Carlyle scores 7x return on sale of UK software provider
The firm has exited its investment in tech company Eggplant to rival Keysight Technologies for $330m
The firm has exited its investment in tech company Eggplant to rival Keysight Technologies for $330m
Deal flow is pacing considerably below levels of recent years, when aggregate deal value exceeded €100bn each year since 2017
Grant Thornton has named Carlos Ferreira as its national managing partner for private equity beginning on August 1, 2020. Mr. Ferreira retains his position as the global co-leader for transaction advisory services at Grant Thornton.
Falfurrias Capital Partners has sold its portfolio company, American Safety Council, to Ridgemont Equity Partners. Falfurrias acquired ASC in May 2014. American Safety Council (ASC) is a provider of online training, education, and certification services
VC backers including Octopus Ventures and eCapital have sold their stakes in Cambridge-based electronic chip developer UltraSoc to Siemens
Intermediate Capital Group (ICG) has acquired a minority stake in HR platform Workhuman at a valuation of $1.2bn.
Australian design software company Canva has surged to a $6bn valuation thanks to its latest venture capital-backed investment round.
Several VCs have invested £25m in online used car retailer Cazoo, giving the company a valuation of $1bn.
Coatue has led a $150m series-B funding round for payments provider Checkout.com.
London-headquartered Checkout.com has just raised a $150m Series B funding round that saw it triple its valuation to $5.5bn, making it one of Europe’s most valuable FinTech startups.
Trive Capital has agreed to acquire publicly traded Seven Aces, a gaming company and route operator. Seven Aces (TSXV: ACES), through its subsidiary Lucky Bucks, is a coin-operated amusement machine route operator. Lucky Bucks’ machines
PWP Growth Equity has completed its spin-out from Perella Weinberg. The new firm – now operating as GreyLion Capital – will continue to manage its two existing private equity funds with total capital commitments of
Capricorn ICT Arkiv has completed its third successful exit with the sale of genomics data analysis solutions provider BlueBee to Illumina, a fellow life science business.
Deutsches Werkstattnetz has wholly acquired online car repair booking platform Caroobi, from its venture capital backers.
Venture capital investors have participated in a £60m funding round for online bank Monzo, giving it a valuation of £1.24bn.
With a deadline extension ruled out, both parties must be prepared to compromise
Genstar Capital has exited its remaining stake in specialty property insurer Palomar Holdings, after helping it reach a $2bn in market capitalisation.
Founders get new life for their products, while venture firms get exits for slower growth start-ups
Black Toro Capital has sold its 43% stake in Barcelona-based stainless steel manufacturer Irestal to the founding Boixareu family, who already owned 57% of the business.
