Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: European venture capital deal value totaled €10.6 billion ($12.3bn) in Q3 2020, marking one of the strongest quarterly showings on record, and the third time quarterly deal value has exceede...Article Link
Brookfield Asset Management has closed its first European core-plus real estate fund, with a total capital pool of €1.14bn. The fund exceeded the initial target of €1bn and was backed by a range of investors
Blackstone has inked a £473m deal to buy Prologis’ UK logistics properties in what has been called the largest sale of its kind in the UK. The portfolio comprises about 4.3m sq ft of buildings
Ares Management has offered to buy scandal-ridden wealth manager AMP in a bid that some think could kick off a bidding war. Los Angeles-based Ares Management manages about $179bn and has reportedly made a non-binding
Danish internet ratings company Trustpilot is preparing for an initial public offering in H1 2021 and has mandated JP Morgan and Morgan Stanley to advise on the process, according to press reports.
Bridgepoint-backed Diaverum, a Sweden-based renal care provider, is preparing to launch an initial public offering in November, according to press reports.
From: FinTech Global Alternative investment tech platform RealBlocks has secured $7m in a series A round led by Crosslink Capital. The WealthTech company will use the new cash injection to scale its business, engineering teams
Listed British integrated security company G4S has urged its shareholders to reject the unsolicited offer made by Gardaworld, a Canada-based integrated security and risk company backed by BC Partners.
HV Capital has announced its €535m eighth fund; the Germany-based venture capital firm has also rebranded from HV Holtzbrinck Ventures to HV Capital.
Blank-check companies can make venture firms, traditionally long-term backers of private companies, players in public markets
Listed Finnish private equity firm CapMan raised €470m in the third quarter of 2020, it announced today in its interim report.
Momeni Digital Ventures, Elevat3 Capital and Germany-based energy company EWE have led a funding round for green asset management and project financing fintech Bullfinch Asset.
United Ventures has led a €6m round for Italian photography startup Boom Imagestudio.
Mid-market private equity firm LDC has sold its stake in UK-based employment law specialist Ellis Whittam to Marlowe, a London-listed safety and regulatory compliance expert.
Bowmark Capital has backed the buyout of Northern Ireland-based technology company Totalmobile. The Belfast-based venture has more than 700 customers and 250,000 mobile-workforce users across the public services, property, facilities management, transport and infrastructure sectors.
