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Gauge Capital closes Gauge Capital III at USD800m

Gauge Capital (Gauge), a middle market private equity firm, has closed its third fund with an oversubscribed first and final close of USD800 million in commitments.  The Gauge Capital team is the largest investor in the fund and represents over 25 per cent of the committed capital. Ropes & Gray

Eurazeo raises record EUR2.8bn in 2020

The Eurazeo group raised EUR2.8 billion from its investor partners across 2020, an increase of 18 per cent compared with 2019. Amid a volatile context caused by the Covid-19 crisis, this strong performance provides further vindication of Eurazeo’s strategy of diversification. The Group remains a leading investor in private markets

Blue Point makes platform acquisition of Transtar

Blue Point Capital Partners (Blue Point) has made its eighth Blue Point IV platform investment with the acquisition of Cleveland-based Transtar Holding Company (Transtar).  Transtar is a global leader in the value-added distribution of original equipment and aftermarket automotive products for the transmission and driveline repair market. The local partnership

White & Case advises Memsource on acquisition of Phrase stake

Global law firm White & Case has advised Memsource, an AI-powered translation management system headquartered in the Czech Republic, and its majority shareholder The Carlyle Group, on the acquisition of a majority stake in Phrase, a German software localisation platform, from its existing shareholders. “Our international team helped to successfully

Swander Pace Capital completes sale of Clarion Brands to Bridges Consumer Healthcare

Swander Pace Capital (SPC) has completed the sale of Clarion Brands, a consumer products company specialising in over-the-counter (OTC) healthcare solutions and dietary supplements, to Bridges Consumer Healthcare LLC, a consumer healthcare company partnering with Charlesbank Capital Partners. Clarion markets a portfolio of leading niche OTC and dietary supplements brands

LLCP’s Caring Brands International acquires Interim Healthcare

Caring Brands International (CBI), a portfolio company of Levine Leichtman Capital Partners (LLCP), has completed the acquisition of its Interim HealthCare home health and hospice franchises in San Diego.  The addition of the San Diego Franchise expands CBI’s branch footprint and marks the first acquisition within the Interim HealthCare network

Surge in UK tech M&A activity bodes well for FinTech sector in 2021, says ICON

A new report by technology-focused investment bank ICON Corporate Finance, has revealed that despite Covid causing a 50 per cent year-on-year collapse in Tech M&A activity in the second quarter, a remarkable bounce-back led to a spate of M&A activity in businesses focussed on Digital Transformation, resulting in a near

VC investments continue to defy expectations in Q4 2020

Despite the second wave of the Covid-19 pandemic and slow economic recovery, global venture capital (VC) investments during the fourth quarter (Q4) of 2020 remained robust and were nearly at pre-pandemic levels.  Albeit, the number of VC deals witnessed a continuous decline for the seventh straight quarter, there was an

Enhanced Healthcare Partners exits SCA Pharma

Enhanced Healthcare Partners (EHP), a healthcare-focused private equity firm, has exited its platform investment in SCA Pharmaceuticals (SCA Pharma) through the sale of the business to The Vistria Group and Excellere Capital Management. An FDA 503(B) outsourcing facility, SCA Pharma delivers sterile admixtures and pre-filled syringes to hospitals and health

CDC Group targets over USD1bn annual investment in African businesses

CDC Group, a UK-based impact investor and development finance institution (DFI), has announced a commitment to invest over USD1 billion again in African businesses in 2021.  The commitment will enable CDC to invest in many more promising African entrepreneurs and SMEs, and continue to drive inclusive growth and job creation

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