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Phoenix backs cyber security specialist Logiq

Phoenix Equity Partners, a growth-focused UK private equity firm, has made an investment in UK-based cybersecurity specialist Logiq, the third from its 2022 Fund, following investments in risk analytics and modelling solutions provider 4most and data analytics business Dufrain.

Thompson Street Capital sells supply chain specialist Made4net to Ikea

Thompson Street Capital Partners has completed the sale of Made4net, a global provider of cloud-based warehouse management system and supply chain execution software, to Ingka Investments, the investment arm of Ingka Group, owner and operator of 482 IKEA stores in 31 countries. 

European PE turns ‘buyer-friendly’ as deal activity declines

Overall European deal activities remained strong until the third quarter of 2022 before a drop in the fourth quarter, according to the 2023 edition of the annual CMS Private Equity Study, analysed data from over 100 deals CMS advised on during the year.

Columna acquires majority stake in French medtech Physidia

Columna Capital, a pan-European private equity investor, has completed a significant investment in Physidia SAS, a French specialist in home haemodialysis solutions. Existing shareholders, the Plowiecki family and founders Cyril Balas and Michel Houdou, will remain as minority shareholders.

Carlyle focuses on deal for optics specialist Meopta

Global investment firm Carlyle has agreed to acquire Meopta Optika (Meopta), a manufacturer of optical, opto-mechanical, and opto-electronic solutions founded in 1933 and headquartered in Prerov, Czech Republic. The terms of the transaction have not been disclosed. Meopta is a vertically integrated developer and manufacturer of high-precision specialised industrial and

DCP Capital plucks China poultry business from Cargill

DCP Capital, a private equity firm focused on investments in Greater China led by former executives from KKR and Morgan Stanley, is to acquire agribusiness giant Cargill’s poultry business in the country, according to a report by Reuters. The acquisition of Cargill Protein China, which is expected to close this

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