Nordic Capital-backed Nordnet prices IPO

Nordic Capital-backed Swedish digital savings and investments platform Nordnet has announced it will price its IPO on Nasdaq Stockholm at SEK 88-104 per share.

PE-backed Nets and Nexi sign agreement for merger

Danish digital payments provider Nets has signed an agreement to merge with Italian company Nexi in a deal that values the company at €7.8bn.

Aliter invests in Skill Pill

Aliter Capital has invested in digital learning platform Skill Pill.

KKR buys into Walmart-backed Japanese supermarket chain Seiyu at about $1.6bn valuation

KKR has agreed to buy into Walmart-backed Japanese supermarket chain Seiyu in a deal valuing the business at JPY172.5bn ($1.6bn).

Illinois pension picks trio of new Versant funds, Lightspeed Venture Partners vehicle as latest fund commitments

The $45.2bn-managing Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund has agreed $85m of new venture capital investments across a string of funds.

KKR and Rakuten to Acquire Stakes in Seiyu from Walmart, Focus on Accelerating Digital Transformation of Japanese Retail: Seiyu Positioned to Become Japan’s Leading Omnichannel Retailer

KKR to purchase majority stake and new Rakuten subsidiary to acquire minority stake in Seiyu Walmart to retain 15% stake and work with KKR and Rakuten to accelerate Seiyu’s digital transformation to become Japan’s leading

The Limits of Corwin in the Sale of a Company to a PE Buyer

Posted by Gail Weinstein, Steven J. Steinman, and Brian T. Mangino, Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP, on Saturday, November 14, 2020 Editor's Note: Gail Weinstein is senior counsel, and Steven J. Steinman and Brian

Turkish turnaround in sight with bond set to follow rate hike

Turkey could be on track for one of the most remarkable emerging market recoveries of the year, after a shake-up of top officials signalled a return to orthodox monetary policy, inspiring confidence among investors. With

European M&A seals impressive Covid recovery in Q3 as PE firms put large dry powder reserves to work

European M&A activity has scored a sharp recovery from near-decade lows caused by the coronavirus crisis - but annual figures are still trending towards their worst result in years, new research shows.

BC Partners to buy Dutch puzzle publisher Keesing in €300m deal

The firm plans to support the 100-year-old company’s international expansion and digital growth

Main Capital buys Sweden's Pointsharp

Software-focused private equity firm Main Capital has acquired a majority stake in Swedish company Pointsharp.

Aglaé, BPI France lead $30m series-B for Livestorm

Aglaé Ventures and BPI france Digital Venture have led a $30m series-B funding round for video conferencing software developer Livestorm.

Hedge fund industry loses 0.11% in October

Opalesque Industry Update - The hedge fund industry posted a second consecutive monthly loss in October, down 0.11% for the month, according to the Barclay Hedge Fund Index, compiled by BarclayHedge, a division of Backstop

Carousel Capital spins up new $700m fund in just a couple of months of fundraising

Carousel Capital has raced to a $700m hard cap close for its biggest fund by some margin, taking just a couple of months to wrap up the fundraise.

AMB :- Midmarket private-equity valuations regain ground in Q3

Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: Valuations of privately-held midmarket companies rebounded as the global economy reopened, said a study. According to the Lincoln Middle Market Index tracks more than 2,200 private companies ...Article Link

AMB :- Hedge fund performance declines in October for the second month in a row

Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: Hedge funds continued to face a difficult market environment in October as for a second consecutive month the majority of funds saw performance declines, said a report by eVestment. According ...Article

No sweat: banks exit long-held PureGym bridge in perfect market window

Market euphoria following news of Pfizer’s potential Covid vaccine created a perfect window for lead banks Barclays and Jefferies to sell out of a bridge loan for UK fitness chain PureGym, which they had held

How Africa can self-finance its economic recovery

In the wake of a continent-wide recession, a recovery designed and financed largely by Africans is well within reach

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