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Investcorp names its first head of corporate strategy

Andrea Davis will combine her positions as head of portfolio operations and COO of Investcorp’s European private equity business with this newly-created role

Marston’s rejects Platinum Equity takeover bid

The British pub and brewing business said the US-based firm's £693.4m offer "very significantly undervalues" the company

Blackstone acquires UK’s Bourne Leisure

The owner of Legoland operator Merlin Entertainments is betting on the post-pandemic recovery of the hospitality sector

EQT to establish office in Japan

The Swedish firm is set to advance its strategy of growing in the Asia-Pacific region

eCapital leads growth investment for Kendaxa

eCapital has led a growth capital investment in Germany-based automation software company Kendaxa.

Welsh Carson commits up to $250m to newly-formed cell, gene science investor Kiniciti

Private equity major Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe has agreed to commit up to $250m to a strategic partnership with newly-formed Kiniciti, to invest in non-therapeutic companies supporting cell and gene therapy innovation.

Capza launches €500m Expansion Fund

Capza has raised €500m for its new Expansion Fund to support French SMEs in their post-crisis recovery and relaunch.

WL Ross spinout BroadPeak Global leads consortium in $525m DuPont clean technology unit buyout

A consortium of BroadPeak Global, Asia Green Fund and The Saudi Arabian Industrial Investments Company have agreed a $510m buyout of the clean technologies business of DuPont de Nemours.

ECM buys majority stake in YellowFox

ECM Equity Capital Management has acquired a majority stake in Germany-based telematics business YellowFox.

Rigeto Unternehmerkapital buys majority stake in Crusta Nova

Rigeto Unternehmerkapital has acquired a majority stake in Germany-based fish and seafood retailer Crusta Nova.

JMI Equity veteran Arrowsmith replaces Barber as managing general partner amid string of promotions

Software-focused JMI Equity has named its veteran investor Peter Arrowsmith as managing general partner amid a string of promotions at the firm.

Latour sells Sogetrel to Andera-led consortium

Latour Capital has fully exited its investment in communication networks specialist Sogetrel via a sale to its management team, supported by a consortium of funds led by Andera Partners.

Comhar acquires Bazaar for £10m

Comhar Capital has acquired furniture manufacturer and retailer The Bazaar Group.

Japan’s T Capital hits JPY81bn hard cap close for first fund since Tokio Marine spinout

Japanese private equity investor T Capital Partners has struck a JPY81bn ($780m) final close for its first independent fundraise.

Omikron buys Polish company Dagat ECO

Polish private equity firm Omikron Capital has wholly acquired Dagat ECO, a Poznan–based metal treatment company.

GTCR buys, merges medical consumables pair to create Corza Medical

Private equity major GTCR has bought and merged a pair of medical products businesses to create new company Corza Medical.

Mutares buys Ericsson Services Italia

Mutares has carved out Ericsson Services Italia from Ericsson Telecomunicazioni.

Vitruvian buys stake in IT business Expereo from Apax

The deal is reported to have doubled the value of the Amsterdam-based company to €750m

Vitruvian Partners buys into Apax Partners’ cloud, networking services portfolio business Expereo

Vitruvian Partners has agreed to buy into Apax Partners portfolio business Expereo, which provides managed internet, cloud and networking.

HIG to buy into insurance marketplace eHealth as Covid shift to online intensifies

HIG Capital has entered a binding agreement to invest in health insurance marketplace eHealth in a $225m deal.

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