Francisco Partners to acquire Consignor – report
According to reports, US-based GP Francisco Partners has signed an agreement to buy Norwegian shipping software company Consignor from its founder.
According to reports, US-based GP Francisco Partners has signed an agreement to buy Norwegian shipping software company Consignor from its founder.
Evoco Private Equity has held a first close on €93m for Evoco TSE III, following the firm's announcement of the fundraise in February 2020.
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Spanish venture capital houses Asabys Partners and Alta Life Sciences have led a funding round for Barcelona-based biotechnology startup Inbrain.
Swedish industry-focused investment company Kinnevik has agreed to sell 23.2% of its stake in e-commerce company Qliro Group to private equity firm Rite Ventures for SEK 195m (€18.5m).
Bain Capital is reportedly attempting to trump CVC Capital's buyout of a stake in Italian top-flight football league, Serie A, which could value it at about €12bn.
Astanor Ventures has led a series-A funding round for biotechnology startup Hyris.
Baring Vostok and RTP Global are fully exiting 2GIS, a Russian provider of mapping services, to state-run lender Sberbank and O2O Holding, a joint venture of Sberbank and internet company Mail.ru Group.
US-based sponsors Water Street Healthcare Partners and JLL Partners have wholly acquired Switzerland-based pharmaceutical research, development and manufacturing company Solvias.
Zürich-based private equity house Evoco is almost two-thirds of the way to its €150m target for Fund III through a first close.
Building maintenance company Massenberg, a portfolio company of DPE, has acquired a majority stake in cooling tower maintenance and repair specialist Aéro Solutions.
The UK's second-largest independent insurance intermediary Global Risk Partners has picked up backing from Searchlight Capital Partners through a majority stake buy.
Swedish pension fund AMF, bank SEB and foundation-backed asset manager FAM have launched an SEK3.5bn investment company to back Swedish businesses struggling to make it through the coronavirus crisis.
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API development platform Postman has soared to a $2bn valuation thanks to a Series C investment round led by private equity and venture capital firm Insight Partners.
Swiss contract research, development and manufacturing specialist Solvias has been bought by JLL Partners and Water Street Partners.
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Digital workplace communications and workflow tool provider Spike has picked up backing from Insight Partners amid the launch of a new suite of offerings.
The International Finance Corporation (IFC) has launched the first systematic process by an issuer to formally integrate environmental, social and governance (ESG) considerations into choosing its bookrunners. Senior funding officials and sustainability bankers have welcomed
