DACH deal pipeline: live, expected and pulled sale processes

A round-up of sale processes ongoing or expected to launch in the coming months in the DACH region, as well as auctions that have been paused or cancelled since the beginning of the year, courtesy

PAI buys stake in Amplitude from Apax

PAI Partners has acquired a 52.3% stake in Paris-listed orthopaedic implant specialist Amplitude Surgical from Apax France, CEO Olivier Jallabert and other senior executives for €53.8m.

VC Profile: VNV Global

Listed venture capital firm VNV Global recently raised $95m. Eliza Punshi talks to managing director Per Brilioth about portfolio company Voi, seeking network effects and investing in companies at the idea stage

Kindred Capital, which lets portfolio company entrepreneurs share its fund carry, closes £81m Fund II

Kindred Capital has hit an £81m final close for its second seed-stage European tech fund, doubling its capital under management.

Schroders buys £2bn family office Sandaire in UK wealth push

The deal comes after Schroders made a big push into the UK wealth management sector after launching Schroders Wealth in 2019 — a joint venture with Lloyds Banking Group

Houlihan Lokey Expands Industrials Group

Houlihan Lokey (HL) has hired Richard Hoh as a managing director in its industrials group. Mr. Hoh will be part of the firm’s industrial technology subsector team, focusing primarily on electronic components as well as

Calpers moves to enhance control of investment oversight

The public pension fund’s board takes on shared responsibility for hiring and evaluating its investment chief

CVC to buy Greek food company Vivartia from Marfin

CVC Capital Partners is acquiring Greek food specialist Vivartia Holdings from listed investment company Marfin Investment Group (MIG).

French deal pipeline: live, expected and pulled sale processes

A round-up of sale processes ongoing or expected to launch in the coming months in France, as well as auctions that have been paused or cancelled since the beginning of the year, courtesy of Unquote

Atlassian reveals $50m venture capital fund to back cloud-based products, services

Australian software company Atlassian has raised a $50m venture capital fund to target cloud-based products and services.

Sutter Hill seals astronomical return after early bet on Snowflake ends in $80bn-plus IPO valuation

Sutter Hill Capital is celebrating an astronomical return on its investment in cloud data warehousing business Snowflake after it sealed the biggest software IPO in history at an $80bn-plus valuation.

Evolution Equity on the road for second fund – report

Venture capital investor Evolution Equity Partners is on the road for its second fund, which is targeting $250m, according to a report from Czech Republic-based publication E15.

Questa Capital reaches $348m hard cap final close for sophomore fundraise

Healthcare-focused venture capital house Questa Capital has reached a $348m final close for its sophomore fundraise.

Quantum computing specialist Seeqc gets EQT Ventures backing in $22.4m Series A

Digital quantum computing company Seeqc has scored $22.4m in a Series A round led by EQT Ventures.

Acko secures $60m in Series D led by Munich Re Ventures

Acko General Insurance has reportedly netted $60m in a Series D round led by Munich Re Ventures.

LGT Lightstone leads €144m round for Infarm

LGT Lightstone has led a €144m series-C funding round for Germany-headquartered urban farming startup Infarm.

Kahoot! acquires VC-backed Actimo

Kahoot!, a Norwegian games-based education platform, has wholly acquired Actimo, a Danish mobile workspace developer for remote employees that is backed by venture capital investors including Promentum Equity Partners.

UBS loans bikes to staff to encourage client meet-ups

The Swiss bank has 10 new Brompton bikes available to bankers to attend client meetings in London in a bid to minimise time employees spend on public transport

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