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Spanish private capital reaches investment volume of over EUR4bn in H1 2019

According to the first estimates obtained by Spanish private capital trade body ASCRI through the European platform EDC, the volume of private capital investment in Spain during the first half of 2019 reached EUR4.06 billion in 328 deals.  During the period, nine megadeals (transactions of more than EUR100 million) were

Maven invests GBP650,000 in passenger transfer booking platform Ski-Lifts

Maven Capital Partners (Maven), has led a GBP650,000 investment in Manchester-headquartered passenger transfers booking platform Ski-Lifts Limited (Ski-Lifts). A total of GBP500,000 has been invested by NPIF – Maven Equity Finance, part of the Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund and a GBP150,000 was provided by the Greater Manchester Loan Fund (GMLF),

GTT to acquire KPN International

GTT Communications, a global cloud networking provider to multinational clients, is to acquire KPN International, a division of KPN N.V. headquartered in Netherlands, for approximately EUR50 million in cash, on a cash and debt-free basis.  KPN International operates a global IP network serving enterprise and carrier clients. “The acquisition of

ContractPodAi secures USD55m in Series B funding round

ContractPodAi, a provider of AI-powered contract lifecycle management software, has secured USD55 million Series B investment round led by Insight Partners with participation from the company’s Series A backer, Eagle Proprietary Investments. The company says the investment is Europe’s largest legaltech Series B fundraise and the largest Series B round

FRP Advisory advises Alchemy on Anglian refinancing

FRP Advisory (FRP), a specialist business advisory firm, has advised Alchemy Special Opportunities (Alchemy) on a multi asset-based refinancing of Anglian Home Improvements Group Limited (Anglian), a UK-based suppliers and installers of windows, doors and other home improvement products. This investment supports the growth ambitions of the business, allowing it

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Private equity activity down 1.8 per cent YoY, says Bloomberg League Tables

Global private equity activity decreased by 1.8 per cent year-on-year to USD550.6 billion in transactions, according to Bloomberg’s final Q2 2019 league table reports, which represent market leaders across a broad range of deal types, including M&A, Equities, loans and bonds transactions over the last quarter. However, the United States continued to be

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LP co-investment deal value sees three-fold increase since 2013

By Elizabeth Pfeuti – As institutional investors, such as pension and sovereign wealth funds, build internal teams and grow increasingly sophisticated, they are wanting a more direct role in how their assets are allocated. Nowhere has this trend been more apparent than in the rise of co-investments with private equity

100 Thieves raises USD35m in Series B funding round

100 Thieves has completed a USD35 million Series B funding round led by Artist Capital Management, a New York-based growth investment firm whose Chief Investment Officer, Josh Dienstag, is to join 100 Thieves’ Board of Directors.  The Series B also includes a new investment from Aglaé Ventures, the technology investment

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Equistone to acquire Moody’s Analytics Knowledge Services

European mid-market private equity investor Equistone Partners Europe (Equistone) is to acquire Moody’s Analytics Knowledge Services (Knowledge Services), a provider of bespoke research, analytics and automation technology to the financial services sector, from Moody’s Corporation. Established in 2014 through the merger of the Moody’s subsidiaries Copal Partners and Amba Research,

GCA Altium advises on G3 Comms and Connect Managed Services merger

Global investment bank GCA Altium has advised Apiary Capital on the merger of its portfolio company G3 Comms with Connect Managed Services, to create one of the UK’s largest customer experience and unified communications managed services providers, with annual revenues in excess of GBP55 million. Headquartered in London, Connect Managed

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