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Brookfield buys KKR’s Spanish solar company stake

Canadian investment firm Brookfield Asset Management is take full control of Spanish solar power developer X-ELIO by acquiring the remaining 50 per cent stake in the business it doesn’t already own from US private equity major KKR, according to a report by the Financial Times.

Cube acquires Nordic data centre operator

Cube Infrastructure Managers, an independent mid-market infrastructure investor, is to acquire a majority stake in GleSYS Holding AB, a Nordic data centre operator providing digital infrastructure solutions from VIA Equity Fond III, GleSYS CEO & funder Glenn Johansson, and other key employees and minority shareholders. 

Rakiza closes first infra fund at over $1bn

Rakiza, an infrastructure fund investing in the Sultanate of Oman and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, which is co-managed by Oman Infrastructure Investment Management and Equitix, has reached the target for its first vehicle with over $1 billion in capital commitments.   

Great Hill Partners opens London office, adds to team

Great Hill Partners, a private equity firm that targets investments of $100 million to $500 million in high-growth companies across the software, digital commerce, financial technology, healthcare, and digital infrastructure sectors, has opened a London office to support its investment activity in the UK and Europe.  The London office will

Muzinich & Co invests in finance data and insights provider

Muzinich Private Debt has provided debt financing to real-time financial data provider Market News International (MNI) in a sponsored transaction with private equity firm Tenzing, providing MNI with additional firepower to support future investments and bolt on acquisitions.

Runa Capital appoints venture partner and senior associate

International Venture Capital investment firm Runa Capital has made two additions to its team with the appointments of Stu Libby as a venture partner and Max Corbani as a senior associate. As a serial startup founder, Libby was the CEO of Zipdrug, where Runa Capital was the company’s largest investor.

Keensight Capital names communications director

Keensight Capital, a private equity manager dedicated to pan-European growth buyout investments, has appointed Cindy Giraud as communications director. In her new role at Keensight, Giraud will manage and develop the firm’s global communications.  She will oversee both internal and external communications, including public relations, press relations, and digital communications.

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Permira competing for stake in high-end cosmetics co

Private equity firm Permira is in competition with French beauty companies L’Oreal and Clarins over the acquisition of a stake in high-end cosmetics brand Aesop from Brazil’s Natura & Co, according to a report by Reuters.

EQT in talks over data centre operator deal

Private equity firm EQT has entered into talks over a deal to acquire UK-based data centre operator Global Switch, which is controlled by Chinese steelmaker Jiangsu Shagang group, according to a report by Reuters, citing unnamed sources. The sales process for Global Switch first for underway in mid-2022, but according

China’s DCP Capital eyes sale of Singapore tech firm

DCP Capital, a China-based private equity firm, is looking to sell Singapore-based portfolio company MFS Technology, a manufacturer of flexible printed circuit boards, for at least $550 million, according to a report by Reuters. Unnamed Reuters sources say that marketing for the sale targeting both financial sponsors and strategic buyers

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