Consumer Services
L Catterton backs food supplement specialist IAF Store

L Catterton backs food supplement specialist IAF Store

L Catterton Europe has acquired Italian online dietary supplements retailer IAF Store.

Buyout
Silverfleet Capital brings in ex-EQT, Towerbrook investor Süss as newest partner

Silverfleet Capital brings in ex-EQT, Towerbrook investor Süss as newest partner

European private equity house Silverfleet Capital has brought in Towerbrook Capital senior principal Christian Süss as a partner in its Munich office.

Appointments
Silverfleet hires Süß as partner

Silverfleet hires Süß as partner

Silverfleet Capital has hired Christian Süß as a partner in its Munich-based team.

Software and Hi-Tech
TowerBrook acquires Azzurri in £70m deal

TowerBrook acquires Azzurri in £70m deal

TowerBrook Capital Partners has agreed to acquire restaurant operator Azzurri.

Appointments
Willkie hires Abrar as partner

Willkie hires Abrar as partner

Willkie Farr & Gallagher has hired Kamyar Abrar as partner in its Frankfurt-based private equity team.

Buyout
RedBird Capital agrees takeover of French football club Toulouse FC

RedBird Capital agrees takeover of French football club Toulouse FC

RedBird Capital has become the latest private equity house to target strong returns from soccer team investing after picking up a majority stake in France's Toulouse FC.

Software and Hi-Tech
Bridgepoint sells Rovensa to Partners Group in €1bn deal

Bridgepoint sells Rovensa to Partners Group in €1bn deal

Swiss private equity firm Partners Group has acquired Portuguese agrichemical business Rovensa from Bridgepoint in a deal that gives the company an enterprise value of €1bn.

Software and Hi-Tech
Bridgepoint in talks to acquire WSL

Bridgepoint in talks to acquire WSL

Bridgepoint is in talks to acquire Women's Super League (WSL), England's women's football competition, from the Football Association (FA), according to a Sky News report.

Distressed
GP Profile: Priveq Investment

GP Profile: Priveq Investment

Swedish firm Priveq Investment recently held a first and final close for its sixth fund, raising the vehicle entirely online. Partner and CEO Louise Nilsson talks to Eliza Punshi about the firm's investment strategy for

Coronavirus
Schroders seals €312m sub-investment grade infra debt fund close, cites asset class strength amid Covid

Schroders seals €312m sub-investment grade infra debt fund close, cites asset class strength amid Covid

Asset management major Schroders has hit a €312m first close for its new fund targeting sub-investment grade infrastructure debt.

Pharma and Healthcare
Auctus-backed PharmaLex buys Regulis Consulting

Auctus-backed PharmaLex buys Regulis Consulting

PharmaLex, a portfolio company of Auctus Capital Partners, has acquired UK-based pharmaceutical, biotechnology and medical device consulting company Regulis Consulting.

Distressed
Aurelius’s Zim Flugsitz in self administration

Aurelius’s Zim Flugsitz in self administration

Aircraft seat manufacturer Zim Flugsitz, a portfolio company of Aurelius, has entered self-administration proceedings under German insolvency law.

asia
PE firms said to line up for Nestle China unit bidding, deal could reach $400m

PE firms said to line up for Nestle China unit bidding, deal could reach $400m

A string of private equity houses have reportedly made it to the next round of bidding for Nestle's Chinese unit Yinlu Foods Group.

Appointments
Sustainability-focused Ambienta appoints its first female board president

Sustainability-focused Ambienta appoints its first female board president

Carla Ferrari will replace Antonio Segni, who is leaving the position after 12 years

Software and Hi-Tech
Biden’s no radical, but that doesn’t mean he will be private equity’s friend

Biden’s no radical, but that doesn’t mean he will be private equity’s friend

US finance bosses hoped a progressive-influenced Democratic Party might lose to Trump, or be moderated. Both now look less likely

Software and Hi-Tech
Only three top London investment bankers are Black

Only three top London investment bankers are Black

Less than 0.5% of senior dealmakers in the City are Black, according to data compiled for Financial News

auction
PE giants dealt blow in eBay classifieds unit takeover amid reports Adevinta nearing $9bn deal

PE giants dealt blow in eBay classifieds unit takeover amid reports Adevinta nearing $9bn deal

Private equity giants attempting to take over eBay's classified advertising unit have been dealt a blow amid reports the web auction titan is nearing a $9bn sale to Norwegian trade player Adevinta.

Balance Point Capital Partners
Balance Point Capital back with second fundraise of the coronavirus, could collect up to $450m

Balance Point Capital back with second fundraise of the coronavirus, could collect up to $450m

Balance Point Capital Partners is already back in the fundraising market for its fifth flagship fund, despite only closing its $1.1bn fourth vehicle in March.

Software and Hi-Tech
TPG Growth targets $4bn for Its fifth fund

TPG Growth targets $4bn for Its fifth fund

The firm has undergone changes in top management since managing partner William McGlashan left last year

Software and Hi-Tech
Up to 1,200 jobs lost as another PE-backed restaurant group bought from administration

Up to 1,200 jobs lost as another PE-backed restaurant group bought from administration

As part of the pre-pack administration deal, TowerBrook is committing more than £70m to restructure Azzurri’s balance sheet

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