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European buy & build activity resilient in H1 2020

Despite the global pandemic, private equity backed businesses completed a substantial number of add-ons in H1 2020, according to Silverfleet Capital’s European Buy & Build Monitor, highlighting the resilience of buy & build as a value creation strategy.The European Buy & Build Monitor, which tracks global add-on activity undertaken by

European private equity activity registers resilient fundraising and investment in H1 2020 amid Covid-19 disruption

A new report from Invest Europe, an association representing Europe’s private equity, venture capital and infrastructure sectors, has revealed a resilient private equity investment and fundraising environment, as investors and fund managers continue to actively invest in European businesses despite the disruption caused by Covid-19.According to ‘Investing in Europe: Private

European Direct lending fell by 29 per cent in H1 2020

Non-bank or direct lending saw a total of 140 European deals in the first half of 2020, compared to 197 for the same period last year, a decrease of 29 per cent. The latest Alternative Lender Deal Tracker from Deloitte showed deal count dramatically slowing as the Covid-19 pandemic impacted the

Global software sector deal activity surged in Q3 2020, says Pagemill Partners

Pagemill Partners, the technology division of Duff & Phelps, has published data revealing a sharp bounce-back in software deal activity in Q3 2020, with 466 transactions recorded between July and September 2020. As boardroom focus shifted away from bracing-for-impact, a combination of strong operating performance and more readily available financing resulted

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Technology can counter investor conservatism

“For too long the best investments have been out of reach, even for the majority of sophisticated investors. Investment technology platforms can democratise access to private investments, helping investors to build more diverse, resilient, and higher performing investment portfolios,” says Kinson Lo, founder of London-based online investment platform Dot Investing.

Q3 VC investments in Poland totalled EUR156 million

A total of 88 venture capital transactions were conducted in Poland between July and September 2020, with 80 funds involved, according to a new report from PFR Ventures. The deals provided innovative Polish companies with EUR156 million.  Of the EUR156 million total, EUR73 million was secured by Polish and Finnish company

Landmark Information acquires RiskHorizon platform from Anthesis

Landmark Information – a provider of information to the UK’s property market – has has acquired the Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) due diligence platform, RiskHorizon, from global sustainability consultancy Anthesis Group.   The platform delivers valuable global insights to a broad group of asset owners and managers, from private equity and

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