Governance, risk, and compliance (GRC) solutions provider, ACA Group (ACA), has acquired Effecta Compliance Group (Effecta), a regulatory consultancy practice that supports financial service firms throughout the United Kingdom and the United Arab Emirates.
BlackFin Capital Partners, a leading European financial services sector investment specialist, has held the final close of BlackFin Financial Services Fund IV with €1.8bn, taking the firm’s total assets under management to $4bn.
Saudi Venture Capital has invested $15m in Vision Ventures’ Saqr Fund II venture capital fund, which has a $90m target, and will invest in Saudi Arabia and the MENA region’s early-stage firms from pre-Seed to pre-Series B.
US private equity firm Clayton Dubilier & Rice (CD&R) has reached agreement on the terms to acquire a controlling 51% stake in Sanofi’s consumer health division Opella, according to a report by Reuters citing sources within the French government.
The second quarter of 2024 saw a mixed environment for mergers and acquisitions (M&), with transaction volumes levelling off compared to earlier in the year, according to the US Private Equity Mid-Market Monitor: H2 2024 & Outlook report from investment bank DC Advisory.
BGF has exited its investment in DriveWorks, a provider of design automation and 3D sales product configuration software to manufacturing and engineering companies, generating a money multiple of 2.7x and an IRR of 32%.
Danish pension fund P+, which serves academics, has appointed Henrik Küseler, in a newly created position as Director and Co-Lead of Strategic Initiatives within its Alternatives team, according to a report by AMWatch.
Barings is set to introduce a middle-market collateralised loan obligation (CLO) in Europe, amid growing interest in the strategy from several private credit firms in the region, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Blackstone Inc, the world’s largest alternative investment firm, surpassed Wall Street estimates for its key earnings metric in the latest quarter, reporting a record $1.1tn in assets under management and an increase in fund value, according to a report by Reuters.
A stable policy environment is critical if the UK Government is to boost M&A activity, according to more than half (56%) of UK dealmakers who took part in CIL’s Investment 360 Index survey, citing it as the top priority to be addressed.
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