on-year in Q2 2020 as the coronavirus crisis took hold, according to Unquote Data.

Angel / Venture
Primomiglio, CDP Venture, Innogest in €5.8m round for Sardex

Primomiglio, CDP Venture, Innogest in €5.8m round for Sardex

Primomiglio and Italian state-backed CDP Venture Capital have led a €5.8m funding round for fintech startup Sardex, which offers a B2B commercial credit platform.

Portfolio Company News
Gilde’s Gundlach Automotive sells Goodwheel to trade

Gilde’s Gundlach Automotive sells Goodwheel to trade

B2B tyres and automotive accessories distributor Gundlach Automotive, a portfolio company of Gilde Buy Out Partners, has sold its B2C tyres e-commerce business Goodwheel to TS Rochen, effective as of 1 July 2020.

Software and Hi-Tech
Evolution leads $64.7m round for Quantexa

Evolution leads $64.7m round for Quantexa

Evolution Equity Partners has led a $64.7m series-C funding round for analytics platform Quantexa.

BerchWood Partners
Placement agent BerchWood brings in two new hires across London, New York operations

Placement agent BerchWood brings in two new hires across London, New York operations

Private equity fund placement agency BerchWood Partners has made a pair of new hires across its London and New York offices.

Advent International
Private equity majors line up for cut of Italy’s top football league’s lucrative broadcast rights – report

Private equity majors line up for cut of Italy’s top football league’s lucrative broadcast rights – report

Clubs from Italy's top football league are reportedly set to meet next week to chew over bids for its media rights from a string of private equity majors.

& Rice
CD&R snaps up veteran US food distributor Cheney Brothers

CD&R snaps up veteran US food distributor Cheney Brothers

Private equity major Clayton Dubilier & Rice has sealed an investment in regional US food distributor Cheney Brothers.

Digital Transformation
Auctus Capital Partners invests €30m in BlinkLane

Auctus Capital Partners invests €30m in BlinkLane

Auctus Capital Partners has invested €30m for a majority stake in Netherlands-based digitalisation consultancy BlinkLane.

architect
DC Capital buys into school architectural design specialist PBK Architects

DC Capital buys into school architectural design specialist PBK Architects

US private equity house DC Capital Partners has made a strategic investment in education-specialist architectural planning and design company PBK Architects.

Distressed
City grandee Helena Morrissey calls on finance firms to shake up senior ranks after virus crisis

City grandee Helena Morrissey calls on finance firms to shake up senior ranks after virus crisis

The coronavirus crisis will finally prompt financial services firms to revamp outdated systems and create 'real change'

Bitcoin
Carlyle, Microsoft, Google among big-name backers for Cambrian Asset Management round

Carlyle, Microsoft, Google among big-name backers for Cambrian Asset Management round

Global private equity house Carlyle and tech heavyweights Google, Microsoft and Instagram were among backers of Cambrian Asset Management in its latest investment round.

Event
AMB :- Global Peer Financing Association goes live

AMB :- Global Peer Financing Association goes live

Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: Four major North American pension funds have come together launch the Global Peer Financing Association (GPFA) to advance peer-to-peer securities lending by asset owners. The pension funds - ...Article Link

Angel / Venture
AMB :- European venture capital investment reaches $10.1bn across 1,062 deals

AMB :- European venture capital investment reaches $10.1bn across 1,062 deals

Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: Venture capital investment remained strong in Europe for the second consecutive quarter, reaching $10.1 billion across 1,062 deals, said a report by KPMG. The global pandemic has shifted consu...Article Link

Software and Hi-Tech
AMB :- Institutional investors: Companies failing to meet expectations on ESG factors risk losing access to capital markets

AMB :- Institutional investors: Companies failing to meet expectations on ESG factors risk losing access to capital markets

Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: Companies failing to meet investor expectations on environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors risk losing access to capital markets, said a study. Institutional investors are raising ...Article Link

General Partners
Spanish PE firm invests in costume rental company behind Netflix’s The Crown

Spanish PE firm invests in costume rental company behind Netflix’s The Crown

GPF Capital typically invests between €10m and €30m of equity per deal

Software and Hi-Tech
Blackstone’s earnings rebound with market surge

Blackstone’s earnings rebound with market surge

Private equity giant swung to a profit after posting a steep loss in the first quarter

Fintech and Finance
Silver Lake in talks with Goldman Sachs to buy fintech company Meilleurtaux

Silver Lake in talks with Goldman Sachs to buy fintech company Meilleurtaux

The deal, expected to close in the fourth quarter, is the firm's second in France this month and follows the acquisition of human resources software provider Silae

General Partners
GPF Capital invests in Peris Costumes

GPF Capital invests in Peris Costumes

Spanish private equity firm GPF Capital has invested in Peris Costumes via a capital increase.

Fintech and Finance
Fintech firm Quantexa raised £51.2m – without meeting the lead investor in person

Fintech firm Quantexa raised £51.2m – without meeting the lead investor in person

Quantexa uses cutting edge technology to help its customers fight fraud

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