EQT funds, owners of Sivantos, and the Tøpholm and Westermann families, owners of Widex, have agreed terms to merge the two companies. The ‘strategic merger of equals’ will create a major player in the global hearing aid market generating combined revenues of approximately EUR1.6 billion and employing more than 10,000
Hermes Investment Management (Hermes), the GBP33.0 billion manager, has launched the Hermes European Direct Lending Fund, which is managed by Patrick Marshall, Head of Private Debt & CLOs. The European Fund follows the successful launch of the UK Direct Lending Fund in 2016. The Fund offers access to the
Idinvest Partners has held the final closing of its fourth direct lending Fund (Idinvest Private Debt IV), at EUR715 million, surpassing its initial target of EUR600 million. More than 60 per cent of the investors are from outside France. Since its launch in 2016, the Idinvest Private Debt IV fund
The European law firm Noerr has provided comprehensive advice on the sale of the eCommerce platform Daraz, a market leader in countries including Pakistan, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Sri Lanka and Nepal, to Alibaba. The investors selling Daraz include Asia Pacific Internet Group (APACIG), a joint venture between the listed company Rocket
Affiliates of Palladium Equity Partners have completed the sale of the parent of home care provider Jordan Health Services (Jordan), to Kelso & Company and Blue Wolf Capital Partners. Jordan is being combined with Great Lakes Caring and National Home Health Care to create one of the largest US home-based
simplesurance, the provider of a smart insurance services platform, has raised USD24 million in its Series-C funding round, which will be used to push the continuing international roll-out of the platform. The lead investor is global insurance group Allianz, who invested alongside Rheingau Founders, Rakuten Capital (the investment arm of
The Disruption House (TDH), a financial technology benchmarking and data analytics business, has closed a significant funding round and created an executive advisory board. The funding was raised from a small group of private investors and will enable the firm to complete production of their unique benchmarking and performance
AnaCap Financial Partners (AnaCap), a European financial services private equity firm, is rebranding its Barclays France business as Milleis Banque (Milleis) with immediate effect. This follows the successful completion of the acquisition of Barclays’ French retail, wealth and investment management operations (including subsequent regulatory approval) in September 2017. The
Growth for outsourcing specialists alldayPA and The Call Centre Group, contact centres for the SME industry, has put the Isher Capital portfolio of contact centre businesses on track to reach its ambitious growth plans, as its turnover swells beyond the GBP30 million milestone. The Call Centre Group has reported 20 per cent growth
Progressio has completed the sale of Industrie Chimiche Forestali SpA (ICF) to EPS Equita PEP SPAC (EPS). ICF is a prominent player in adhesives for the footwear, automotive and flexible packaging sectors, with approximately EUR80 million in turnover and a commercial presence in over 70 countries. Founded in 1918, the company turns 100 this
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