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BioMedPartners raises CHF75m in first closing of new healthcare venture fund

BioMedPartners has held the first closing of BioMedInvest III, the firm’s third equity venture capital fund, at CHF75 million.  BioMedInvest III is a healthcare venture capital fund which invests in private early-to-mid- stage companies in Switzerland, Germany and neighbouring countries of the European Union.  “We are delighted that the continued

Preqin launches new division offering portfolio management solutions

Preqin has launched Preqin Solutions, which is aiming to provide a cost-effective, scalable and secure data solution to meet the market need for transparent, accurate and efficient tracking of private capital portfolio performance.  Preqin says the platform is designed to provide ‘innovative, time-saving and easy-to-use tools that streamline the collection

GCA Altium advises AXIO on sale of OAG

Global investment bank GCA Altium has advised AXIO Aviation Holdings on the sale of OAG to Vitruvian Partners in a deal worth approximately USD215 million. OAG is the global leader in aviation information and intelligence, providing customers with flight schedule and status information, in addition to related data analysis tools.

CBPE completes IPO of Xafinity

CBPE Capital has exited its investment in Xafinity, a UK corporate pensions consultancy, via a main market listing on the London Stock Exchange. Due to high investor demand, CBPE will sell all of its shares generating a return of 4.3x invested capital (with an IRR of 66 per cent). The

Arma Partners advises Cloudreach on sale to Blackstone

Arma Partners has acted as exclusive financial advisor to Cloudreach on the sale of a majority share to Blackstone. Cloudreach is a renowned cloud-native global cloud enabler which has empowered some of the largest and best known enterprises in the world to realise the benefits of hyperscale public cloud. The

TMX Group sells Atrium

TMX Group has sold the wireless and extranet infrastructure services business known as TMX Atrium to Intercontinental Exchange (ICE). The decision to enter into this transaction was made within the scope of TMX's ongoing strategic initiative to streamline its organisational structure and position the company to deliver profitable long-term growth.

Sidley adds eight partners in Munich office

Sidley Austin is significantly strengthening its private equity, corporate and restructuring practices with the addition of eight partners to its Munich office.  The new group comprises seven partners from Kirkland & Ellis, headed by leading private equity and M&A lawyer Volker Kullmann, and Kolja von Bismarck, head of the German

Nexxus Capital invests in Translatum Holding

Nexxus Capital is to invest in Translatum Holding (TransNetwork), a holding company to develop a fintech payments platform, of which the first component is TransNetwork, a company in the B2B electronic domestic and cross-border processing and payments industry. The company enables transfers between the United States, Mexico and other Latin

Mid Europa completes Profi acquisition

Mid Europa Partners, a private equity firm focused on Central and South Eastern Europe, has completed the acquisition of Romanian supermarket chain Profi Rom Food. Profi is a modern retail network with the widest geographical spread in Romania, having a strong presence in almost 250 cities, smaller towns and villages.

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