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Five Seasons et al. back €10.1m round for Yamo

Switzerland-based baby food producer Yamo has raised a €10.1m series-A round backed by new investors Five Seasons Ventures, Swiss Entrepreneurs Fund, Müller Ventures, Polytech Ventures, BackBone Ventures and Fundament.

ETF closes Environmental Technologies Fund III on £167m

ETF Partners has closed its third-generation Environmental Technologies Fund on £167m.

HIG Capital launches HIG European Capital Partners III

HIG Capital has launched HIG European Capital Partners III, dedicated to investment opportunities across Europe, Unquote has learned.

Equita buys corporate finance firm K Finance in €7m deal

Investment banking specialist Equita has acquired a 70% stake in Italian corporate finance boutique K Finance.

Great Point’s MLM Medical Labs buys CirQuest

MLM Medical Labs, a German portfolio company of Green Point Partners, has acquired US-based CirQuest Labs as part of its international expansion strategy.

Moira invests in logistics operator Goi

Spanish private equity firm Moira Capital Partners has backed Goi, a logistics operator which specialises in the transport, delivery, assembly and installation of household goods and furniture.

Pictet closes Monte Rosa V on $1.164bn

Pictet Alternative Advisors has closed its fifth-generation fund-of-funds, Monte Rosa V, on $1.164bn.

P101 in €3.5m round for food marketplace Soplaya

Venture capital house P101 has led a €3.5m seed round for Soplaya, an Italian startup that offers an online marketplace for food producers and restaurants.

SmartFin Capital leads $25m series-C for MariaDB

Finnish database software firm MariaDB Corporation has raised $25m in an additional series-C round led by SmartFin Capital.

Caryle’s Rubenstein: US set for long recession post Covid-19, businesses must prepare for “very different” economy

Carlyle co-founder David Rubenstein believes the US is set for a long recession in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic - and that business must be ready for a very different economy when it opens

US, Asia-based DCM raises $880m fund pair thanks to stellar past performance

US and Asia-based early stage investor DCM Ventures has closed its biggest family of funds to date by hauling in $880m across a pair of new vehicles. The committed capital includes $780m for DCM IX, its

Female entrepreneur-focused Rethink Impact closes $182m Fund II, says Covid-19 has hit diversity efforts in VC

Rethink Impact, one of the largest impact venture firm dedicated to backing female tech entrepreneurs, has hit a $182m final close for its sophomore fundraise.

Blackstone hits $4.6bn hard cap for biggest-ever PE fund dedicated to life science deals

Blackstone has raised $4.6bn for the biggest-ever private equity fund dedicated to life sciences investments, hitting its hard cap for the vehicle.

New Nordic life science firm Eir Ventures seals first close for debut fund

New Nordic life sciences venture capital investor Eir Ventures has hit a €76m first close for its debut fundraise.

Largest buyers of GP-stakes running out of supply as competition heats up

Three largest buyers of GP-stakes are raising a combined $19bn but the number of potential targets is dwindling

Satori Capital buys into hedge fund manager Mountain Cove Capital Management

Satori Capital, a Texas-based private equity house it says is founded on the principles of "conscious capitalism", has agreed to back investment firm Mountain Cove Capital Management.

Beauty industry veteran Pamela Baxter named as MidOcean operating partner

Private equity and credit investment house MidOcean Partners has brought in veteran beauty industry executive Pamela Baxter as an operating partner and executive board member.

Star Energy’s rare project bond attracts investors

Indonesia’s Star Energy Geothermal treated the dollar market to a rare project bond on Tuesday. Although the green trade was Star Energy’s second in recent years, its investment grade rating this time around proved a

Fund terms become more flexible as LPs hand GPs more discretion

The proportion of buyout funds that gave general partners the discretion to extend the life of a vehicle without having to get approval from limited partners has doubled

Baidu connects with investors for $950m bond

Investors in the US shrugged off concerns around tensions between the country and China to support internet giant Baidu’s $950m dual-tranche bond outing this week.

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