Law firm Linklaters has advised Triton on the EUR850m (USD1.1bn) acquisition of Ambea from private equity firm 3i. Ambea is a provider of healthcare and care services in the Nordic region and is one of the largest European healthcare service providers. The transaction is one of the largest leveraged buyouts

Archimedes Pharma has raised GBP65m in a funding round led by new investor Novo Growth Equity, the growth equity fund of Novo A/S of Denmark. This deal is believed to be Europe’s biggest single fund raising round for a bio-pharma company in 15 years.   It is also reported to

A group of venture capital firms has sold its stake in CoTweet, a web-based collaboration platform, to ExactTarget, a provider of on-demand email marketing software solutions. The firms include Baseline Ventures, Founders Fund Management, First Round Capital, Maples Investments, Freestyle Capital and SV Angel. After the completion of the transaction,

Pierpont Securities has launched as a government securities broker dealer with USD220m in capital and investor partnerships with two equity investors, Stone Point Capital and General Atlantic. Stone Point Capital, through its fund Trident IV, and General Atlantic have each committed USD100m in capital and Pierpont principals have invested an

EFG Hermes, an investment bank focused on the Arab world, has opened an office in the Syrian Arab Republic and launched a private equity fund that targets investments in the Syrian market. Established in 1984, EFG Hermes specialises in investment banking, asset management, private equity, securities brokerage and research. With

Cloudmark, a firm specialising in carrier-grade messaging security, has secured USD23m in a round of funding led by new investor Summit Partners and joined by Nokia Growth Partners, the venture capital investing arm of mobile phone supplier Nokia. Existing investors Ignition Partners and Industry Ventures also participated in the round. The

The Institutional Investors Group on Climate Change has launched a guide for private equity investors that aims to create greater understanding of the risks and opportunities posed by climate change and related policy developments. The guide is aimed at pension fund trustees who are limited partners in private equity funds,

Endless, an independent private equity investor, has acquired the business and assets of Trutex, one of a supplier of schoolwear in the UK.   Trutex was in need of further equity investment to strengthen its balance sheet and provide sufficient working capital to fund its growth.   Endless has partnered on