Centerbridge Sells KIK Piece to Voyant

KIK Custom Products, a portfolio company of Centerbridge Partners, has agreed to sell its KIK Personal Care (KPC) business to Voyant Beauty, a portfolio company of Wind Point Partners. Centerbridge acquired KIK in August 2015

Evolution Managers Backs Another New Manager

Evolution Managers Capital (EMC), an investor in emerging private equity firms, has made its second fund investment to date by backing Greens Farms Capital. EMC was formed in October 2019 by Chicago-based HC Private Investments

Priveq closes SEK2.5bn Fund VI launched amid worst of coronavirus

European private equity investor Priveq has hit a SEK2.5bn ($270m) final close for its sixth flagship fund, raised entirely during the worst of the coronavirus crisis.

VCs exit Inventorum to Shore

Venture capital backers have sold their stakes in Inventorum, the developer of an inventory and cash management software platform for small businesses, to Germany-based digital appointment and customer management platform Shore, formerly known as Termine24.

DBAG’s Vitronet bolts on CR Clemens Reuschenbach

Broadband network construction company Vitronet, a portfolio company of Deutsche Beteiligungs AG (DBAG), has acquired civil engineering company CR Clemens Reuschenbach.

Alcedo to launch €230m fifth fund

Italian private equity firm Alcedo plans to launch a fifth buyout fund in the coming months, with a €215m target and €230m hard-cap, Unquote understands.

Axcel acquires AddPro from Adelis

Adelis Equity Partners Fund I has sold its majority stake in AddPro to Axcel, three years after investing in the company.

Carlyle tech fund acquires stake in Czech language translation software provider

The €1.35bn Carlyle Europe Technology Partners IV fund typically invests €30m to €80m in lower mid-market companies

Palamon-backed Simplify acquires Cook Taylor

Palamon Capital Partners portfolio company Simplify has acquired Cook Taylor Woodhouse Solicitors.

Most German PE firms say 75% of portfolio unimpaired by Covid-19 – survey

In a survey conducted by Finance Magazine on behalf of Deutsche Beteiligungs AG, 60% of German private equity investment managers said that less than one quarter of their portfolio companies had been severely impaired by

NB Renaissance’s Rino Mastrotto buys Nuova Osba

Italian leather producer Rino Mastrotto, a portfolio company of NB Renaissance Partners, has acquired Nuova Osba Italia from the founding Famiglietti family.

LDC-backed Babble acquires Lake Technologies

LDC portfolio company Babble has acquired telecoms provider Lake Technologies.

Most institutional investors in real estate expect higher returns thanks to ESG – but much implementation still to be done

Most institutional investors expect higher long-term returns on real estate if ESG criteria are taken into account when making investment decisions, new research from Warburg-HIH shows.

TPG’s Rise Fund launches energy platform Matrix Renewables

The platform has acquired roughly one gigawatt of solar photovoltaic projects from China’s Trina Solar

KKR Appoints Adam Warby as Senior Advisor and Member of the European Portfolio Management Committee

Appointment further demonstrates focus on Technology and Digital Transformation as critical value drivers for investments LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- KKR, a leading global investment firm, today announced the appointment of Adam Warby as a Senior Advisor, effective

KKR Grows Real Estate Industrial Portfolio with New Acquisitions

Acquisitions are the First Industrial Assets in KKR’s Core Plus Real Estate Strategy NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- KKR, a leading global investment firm, today announced the acquisition of two industrial distribution properties totaling approximately 2.5 million

Cirque du Soleil Gets Stalking Horse

In response to the disruption and forced show closures as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, Cirque du Soleil Entertainment Group has filed for protection from creditors in Canada – under the Companies’ Creditors Arrangement

Webster and MedEquity Expand BelMar

Belmar Pharmacy, a compounding pharmacy and a portfolio company of Webster Equity Partners and MedEquity Capital, has acquired APS Pharmacy. Compounding pharmacies combine, mix, or alter one or more ingredients to create a medication that

New Water Forms Emerald EMS

New Water Capital has merged two of its portfolio companies – DataED and Bestronics – to form Emerald EMS. New Water acquired DataED and Bestronics – two Tier III manufacturers that provide high-mix, low/medium-volume printed

Datasite: AI to Speed Up M&A

According to Datasite, over the next five years new technologies, including artificial intelligence, will transform the mergers and acquisitions process by decreasing the time it takes to perform due diligence to less than a month

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