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Alantra acquires stake in Indigo Capital to bolster its debt offering

Jacobo Llanza, Alantra’s chief executive said the deal will accelerate the firm’s plan 'to create a leading private debt group in Europe'

US investors plough billions into London’s fintechs despite coronavirus and Brexit

London is the second most popular destination for fintech investment globally, behind San Francisco. Of European VC cash flowing into fintech so far this year, 44% has gone to London-based companies

Private wealth managers must urgently increase use of tech or be left behind by competitors

Private wealth managers need to urgently increase their use of technology or risk being left behind by competitors, research from fintech firm Delio suggests.

Ardian exits electronic access, ticketing system business Gantner to trade buyer Salto Systems

Global investment giant Ardian has sold electronic access, ticketing and billing systems provider Gantner Electronic Austria to trade buyer Salto Systems.

SC Ventures backs cybersecurity startup Secret Double Octopus

Israeli cybersecurity company Secret Double Octopus has picked up a cash injection from Standard Chartered’s FinTech investment unit SC Ventures.

‘A hell of a lot more demand’ from rich Brits buying EU citizenship on Brexit fears

Some countries allow Citizenship-by-Investment schemes, or allow the purchase of the right to live and work in a country, for between €250,000 and about €2.2m

Pandemic will ‘compound the pain’ of a no-deal Brexit, company directors say

More than 40% of bosses say their companies haven't completed Brexit preparations

Global hedge funds were up 4.7% for Q3 2020 with HFM Asia-Pacific Index up 9.4%

Opalesque Industry Update - Q3 2020 saw a mixed three months, in which encouraging fund performance and investor sentiment generated $160bn in industry AuM, billion dollar funds lagged behind smaller rivals and large launches dried

AMB :- Alternative investment dealmaking to resurge by the end of 2021, says survey

Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: A majority (74%) of private equity and venture capital executives believe the industry's rebound will only happen by the end of 2021, a recent survey by consultancy EisnerAmper has found. The

AMB :- Alantra AM acquires 49% stake in debt manager Indigo

Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: Asset manager and credit advisory firm Alantra has completed the acquisition of a 49 percent stake in Indigo Capital SAS, a pan-European private debt asset manager. No financial terms were dis...Article

AMB :- Arbor Investments raises its biggest fund, attracting $1.5bn

Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: Chicago private-equity firm Arbor Investments, which specializes in food and beverage acquisitions, has raised its biggest fund, the fifth equity fund, attracting $1.5 billion and doubling its...Article Link

PE and VC dealmaking to resurge by the end of 2021, survey finds

The EisnerAmper poll was conducted in September with over 250 global alternative investment professionals

Levine Leichtman Capital Partners Europe II closes at €463m

The Los Angeles-headquartered firm has bolstered its European investment team in January

BlackRock invests in UK’s electric vehicle start-up Arrival

The manufacturer develops electric-powered city buses and vans, saying its vehicles can travel up to 300 miles without recharging

Signals Venture Capital backs funding round for Workpath

Signals Venture Capital has backed a funding round for Germany-based Workpath, a developer of objectives and key results (OKR) enterprise software.

Levine Leichtman Capital Partners Europe II closes on €463m

Levine Leichtman Capital Partners (LLCP) has held a final close for its second Europe-dedicated private equity fund on €463m.

Indigo Capital reveals €300m fund close as Alantra Capital buys up 49% stake in firm

Indigo Capital has revealed it closed its second flagship fundraise on €300m amid an announcement of a 49% buyout of the French firm by Alantra.

Venture capital firms help automated investing, banking platform M1 Finance to $45m Series C round

Automated investing, borrowing and banking platform M1 Finance has finalised its Series C investment round on $45m.

Partners in Equity leads €20m round for Campings.com

Amsterdam-based private equity firm Partners in Equity has led a €20m funding round for French camping holidays booking platform Campings.com.

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