The short-term economic outlook remains worrying worldwide, particularly for borrowers at the lower end of the credit scale or in the industries hit hardest by Covid-19 restrictions. But a large-scale debt crisis may not be
Spanish mid-market private equity firm Sherpa Capital has appointed José Angel Medina as operating partner.
Motion Equity has invested in Olmix, a Paris-listed company that specialises in the production of algae-based alternatives to pesticides and food ingredients.
EQT, via its EQT Public Value fund, has announced plans to acquire a minority stake in listed Swedish company BioGaia for SEK 650m (€62.6m).
Germany-based food and drink conglomerate Dr Oetker has wholly acquired drinks delivery service Flaschenpost, in a deal that has seen its VC backers, including Cherry Ventures, sell their stakes in the business.
Eurazeo has sold all of its shares in NYSE-listed fashion e-commerce company Farfetch.
Private equity pair Pelican Ventures and JC Flowers have agreed to pick up reinsurance franchise Ariel Re from Argo Group. Ariel Re is a global underwriter of property and casualty reinsurance operating through Lloyd’s Syndicate 1910.
European private equity house Castik Capital has agreed to buy customs broker Customs Support from Mentha Capital and Park Ventures.
The CMA review could slow down the private equity firm’s plans for the supermarket chain and lead to greater public scrutiny of the deal
Hedge funds scoop up SPAC shares From Institutional Investor: Hedge funds aren t just launching their own special purpose acquisition companies -they re also scooping up shares of these blank-check companies. Basso and Difesa have
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: Venture Capital (VC) investment in Europe reached a new record of $12.1bn across 1,024 deals in Q3 2020 - up from $11.5bn across 1,513 deals in Q2 2020, said a report.
The company is listed in the mid-cap segment on the Nasdaq Stockholm exchange and had annual net sales of SEK 768 million in 2019
CDP Venture Capital, Vertis Venture and Tamburi's StarTip have led a €5m round for Italian influencer marketing platform Buzzoole.
Global buyout giant Carlyle has hired the former CEO of India's largest private sector bank as a senior advisor to the firm in Asia.
SmartCap, a venture capital fund manager owned by the Estonian state, is set to launch a new deeptech fund targeting companies with a longer development cycle.
Meal kit delivery startup Gousto has raised £25m from existing investors, including BGF and Perwyn.
Climate impact investing app developer Cooler Future has picked up €1.4m of funding from venture capital house Lifeline Ventures and a string of angel investors.
The company, backed by private equity firm Roark Capital, would become one of the largest US restaurant operators
