Spacs offer quick exits for venture firms, but potential perils as well

Blank-check companies can make venture firms, traditionally long-term backers of private companies, players in public markets

Tiger Global Management leads $350m investment into DoubleVerify

Tiger Global Management has led the $350m investment into DoubleVerify, which designs software for digital media measurement.

Momeni Digital et al. in funding round for Bullfinch Asset

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.

LDC exits Ellis Whittam to Marlowe in £59m deal

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.

Hedge funds outperformed the global equity market with event-driven and arbitrage funds in the lead

Opalesque Industry Update - Hedge fund managers ended the month of September down 0.72% on an equal-weighted basis, and loss 1.43% on an asset-weighted basis. The weak performance of the global equity market resulted in

Bird & Bird hires Seeger as partner

Bird & Bird has hired Marc Seeger as a partner in its Düsseldorf-based corporate and M&A team.

Providence Strategic Growth backs Signaturit

Providence Strategic Growth (PSG) has acquired a majority stake in Barcelona-based e-signature specialist Signaturit.

Biden win seen spurring rush to close M&As before tax hikes bite

'There’s a real skittishness about the US election, which is fuelling some of the big M&A transactions coming to market currently'

Digital doctors here to stay as telemedicine deals surge

As many European countries grapple with the second wave of the pandemic, the surge in demand for telemedicine – and promising returns for investors - looks set to continue. Eliza Punshi reports

EMH Partners raises €650m for second growth fund

The Munich-based firm plans to invest its latest fund in midsize companies across Germany, Austria and Switzerland that have what the firm calls high digital potential

Investindustrial exits Aston Martin

Investindustrial has fully exited its investment in luxury car maker Aston Martin Lagonda, which is listed on the London Stock Exchange.

PE-backed Nets bolts on CCV Schweiz

Hellman & Friedman-backed Danish company Nets has acquired the Swiss subsidiary of Netherlands-based digital payment infrastructure provider CCV Group. 

Rutland exits Armitage in £140m deal

Rutland Partners has sold Armitage Pet Care to NYSE-listed Spectrum Brands Holdings for an enterprise value of £140m.   

Egeria invests in Apoc Aviation

Egeria has invested in Netherlands-based Apoc Aviation, marking the exit of minority shareholder Antea Participaties.

Keyhaven Capital earns multiple cost of 2x after EANOS Investments exit

Specialist secondaries private equity firm Keyhaven Capital has earned a multiple cost of 2x following its exit of EANOS Investments,

Blackstone raises $8bn for second long-life fund

The firm collected the pool during the early days of the coronavirus pandemic, which slowed fundraising across the industry

Thoma Bravo raises $22.8bn in record tech-fundraising haul

The firm’s flagship fund collected $17.8bn, a milestone for a tech-focused buyout fund

Thoma Bravo collects $22.8bn in new raise for three funds

From: RegTech Analyst Private-equity firm Thoma Bravo has raised $22.8bn to three tech-focused funds, making it one of the largest fundraising hauls ever, according to the Wall Street Journal. The Chicago-based firm has previously bought

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