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FII, Vam create Florence fashion group

A consortium of investors led by Vam Investments and Fondo Italiano d'Investimento (FII) has acquired Italian clothing companies Giuntini, Ciemmeci Fashion and Mely's Maglieria.

Indigo Capital II holds €300m final close

Paris-headquartered debt specialist Indigo Capital has held a €300m final close for its Indigo Capital II fund.

SS&C GlobeOp Hedge Fund Performance Index up 0.75% in September

Opalesque Industry Update - SS C Technologies Holdings, Inc. (Nasdaq: SSNC) announced that the gross return of the SS C GlobeOp Hedge Fund Performance Index for September 2020 measured 0.75%. Hedge fund flows as measured

Ten largest unicorns in the world hit over $560bn value

Opalesque Industry Update - When the term unicorn emerged back in 2013, there were only 40 private companies with a valuation of one billion dollars in the world. Since then, the number of these financial

PineBridge to take over British real estate fund house

Benson Elliot adds $3.5bn in assets under management

Nordwind Capital buys majority stake in Trbo

Nordwind Capital has acquired a majority stake in Germany-based online content personalisation software Trbo.

Triton closes second debt fund on €744m

Triton has held a final close for Triton Debt Opportunities II on €744m, surpassing its target of €550m.

Q4 Fundraising Pipeline: UK

Unquote rounds up the most notable fundraises currently ongoing in the UK and Irish markets across the buyout, venture and secondaries spaces, with the latest available intel for each vehicle.

Silverlake buys Groupe Meilleurtaux from Goldman Sachs

Private equity firm Silver Lake has finalised the majority acquisition of Groupe Meilleurtaux, a French financial services provider, from Goldman Sachs Merchant Banking Division, for €700m.

Capdesia Structured Equity targets £100m; aims to close in Q1 2021

Capdesia Structured Equity Partners is currently raising towards a target of £100m and aims to hold a final close in the first quarter of 2021, according to a source close to the situation.

CVC, Advent, FSI win exclusivity for Serie A

CVC Capital Partners, Advent International and FSI have won exclusivity in the negotiations for Italian football league Serie A.

Venture capital veteran Canaan Partners eyes healthcare, frontier tech deals with new $800m fund

Veteran venture capital firm Canaan Partners has scored another $800m fund close to wrap up capital raising for its 12 early-stage investment fund targeting healthcare and technology companies.

Inflexion acquires Sparta Global; KCP to reap 7x return

Inflexion Private Equity has acquired technology education and recruitment provider Sparta Global from Key Capital Partners (KCP).

Alantra buys stake in Indigo Capital

Alantra Asset Management has acquired a 49% stake in Indigo Capital, a pan-European private debt asset manager.

US VC exits surge to huge quarterly total despite Covid uncertainty, fundraising on track for record year, new research shows

US venture capital exit activity has hit its second-highest value ever recorded despite global volatility in recent months due to the coronavirus crisis, new research shows.

Felix Capital brings in ex-Facebook, Vitruvian Partners execs as it celebrates five years of VC investing

UK private equity house Felix Capital has brought in former Facebook exec Angela Chou and Vitruvian Partners' Joseph Pizzolato as its latest investment professionals.

Blue Equity buys Danish tool manufacturer Junget

Danish private equity fund Blue Equity has acquired a majority stake in the Denmark-based tools supplier to the wood industry.

Actis makes two investments in digital infrastructure in South Africa

The firm has acquired a controlling stake in fibre broadband provider Octotel and a minority interest in internet provider RSAWEB

FPE invests in MaxContact

FPE Capital has invested in contact centre and customer experience platform MaxContact.

CVC, Apollo defeat Bain Capital to enter exclusive talks for Italian football media rights – report

Global private equity giants CVC Capital Partners and Apollo Global are reportedly leading the race to grab a stake in the lucrative broadcasting rights of Italy's top football league.

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