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Partners Group to acquire Pharmathen from BC Partners

Global private markets firm Partners Group has, on behalf of its clients, agreed to acquire Pharmathen, a European pharmaceutical company, from international investment firm BC Partners.  The transaction values the Company at an enterprise value of around EUR1.6 billion. Founded in 1969, Pharmathen is a contract development and manufacturing organisation

MacNeill Pride Group acquires Klymit

MacNeill Pride Group (MPG), a diversified global designer and manufacturer of outdoor products and sporting goods, has acquired Klymit, an outdoor gear designer.  Terms of the transaction have not been disclosed. MPG is a portfolio company of Centre Partners.   Based in Kaysville, Utah, Klymit has been challenging the conventional

Russian plant-based ‘meat’ pioneer Welldone raises USD1.5m

Russian plant-based meat startup Welldone has closed a USD1.5 million funding round to significantly expand production capacity to meet the company’s rapid growth in sales.  The round was led by Phystech Ventures, an international fund investing in deep tech startups globally, with participation from Lever VC, a leading global investor

Summa Equity acquires Axion BioSystems

Summa Equity Fund II (Summa) has acquired a majority stake in Axion BioSystems, a provider of MEA and impedance technology for single-cell analysis. Axion BioSystems provides an integrated technology platform for cell activity monitoring, based on its unique Bioelectronic Assay technology. The instruments are used by academia and biopharma customers,

GED Capital acquires majority stake in Levaduramadre

GED Capital, a private equity group specialised in the Iberian lower mid-market segment, has acquired a majority stake in the artisan bakery chain Levaduramadre. GED Capital’s investment has been made through its portfolio company Comess Group, a restaurant group that manages a network of 380 establishments under its brands: Lizarran

Chuck Schumer

US infrastructure bill: Where are the secular opportunities?

US Senate majority leader Chuck Schumer (pictured) announced on Thursday that a procedural floor vote in the Senate on President Biden’s USD1.2 trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill will take place next Wednesday. As Democrats are also asked to back a larger USD3.5 trillion budget blueprint, what will the much-debated upcoming US

Pre-mixed drinks maker Soho Street Cocktails raising new funding

Pre-mixed drinks maker Soho Street Cocktails is raising a new round of funding through the private equity firm Growthdeck as demand surges for its ready-made, premium cocktails. Soho Street Cocktails sells pre-mixed, bar-quality cocktail pouches, which allow bars and restaurants to improve serve consistency, reduce service time and make industry

PGIM Private Capital provides nearly USD6.5bn in first half of 2021

PGIM Private Capital provided nearly USD6.5 billion of senior debt and junior capital to more than 100 middle-market companies and projects globally in the first half of 2021, marking the second largest first-half origination volume over the past decade, as markets across the globe begin to move beyond the pandemic. 

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