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“The current macro disruption is ongoing, and it’s not yet clear when it will end” – Q&A with Michael Kalb, co-founder and managing partner of Navaid Equity Partners

Navaid Equity Partners was founded in Fort Lauderdale (pictured), Florida in July this year to invest in quality businesses in solid industries where there’s potential for growth in the underlying business, but where the business is facing some external type of disruption. The firm focuses on small to medium sized

Lafayette acquires 100 per cent of Geba Cables in a carve-out of the Slovakian and Indian cable production from Griller & Gebauer

GG Group (Gebauer & Griller) is strengthening its strategic orientation by de-merging and selling its Elevator Division Geba Cables to mid-cap Investor Lafayette Mittelstand Capital. The sold division consists of a sales unit in Vienna and two production sites in Veľké Leváre, Slovakia and Bangalore, India. Geba Cables‘ product portfolio covers

Bluegem acquires Panzeri Group through Pool Service

Bluegem Capital Partners, a European mid-market fund focused on consumer brands, has acquired, through its subsidiary Pool Service, Panzeri Diffusion, an Italian group active in the professional haircare sector. Panzeri group, founded in 1999 by Ivano Panzeri and based in Malnate (VA), operates in the sector of professional hair cosmetics in

HIG Capital acquires Hart & Cooley

An affiliate of HIG Capital (HIG) has acquired Hart & Cooley, a subsidiary of Johnson Controls International, and a manufacturer of HVAC and air distribution products, including vents, grilles, registers, diffusers, and rooftop and chimney products. HIG is partnering with the current management team to capitalise on and accelerate the Company’s

Guru Capital completes acquisition of ETX Capital

Guru Capital has closed its acquisition of London based ETX Capital, a provider of multi-asset CFD products, from UK private equity firm, JRJ Group. The transaction is closing after receiving approval from the UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA). Additionally, Guru Capital partners Luca Merolla and Ryan Nettles have been appointed as

MJ Hudson advises Kindred Capital on establishment of second VC fund

MJ Hudson has advised Kindred Capital, early stage venture capital firm, on the establishment of a venture capital fund in Luxembourg which will focus on investments in a diversified selection of high-potential early stage technology start-ups in the UK and Europe. Investors in the fund included British Patient Capital, a subsidiary

LitCapital completes capital fundraising for second growth capital fund at EUR34m

Private equity fund management company LitCapital has closed its second fund – LitCapital Opportunity Fund at EUR34 million. All investors of the predecessor fund have made commitments into the new fund, almost all of them have increased their commitments. In addition, LitCapital managed to attract key institutional Baltic pension fund investors.

Allegro.eu now trading on the Warsaw Stock Exchange

Allegro.eu (Allegro), a Polish global e-commerce platform and the leading and most recognised internet brand in Poland, completed its successful listing on the Warsaw Stock Exchange (WSE) with its shares trading under the symbol ALE. 

Elaghmore raises GBP30m as pipeline of acquisition opportunities grows

Private equity fund Elaghmore has successfully closed an additional GBP30 million fund to add to its initial Elaghmore Fund 1.Elaghmore co-founders David Manning and Andy Ducker, first launched the fund in December 2016 with an initial raise of GBP60 million from institutions in the US and Europe. Elaghmore has now

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