FORWARD FEATURES CALENDAR

Funds

Mid Europa sells Zabka Polska to CVC

Mid Europa Partners, a private equity investor focused on Central and South Eastern Europe, is to sell Zabka Polska to funds advised by CVC Capital Partners. The transaction is subject to customary competition authority clearance and is expected to close in Q2 2017.   The Zabka sale is the largest

data.world secures USD19m in VC funding

data.world, the social network for data people, has closed USD18.7 million in venture capital funding at double the valuation of its previous round. This second round brings the total amount of capital raised to USD32.7 million and places data.world among the technology sector’s top five venture-backed Certified B Corporations of

Amethis Finance and Metier acquire stake in Kenafric Industries

Amethis Finance and Metier have teamed up to acquire a significant minority stake in East African packaged food business Kenafric Industries. The Kenafric Group was founded in 1987 by Velji Punja Shah and his four sons.   The group has grown to emerge as a major FMCG group in East

Arma Partners advises Evidon on sale of Ghostery consumer assets

Arma Partners has acted as exclusive financial adviser to Evidon, a portfolio company of Warburg Pincus, on the sale of its Ghostery consumer assets to Cliqz. Cliqz is a Munich-based web browser provider with integrated search engine owned by Hubert Burda Media and the Mozilla Corporation.   The Ghostery assets

Euronext launches family business index

Euronext has announced the launch of Euronext Family Business, the first European index dedicated to family businesses, designed to highlight the performance of 90 family companies listed in the four countries covered by Euronext. Components of the Euronext Family Business Index are selected from listed companies in compartments A, B

KKR to acquire Telxius stake

KKR is to acquire a stake of up to 40 per cent in Telxius, a critical telecom infrastructure owner and service provider in Europe and Americas. The deal implies an enterprise value of EUR3.678 billion and is subject to the customary closing conditions.   Telxius owns and operates a large

Summa Equity acquires Lin Education

Summa Equity has acquired Linfre Education AB from the company’s founder and a handful of private investors. The founder and CEO Josef Lind will reinvest the majority of his proceeds, and the management team will also invest alongside Summa Equity.   Tommi Unkuri, partner at Summa Equity, says: “We are

Enstar sells Pavonia life business to Global Bankers Insurance Group

Enstar Group is to sell its subsidiary Pavonia Holdings (US) for USD120 million to an affiliate of Global Bankers Insurance Group, the insurance and reinsurance group of companies of Eli Global. Pavonia owns Pavonia Life Insurance Company of Michigan, Pavonia Life Insurance Company of New York, and Enstar Life (US).

Masayoshi Son, SoftBank

SoftBank Group to acquire Fortress Investment Group for USD3.3bn

SoftBank Group (SoftBank or SBG) is to acquire Fortress Investment Group (Fortress) in a cash deal worth approximately USD3.3 billion. Under the terms of the merger agreement, which has been unanimously approved by a Special Committee of Independent Directors of Fortress's Board of Directors and Fortress's full Board of Directors, each Fortress Class

Summa Equity’s first fund closes at SEK4.5 billion

Summa Equity’s first fund, Summa Equity Fund I, has closed with commitments of SEK4.5 billion, exceeding the initial target of SEK3.3 billion after being significantly oversubscribed. The fund size was limited to SEK4.5 billion despite oversubscription.  Summa Equity was founded in 2016 by five partners brought together by a shared

Events

12 November, 2026 – 5:00 pm

Directory Listings