Bridgepoint Group has made a major move in its transition to providing a more diversified alternative asset management offering with the addition of Energy Capital Partners, a North American infrastructure investor with a track record spanning more than two decades.
GenTwo, a Swiss-based B2B Fintech platform specialised in securitisation of bankable and non-bankable assets, has raised $15m in a Series A led by US-based Point72 Ventures, the VC associate of Steve Cohen’s hedge fund firm Point72 Asset Management.
ECI Partners, a growth-focused mid-market private equity firm, has invested in Commify, a UK-headquartered specialist in business messaging solutions to Local Enterprises, in a deal valued at €300m.
Butternut Box, a UK-based fresh dog food company, has raised £280m in its latest fundraising round from new investor General Atlantic, a global growth equity firm, and existing investor, consumer-focused private investment firm L Catterton.Â
Permira Holdings’ deal to acquire Ergomed is being funded with support from Blackstone’s credit unit in the latest sign that that private lending firms are taking buyout business from traditional lenders including banks, according to a report by Bloomberg.
European private equity firm CVC has agreed to acquire a majority stake in Dutch infrastructure investor DIF Capital Partners in a deal worth around €1bn in cash and shares, with a commitment to acquire the remaining shares “over time”.
Global Loan Agency Services (GLAS), a provider of loan administration, agency, and trustee services globally and a portfolio company of private equity firm Levine Leichtman Capital Partners (LLCP), is to acquire Pristine SAS, a Paris-headquartered asset and trust management firm.Â
European private equity firm Permira has agreed a deal to acquire British biopharmaceutical services company Ergomed, a provider of clinical research and trial management services, for around £703.1m ($886.40m), according to a report by Reuters.
Discovery Education, a global education technology company backed by Clearlake Capital Group, has agreed to acquire DreamBox Learning, an education technology provider serving more than six million students and 600,000 educators in the US.Â
HIG Capital (HIG), a global alternative investment firm with $58bn of capital under management, has sold a portion of its stake in Eletromidia, a Brazil-based out-of-home (OOH) media company, to Latin American media conglomerate Grupo Globo (Globo).
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