Eurazeo to acquire EasyVista in €131m deal

Eurazeo PME has entered into exclusive negotiations to acquire a 67.5% stake in listed IT specialist EasyVista, in a deal that values the company at €131m.

BlackRock et al. back €50m round for Scalable Capital

Existing investors BlackRock, HV Holtzbrinck Ventures and Tengelmann Ventures have participated in a €50m series-D round for Germany-based digital asset manager Scalable Capital.

Bill Ackman’s largest ever ‘SPAC’ goes public

Pershing Square Tontine goes public as the largest-ever ‘SPAC’, at a time the market for SPACs had already surpassed last year’s record

Shamrock Closes Second Entertainment Content Fund

Shamrock Capital has held a final closing of Shamrock Capital Content Fund II LP with $400 million of capital. New and existing limited partners in Fund II include pension funds, sovereign wealth funds, endowments and

Apax funds post higher valuations following post-lockdown rebound in Q2

The overall rebound in public equity markets and the overweight exposure to more resilient sub-sectors helped improve the funds' valuations, Apax Global Alpha said in a stock exchange announcement

Swanlaab, Endeavor in $10m round for Odilo

Swanlaab Venture Factory has led a $10m funding round for digital content specialist Odilo.

BIVF et al. back CHF 25m round for T3 Pharmaceuticals

Existing investors Boehringer Ingelheim Venture Fund (BIVF), Reference Capital, multi-family office Wille Finance and several private investors have backed a CHF 25m round for cancer therapy developer T3 Pharmaceuticals.

Anthemis leads €5m round for Goin

London-based venture capital house Anthemis, which is dedicated to investments in the financial services sector, has led a €5m round for Spanish financial technology startup Goin.

AddVenture, Target Global in $4.5m series-B for BestDoctor

AddVenture and Target Global have led a $4.5m series-B funding round for BestDoctor, a Russian digital company providing medical insurance.

Forerunner Ventures raises $500m for new fund launched at height of Covid-19 crisis

Consumer-focused early-stage investment house Forerunner Ventures has pulled in $500m for its latest fundraise in a rapid fundraise launched and completed amid the coronavirus crisis.

GHK Closes on Third Platform

GHK Capital Partners has acquired Hasa, a producer and distributor of water treatment chemicals, from Peak Rock Capital. Hasa’s products are used to sanitize and maintain water systems, including swimming pools, water tanks and containment

Resilience Sells Brands to Scott’s

CR Brands, a portfolio company of Resilience Capital Partners, has sold its Biz Stain & Odor Eliminator (Biz) and Dryel product lines to publicly traded Scott’s Liquid Gold. The purchase price for the two product

Z Capital Adds Corporate Development Pro

Z Capital Group (ZCG) has added Laura Krivec to its team as Director of Corporate Development. Ms. Krivec will be active with project management, developing new and existing relationships with pension consultants, private wealth platforms

Investcorp introduces policies to improve diversity as it creates new D&I champion role

From 2021, the firm will require at least half of the candidates who are shortlisted for open positions to be from diverse backgrounds

HV Holtzbrinck promotes Masemann to partner

HV Holtzbrinck Ventures has promoted Jasper Masemann to partner in its Berlin-based team.

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