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Valsoft acquires Navitrans International

17 February 2020

Valsoft Corporation (Valsoft), a Montreal-based company that specialises in the acquisition and development of vertical market software companies, has acquired Young & Partners/Navitrans International (Navitrans), a technology leader offering a complete and integrated suite of logistics, transportation, warehousing and freight forwarding software solutions.Navitrans has provided a premium suite of integrated logistics

Da Vinci Capital launches third emerging fund

17 February 2020

Emerging markets private equity fund manager Da Vinci Capital has launched Da Vinci Emerging Technologies-Fund III, its third successive fund.

US deal value in UK jumps over 50 per cent as PE groups exploit depressed valuations

17 February 2020

Global law firm Mayer Brown has found that the total annual value of acquisitions of UK companies by US private equity funds jumped 53 per cent last year to GBP14.2 billion; up from GBP9.3 billion in 2018. It is the latest sign of favourable market economics in the UK, which

Covid-19 – consensus is we still know little of the virus and its effects

17 February 2020

As Covid-19 (coronavirus) keeps spreading and the death-toll is rising on a daily basis, the UK is waiting to see what will happen next as France confirmed Europe’s first fatality over the weekend.

Triple Point completes GBP10m loan facility in We Flex

17 February 2020

Triple Point Investment Management has provided a GBP10 million loan facility for WeFlex, a provider of vehicles to the Ride-Hailing market in the UK. Having worked with the team at Weflex for the past five years, Triple Point is delighted to back their growth and development in the UK. The funds

FP Lux Investments acquires two wind farms in France and one project in Germany

17 February 2020

The Luxembourg-based special fund FP Lux Investments is expanding the portfolio of its Wind Infrastructure I sub-fund for institutional investors. Three additional wind energy projects with a total capacity of 19.2 MW have recently been acquired – the Melgven and Callac wind farms are French projects with a capacity of 10.8

GCA acquires Stella EOC

17 February 2020

Global investment bank GCA Corporation, the parent company of GCA Altium, is to acquire Stella EOC, a technology and media investment banking boutique with coverage in the UK and Europe.

Silverfleet makes Collectia investment

17 February 2020

European private equity firm Silverfleet Capital has acquired a majority stake in Collectia A/S, a credit management services provider based in Denmark. The terms of the transaction have not been disclosed.Founded in 1998 and headquartered in Brøndby, Collectia is a debt collection and debt purchase business operating primarily in Denmark

Macfarlanes advises August Equity on closing of GBP300 million fifth flagship fund

17 February 2020

Macfarlanes has advised UK-based private equity firm August Equity Partners on the raising of its latest flagship fund, AEP V, which has closed at its hard cap of GBP300 million, exceeding its target of GBP275 million.The fund was oversubscribed, with over 40 per cent of the new capital coming from

Praetura Ventures raises GBP22m in less than a year

14 February 2020

Praetura Ventures has closed its second EIS fund at GBP7million, bringing the total raised by the firm to GBP22 million in less than 12 months. The Praetura EIS 2020 Fund will support the growth ambitions of scale-ups across the region, and is expected to be deployed by the end of

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Valsoft acquires Navitrans International

Da Vinci Capital launches third emerging fund

US deal value in UK jumps over 50 per cent as PE groups exploit depressed valuations

Covid-19 – consensus is we still know little of the virus and its effects

Triple Point completes GBP10m loan facility in We Flex

FP Lux Investments acquires two wind farms in France and one project in Germany

GCA acquires Stella EOC

Silverfleet makes Collectia investment

Macfarlanes advises August Equity on closing of GBP300 million fifth flagship fund

Praetura Ventures raises GBP22m in less than a year

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