Global institutional trading network Liquidnet is planning to enter the fixed income market with its acquisition of bond trading platform Vega-Chi. The partnership, subject to regulatory approval, will combine Liquidnet’s experience, scale and global reach within the institutional investment community with Vega-Chi’s corporate bond trading platform and sector expertise to
Jon Moulton, via his family office Perscitus Advisers, has acquired a significant minority shareholding in Seneca Investment Managers, the new fund management firm within the Seneca Partners group. Moulton (pictured) is the founder and managing partner of the private equity firm Better Capital. In late January, Seneca Investment Managers
DN Capital and Paul Pindar, who recently stepped down as chief executive of Capita, have led a multi-million pound investment in estate agency business Purplebricks.com. DN Capital, the UK-based technology fund with investments including Shazam, and Pindar were joined in the investment by Martin Bolland. Purplebricks.com, the brainchild of
The private equity (PE) market in Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA) has consolidated around key regions and settled into a new, post-financial crisis normal, according to S&P Capital IQ. In the inaugural issue of EMEA Private Equity Market Snapshot, S&P Capital IQ provides a broad overview of the
Recent European M&A processes have seen strong interest from purely US-based private equity (PE) firms, according to mid-market investment bank Robert W Baird & Co. Some 44 middle-market leveraged buyout (LBO) transactions have been completed since 2011, where the final buyer was a purely US based PE firm, including:
HIG Europe has backed the management buyout of Kondor, provider of mobile and consumer electronics accessories into the UK and European retail markets. Terms were not disclosed. Founded in 1994 by the chairman Malcolm Bartlett, Kondor has evolved alongside the rapid growth in the smartphone and tablet market and
Novitas has acted as adviser to Equipos on the company’s sale to Simcorp A/S. The EUR10m acquisition of the UK-based company and its subsequent full integration into the SimCorp organisation will enhance and support SimCorp’s strategy of growing the business based on its single product platform, SimCorp Dimension, while also
Wroclaw-based Work Service Group has established a new joint venture for the German market with the international Fiege Group of Greven. The new company will comprise the three German Work Service firms and Fiege subsidiaries Fiege uni/serv GmbH and FIEGE worksess GmbH. The transaction is currently awaiting approval from the
Global social listening and analysis platform Synthesio has secured USD20m in funding from European private equity firm Idinvest Partners. The Series B investment will be used for research and product development, as well as expansion of Synthesio’s global team. Synthesio has offices in New York, Paris, London, Austin and
Digitalbox, the performance marketing specialist, has secured USD1m in venture capital funding from a series of high net worth investors to help fund the expansion of its native advertising business, ContentClick.

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