Opalesque Industry Update - Proskauer, an international law firm, released its 2020 SPAC IPO Study. The study examines data from 95 Special Purpose Acquisition Company (SPAC) IPOs priced from January 2016 through June 2020, representing
The pandemic is forcing firms to work toward incorporating technology more effectively into their operations
Secondaries private equity dealmaking fell off a cliff in the first half of the year as the coronavirus crisis saw deal value drop more than 56% compared to the same period in 2019, new research
Ukraine-based private equity firm Horizon Capital is in the process of selling, alongside other shareholders, its stake in Moldova-based Glass Container Company and Glass Container Prim to Vetropack Austria Holding.
Marcol has acquired a 90% stake in Germany-based telemedicine startup Fernarzt and has announced the launch of its UK-headquartered digital health business HealthHero.
Wise Equity-backed system integration specialist Innovery has acquired cybersecurity expert Obiectivo.
Italian private equity firm Armonia will launch a new fund with a €500m target in the first qurter of 2021, Unquote understands.
LDC portfolio company Ensek has acquired software consultancy NrgFin.
Investment banking firm Raymond James has hired managing director Tobias Ramminger from Lincoln International and has also promoted Sherif Abdel-Aziz to director in its Germany-based diversified industrials team
NorthEdge Capital portfolio company Orbis Protect has acquired security systems designer Optosafe.
Investment services business IQ-EQ, a portfolio company of Astorg, has acquired France-based accounting and auditing services provider Conseil Expertise & Synthèse.
Milan-listed cosmetics producer Biodue, a portfolio company of Italian private equity firm Armonia, has wholly acquired food supplements specialist Farcoderma.
Visma, a PE-backed Norwegian cloud software company, has acquired Rotterdam-based accounting software company Yuki.
YFM Equity Partners portfolio company DSP has acquired Oracle software consultancy Explorer UK.
Global private equity giant KKR raised a record $16.4bn last quarter amid a powerful push to cash in on investment opportunities thrown up by the ongoing coronavirus crisis.
Private equity-backed investment management software business Clearwater Analytics is reportedly eyeing a sale which could value the business at $2bn.
YFM Equity Partners has hired Victor Christou as partner.
Apollo Global has seen a disappointing IPO for portfolio business Rackspace value the business at about $4.18bn - less than the company's $4.3bn valuation when Apollo took it private four years ago.
Dealflow in the Finnish VC market remained strong in the peak months of the coronavirus outbreak. Has the country been spared from the effects of the pandemic? Eliza Punshi reports
KKR submitted a nonbinding offer previously to be the Italian telecommunications company's exclusive partner in fibre network development
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