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“Never waste a good crisis” – how successful portfolio companies have adapted to the coronavirus pandemic

“Never waste a good crisis” – how successful portfolio companies have adapted to the coronavirus pandemic

The coronavirus crisis has raged across the globe for months now - but some businesses were far quicker to adapt to the growing disaster than others. Private debt investment specialist CVI explains how some of

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Ardian’s Frulact buys Sensient’s yoghurt division

Ardian’s Frulact buys Sensient’s yoghurt division

Ardian-backed Frulact, a Portuguese producer of natural fruit-based ingredients for the food industry, has acquired the fruit yoghurt division of NYSE-listed company Sensient Technologies Corporation.

Angel / Venture
HSBC contributes $7m to Privitar’s series-C

HSBC contributes $7m to Privitar’s series-C

The corporate venture arm of HSBC has contributed $7m to Privitar's extension of its $87m series-C round.

Buyout
Dyal said to near $1bn loan against PE firms in its portfolio to pay investor dividend

Dyal said to near $1bn loan against PE firms in its portfolio to pay investor dividend

Dyal Capital, one of the biggest investment firms focused on buying stakes in private equity houses, is reportedly nearing a $1bn loan made against the fee income of the buyout houses it backs in order

Consumer Services
Allegro’s PE sponsors plan IPO

Allegro’s PE sponsors plan IPO

Cinven, Permira and Mid Europa Partners are planning an initial public offering for Polish online marketplace Allegro, Bloomberg has reported.

asia
Riverside passes $260m for latest Asia-Pacific fund, rebranded as Australia Fund III

Riverside passes $260m for latest Asia-Pacific fund, rebranded as Australia Fund III

Riverside has raised more than $260m towards its latest Asia-Pacific fund, which the firm has rebranded to underline its heavy focus on the Australasian market.

Software and Hi-Tech
Coatue leads $150m Checkout series-B with $5.5bn valuation

Coatue leads $150m Checkout series-B with $5.5bn valuation

Coatue has led a $150m series-B funding round for payments provider Checkout.com.

Appointments
Rede’s Yaron Zafir joins Asante

Rede’s Yaron Zafir joins Asante

Yaron Zafir, who was most recently head of secondaries at fund advisory firm Rede Partners, has joined Asante Capital as a senior adviser.

Ardonagh
Ares leads ‘world’s biggest unitranche loan’ with £1.875bn Ardonagh Group financing

Ares leads ‘world’s biggest unitranche loan’ with £1.875bn Ardonagh Group financing

Ares Management has led what it says is the biggest-ever unitranche loan through the £1.875m financing for insurance broker The Ardonagh Group.

broker
Lightyear Capital buys into PE-backed digital insurance broker Health Plan One

Lightyear Capital buys into PE-backed digital insurance broker Health Plan One

Financial services-focused private equity house Lightyear Capital has agreed to buy an indirect controlling stake in digital insurance broker Health Plan One.

Angel / Venture
Venture-backed start-ups help manufacturers reopen factories

Venture-backed start-ups help manufacturers reopen factories

Tools, including software, sensors and AI, support assembly lines and supply chains during the pandemic

Aurora Capital Partners
Financial services cloud marketing software, services business FMG Suite gets Aurora Capital Partners backing

Financial services cloud marketing software, services business FMG Suite gets Aurora Capital Partners backing

FMG Suite, a SaaS company specialising in cloud-based marketing software and services for financial services professionals and insurance agencies, has picked up a new funding round led by Aurora Capital Partners.

Limited Partners
Innovation and sustainability can help build a better post-Covid-19 world

Innovation and sustainability can help build a better post-Covid-19 world

Private equity investors and portfolio companies are in a unique position to act as change agents to build back better

Europe
EU regulators to probe Refinitiv-LSE deal

EU regulators to probe Refinitiv-LSE deal

European Union is concerned that the $15bn tie-up could provide undue market power

architecture
CDQP reinvests in architecture, design house Lemay

CDQP reinvests in architecture, design house Lemay

Canadian pension giant Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec has reinvested in architecture and design house Lemay in the form of an $8.7m loan.

M&A
Companies race to swallow poison pills to thwart hostile bids

Companies race to swallow poison pills to thwart hostile bids

‘As stock prices dropped precipitously in March, many companies were quick to either put poison pills in place or put them on the proverbial “shelf,” says Frank Aquila, global head of M&A at international law

Politics
Second Abraaj executive to plead guilty and cooperate with US authorities

Second Abraaj executive to plead guilty and cooperate with US authorities

Sev Vettivetpillai is expected to testify against Abraaj Group founder Arif Naqvi, according to a court filing

Angel / Venture
Has Checkout.com just become Europe’s most valuable FinTech startup, after tripling valuation to $5.5bn?

Has Checkout.com just become Europe’s most valuable FinTech startup, after tripling valuation to $5.5bn?

London-headquartered Checkout.com has just raised a $150m Series B funding round that saw it triple its valuation to $5.5bn, making it one of Europe’s most valuable FinTech startups.

banking
Even closes second funding round in less than a year

Even closes second funding round in less than a year

Even, which integrates with attendance, payroll and banking systems, has closed an investment round, less than a year after its former round.

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