Compass Partners’ Rodenstock completes €75m capital increase

Ophthalmology company Rodenstock, a portfolio company of Compass Partners, has announced the completion of an equity capital increase of up to €75m from its existing investors.

EI-backed Anwim acquires EMila

Enterprise Investors (EI) portfolio company Anwim is in the process of acquiring EMila, a Polish network of self-service petrol stations.

Unquote British Private Equity Awards 2020: entries now open

Entries for the 2020 Unquote British Private Equity Awards are now open - we very much look forward to celebrating the industry's success in challenging times.

PCP Capital’s Staveley claims Barclays promised her ‘the same deal’ as Qatari investors

Staveley told the High Court that she recalled being 'pleased' when she learned that the Qataris were joining the deal

Opalesque Exclusive: Private equity investors raise concerns around geopolitical risk, climate change

Bailey McCann, Opalesque New York: Private equity has a reputation for being a "people business" that is decoupled from the whims of the market or the concerns of the broader economy. While the long investment

Seasoned blockchain entrepreneur Nikola Stojanow launches new venture capital firm focused on blockchain

Nikola Stojanow, æternity Blockchain co-founder and creator of AE Ventures investment company has begun his next journey with the creation of a new venture capital fund aimed at blockchain.

Paine Schwartz Partners makes $150m investment into sustainable food company AgroFresh

Sustainable food chain-focused private equity firm Paine Schwartz Partners (PSP) has invested $150m into AgroFresh Solutions.

Neuberger Berman holds €260m final close for European fund of funds

The fund launched in 2018 and has surpassed its original €200m target

Bain Capital, FSI to bid for Serie A – report

Private equity firm Bain Capital and Italian alternative investment house FSI are understood to have taken part in a bid for Italian football league Serie A.

Guernsey Finance launches fast-track applications for managers

Guernsey Finance has launched a fast-track application scheme for fund managers to migrate their vehicles to Guernsey, formed with input from the Guernsey Investment and Funds Association (GIFA).

Xenon-backed Impresoft bolts on Progel

Information and communications technology (ICT) business Impresoft, a portfolio company of Italian GP Xenon Private Equity, has acquired digital transformation specialist Progel.

LEA Partners sells Bellin to trade

LEA Partners has sold its stake in treasury management software platform Bellin to US-based business spend-management software company Coupa Software.

Secondaries players weigh up risk and rewards of “ring-fencing” deals

GP-led transactions isolating assets hardest hit by the Covid-19 crisis could appeal to adventurous secondaries players, but challenges abound. Alessia Argentieri reports

Finance companies criticised over ‘worryingly’ low awareness of modern slavery

Among senior employees, 39% don't believe modern slavery exists in the UK

Barclays laywers dig into Amanda Staveley’s dealings with Middle Eastern investors

Jeffery Onions QC appeared to be zeroing in on whether Staveley could have won warrants in the bank

AMW :- Opalesque Roundup: Most hedge funds still down YTD: hedge fund news, week 24

In the week ending June 12th 2020, Eurekahedge said that hedge fund managers were up 2.16% in May, reducing their year-to-date loss to 2.53%. Market optimism towards the resumption of economic activities and supportive monetary

France and Denmark up 2020 funding targets

France and Denmark have increased the size of their annual funding programmes as a result of the coronavirus pandemic, with the former making the third upward revision to its borrowing needs in as many months.

Incline Builds B2B Service Brands Platform

LYNX Franchising, a portfolio company of Incline Equity Partners, has acquired FRSTeam, a provider of disaster recovery services. FRSTeam (Fabric Restoration Service Team) specializes in the restoration of clothing and textiles damaged by smoke, fire,

Wellspring’s New Platform Builds Platforms

Wellspring Capital has acquired Steele Solutions, a supplier of structural steel systems used in distribution, fulfillment, and sortation centers. Steele Solutions (SSI) designs and fabricates superstructures, mezzanines, elevated work platforms, equipment platforms, stair towers, catwalks,

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