Verdane steps up DACH activity with four new investments

Norway-headquartered growth investor Verdane has announced that it has backed four companies in the DACH region in the past six weeks, including workplace collaboration software Meister, online homeware retailer PremiumXL, and gift brand Remember.

Everest Rehabilitation Hospitals Announces Engagement with WellSky to…

Everest Rehabilitation Hospitals streamlines processes with cutting-edge health IT software company WellSky.(PRWeb July 15, 2021)Read the full story at https://www.prweb.com/releases/everest_rehabilitation_hospitals_announces_engagement_with_wellsky_to_leverage_next_level_technology/prweb18072694.htm

Venture Capital’s “Me Too” Moment

Posted by Sophie Calder-Wang (The Wharton School), Paul A. Gompers (Harvard Business School), and Patrick Sweeney (Harvard Business School), on Tuesday, July 13, 2021 Editor's Note: Sophie Calder-Wang is Assistant Professor of Real Estate at

Kempen Capital launches second private equity fund

Netherlands-headquartered Kempen Capital Management has announced the launch of its second private equity fund, Kempen European Private Equity Fund II, with a EUR 200m target.

Hg makes $1bn investment in Insightsoftware

Deal values the maker of financial-reporting software at around $4bn

Pitalia launches with GBP 50m fund, hires Davies as head

Newly launched private equity house Pitalia Capital will deploy a GBP 50m fund to back small to medium-sized businesses across the UK.

PE spots bargains in UK supermarket aisles

A bidding war is brewing for Britain’s fourth-largest food retailer WM Morrison

Inside the IPO: How Segezha listing withstood US-Russia tensions

Russian IPOs have long been beset by the political turmoil that surrounds their country’s relationship with the US. Many a deal has been sunk by US-Russia tension, particularly when sanctions are imposed by the former.

South Korea’s Kakao Bank launches $2.2bn IPO

Kakao Bank, an online-only South Korean bank, has kicked off bookbuilding for its up to W2.55tr ($2.2bn) IPO.

Chinese bonds rally after govt signals RRR cut

Bonds issued by the Chinese government and policy lenders saw a strong rally on Thursday after the State Council signalled a cut in banks’ reserve requirement ratio (RRR), a move that could unleash hundreds of

Investor engagement policy sees France through 30 year deal

France stuck to its approach of engaging with investors during bookbuilding to persuade them not to inflate orders for its second syndication in a row this week, when the sovereign brought a new 30 year

ECB strategy review takes light touch approach with symmetric inflation target

The European Central Bank announced the results of its strategic policy review on Thursday, some two months ahead of schedule. The changes to its monetary policy were reminiscent of a watered down version of those

Citi snags senior insurance banker from Barclays

Mike Lamb, a senior investment banker covering the insurance sector, has left Barclays to join Citi in a chairman role in London.

Aliante collects €160m to support four portfolio companies

Secondary firm Pomona Capital led a preferred equity investment that will provide the Italian private-equity firm with capital to continue supporting four companies it owns

Pros from Pittsburgh Launch Continuim

A new private equity firm, Continuim Equity Partners, has been founded in Pittsburgh to invest in family and founder-owned manufacturers and industrial businesses. Continuim’s investment team is led by Managing Partner George Pilafas who has

Gridiron Adds Operations Pro

Gridiron Capital has added Jon Bostock to its team as an operating partner and CEO in residence. Mr. Bostock has more than 16 years of senior management experience in the areas of marketing and branding,

Sphera Switches Sponsors at $1.4B Valuation

Blackstone has agreed to acquire Sphera, a provider of environmental, social and governance (ESG) software, data, and consulting services, from Genstar Capital. The buy of Sphera from Genstar values the business at $1.4 billion. Blackstone

Crest Rock Partners Invests in CloudNine

Crest Rock Partners has acquired CloudNine, a provider of e-discovery software used by corporations, law firms, governments, and legal service professionals. CloudNine’s software is used to process, review, produce, and perform legal discovery. The company

Hipgnosis Songs Fund closes latest equity raise

Hipgnosis Songs Fund, the £1.6bn music royalties investment company, has wrapped up its seventh equity raise since its London Stock Exchange IPO in July 2018.

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