Primo Space Fund holds €58m first close
Italian venture capital house Primomiglio has held a first close on €58m for Primo Space Fund, a vehicle dedicated to investing in space technology.
Italian venture capital house Primomiglio has held a first close on €58m for Primo Space Fund, a vehicle dedicated to investing in space technology.
Italian fund manager Primomiglio has announced a €58m first close of a new venture capital fund focused on space investments.
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The Europe-based firm gathered its largest fund yet as it makes a push into North America
Capricorn Venture Partners has made the second investment from its Digital Growth Fund by backing the €38m Series B round for medical device business Indigo Diabetes.
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: With 167 deals worth $1.84bn, venture capital investment in UK fintech firms has slumped by nearly 40% during the first six months of 2020. According to a study by UK fintech
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Battery Ventures has issued a voluntary public takeover offer for listed Germany-based enterprise software company Easy Software, with shares priced at €11.5 apiece, via the holding company Deltus 36.
Advent France Biotechnology (AFB) and Invivo Ventures have invested in a €4.25m round for Spanish life sciences company Arthex Biotech, which develops RNA therapies for the treatment of myotonic dystrophy.
French private equity firm Abénex Capital has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Inlog Holdings, a wholly owned subsidiary of US-based listed healthcare company Haemonetics.
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Blackstone’s Stephen Schwarzman, who gave $10m to a group aiming to defend the Senate’s Republican majority, leads political spending in the industry
KPS Capital Partners has agreed to acquire AM General, a military vehicle and contract automotive manufacturer, from MacAndrews & Forbes, an investment firm controlled by Ronald Perelman. AM General manufactures specialized vehicles for military and
Trive Capital has made an investment in Rubicon Bakers, a maker of all-natural cakes, cupcakes, cookies, and muffins. Rubicon’s product line includes more than 50 SKUs – including vegan and plant-based options – that are
KPS Capital Partners has agreed to acquire the assets of small engine manufacturer Briggs & Stratton, including the equity of foreign subsidiaries, for approximately $550 million. On July 20, Briggs & Stratton voluntarily filed for
J.F. Lehman & Company has held a final closing of its fifth fund with $1.35 billion of capital. Initially targeting $1.0 billion, JFL Equity Investors V LP, was oversubscribed and closed at its hard cap.
Primomiglio and Italian state-backed CDP Venture Capital have led a €5.8m funding round for fintech startup Sardex, which offers a B2B commercial credit platform.
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: Venture capital investment remained strong in Europe for the second consecutive quarter, reaching $10.1 billion across 1,062 deals, said a report by KPMG. The global pandemic has shifted consu...Article Link
