A survey of returns conducted by Tesi shows that the Finnish venture capital and private equity market is performing well at present. Returns from Growth and Buyout funds have stabilised at a good level, and investment value is being realised at a steady rate. The venture capital market is also
Just a few weeks after their merger, Sogelink and Geodesial Group have announced the acquisition of France-based company ILTR which develops the GEODP solution facilitating the management of public domain occupations. The obvious synergies with the Sogelink-Geodesial Group range of services dedicated to these issues were the guiding force behind
Arcano Asset Management has raised over EUR200 million to date for the Arcano Impact Private Equity Fund (AIPEF) and has already completed 10 transactions, including primary fund investments and direct co-investments in companies. AIPEF is looking to invest in private equity funds with a clear focus on social or environmental
Gryphon Investors has acquired the ServiceNow division of The Acacia Group’s portfolio company, Highmetric. Acacia retains a minority investment in the company as part of the transaction. Since the Highmetric brand goes with the Gryphon acquisition, the remaining company has rebranded as MajorKey Technologies. Acacia will continue to build MajorKey as
Rockbridge Growth Equity Management (Rockbridge Growth Equity) has held a final closing on RB Equity Fund II, and RB Equity Fund II-A (collectively Fund II), a new USD345 million private equity fund. Fund II will focus on digital media & e-commerce, tech-enabled products & services, financial services and consumer services,
Astorg has completed its EUR1 billion-plus financing to acquire a majority stake in Corialis. The acquisition has been financed through an Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG)-linked syndicated term loan B placed with institutional investors in the European leveraged loan markets, the first of its kind for an Astorg-backed company. Sustainability
Mid market private equity firm MidOcean Partners (MidOcean) has sold its majority investment in The Planet Group (Planet), one of the world’s leading diversified professional services organisations. Planet will be merging with ProPharma Group (ProPharma), a portfolio company of Odyssey Investment Partners. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
Varagon Capital Partners (Varagon) is serving as Administrative Agent, Joint Lead Arranger and Joint Bookrunner on a senior secured credit facility to support the acquisition of Sila Heating & Air Conditioning (Sila) by investment funds managed by Morgan Stanley Capital Partners (MSCP). Sila Heating & Air Conditioning, Inc was founded
Palamon Capital Partners (Palamon) has partnered with the management team of IDH Group (IDH) to enter into a binding share purchase agreement to acquire The Carlyle Group’s (Carlyle) shareholding and the shares held by the other minority shareholders in the Company to become the sole equity sponsor. The transaction is
The Pro’s Closet, a destination for certified pre-owned bikes, e-bikes, and components, has closed a USD40 million Series B funding round led by The Chernin Group with participation from existing investors Foundry Group, Edison Partners, and Ridgeline. This funding announcement follows 2021 Q1 sales that doubled from 2020. The
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