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AMB :- M&A to lead the economic recovery towards 2021: PwC

Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) expects more megadeals - transactions of at least $5 billion in value - in 2021, from pharma companies acquiring early-phase or pre-commercial products in hot ther...Article Link

Rockpool invests in Xiatech

Rockpool Investments has provided growth capital to Xiatech, a system integration and data analytics software provider.

A no-deal Brexit could well crush the finance sector, City execs warn

'It illustrates the uncertainty in the market as to what Brexit actually means, [and] what the future relationship will be,' said Andrew Pilgrim, EY's UK government and financial services leader

A no-deal Brexit is set to crush the finance sector, City execs warn

'It illustrates the uncertainty in the market as to what Brexit actually means, [and] what the future relationship will be,' said Andrew Pilgrim, EY's UK government and financial services leader

Mid Europa to acquire Sage Group's Polish business

Mid Europa Partners is to acquire the Poland-based operations of UK-headquartered enterprise software business Sage Group in a deal valued at approximately £66m.

Paine Schwartz seals FoodChain ID sale to Berkshire Partners after tripling size of business

Food chain investor Paine Schwartz Partners has sold FoodChain ID to fellow private equity firm Berkshire Partners after four years in its portfolio.

US Department of Defense software provider CodeMettle gets JF Lehman & Co buyout

Private equity house JF Lehman & Co has agreed a management buyout of communications network custom software provider CodeMettle.

Enterprise Investors to carve out Software Mind from Ailleron

Polish private equity firm Enterprise Investors (EI) is to acquire a majority stake in Warsaw-based company Software Mind for €25m from listed company Ailleron.

Paine Schwartz Partners picks up plant-based dough maker Urban Farmer as new platform investment

Sustainable food chain investor Paine Schwartz Partners has tapped its fifth flagship fund to buy into plant-based specialty dough maker Urban Farmer.

UK activity on the up, but market braces for tax hit

In a volatile year, which has seen buy-and-build and technology deals increase, GPs have adjusted working habits to achieve some semblance of normality in their operations, drawing investment volumes back towards pre-Covid-19 levels. Katharine Hidalgo

Mid Europa Partners carves out Polish arm of software major Sage Group

Central European private equity major Mid Europa Partners has agreed to carve out cloud business management company Sage Poland from The Sage Group.

Rundit raises €1m in seed funding

Finnish startup Rundit has raised €1m in a seed funding round co-led by angel investors Pierre Weimerskirch and the Luxembourg Private Equity Association.

Investcorp sells Avira, nets 200% IRR

Investcorp has sold cybersecurity software company Avira to US-based NortonLifeLock for $360m, just eight months after the GP acquired the company for $180m in a primary buyout.

Hedge fund industry performance surges on election results, vaccine optimism

Opalesque Industry Update - The HFRI 500 Index surged to its second-strongest monthly gain on record in November, driven by a combination of the U.S. election results and optimism regarding development, approval and availability of

World Economic Forum to be held in Singapore in 2021

The meeting of global political and business leaders is usually held in the Swiss mountain resort Davos

Most Forwarded: Opalesque most forwarded article – week 49: SPACs The SPAC shareholder class action boom is coming, SPACs have a hidden risk that investors need to know about

The SPAC shareholder class action boom is coming From Reuters: I m not the first to predict it, but the past few weeks have brought unmistakable signs that shareholder class action firms are homing in

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