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Inflexion makes minority investment in The Goat Agency

Inflexion has made a minority investment in The Goat Agency (Goat), a global social media and influencer marketing agency. The investment is being made by Inflexion Enterprise Fund V, Inflexion’s lower mid‐market fund. Founded in 2015, Goat is a social media marketing agency focused on helping big brands to use

Deepbridge confirms latest GBP1m SEIS life sciences funding

Venture capital investment manager Deepbridge Capital has completed its latest Life Sciences SEIS GBP1 million funding round.  Companies receiving seed-stage funding include Carocell Bio, Circada, FlutterLab, GenoMe Diagnostics, Glucose Republic and NanOptima.    The Deepbridge Life Sciences SEIS enables private investors to access a portfolio of early-stage companies within the

HIG Europe exits Infinigate to Bridgepoint

HIG Capital (HIG), a global alternative investment firm with over EUR35 billion of equity capital under management, is to sell Infinigate to Bridgepoint, an international alternative asset fund management group.  HIG acquired a majority stake in the Company in 2017. The transaction is subject to clearance by the relevant antitrust

Lindsay Goldberg to acquire ARYZTA AG’s North American bakery business

Affiliates of Lindsay Goldberg, a private investment firm that focuses on partnering with families, founders, and management teams, is to acquire ARYZTA North America (ANA), one of the largest B2B providers of frozen baked goods in the US and Canada, from ARYZTA AG (ARYZTA). ANA provides breads, sweet and savoury

Clayton, Dubilier & Rice acquires S&S Activewear

Clayton, Dubilier & Rice has completed a previously announced partnership transaction in which CD&R-managed funds invested alongside current owners and management to acquire S&S Activewear, a North American distributor of imprintable apparel and accessories.  The terms of the transaction have not been disclosed. Founded in 1988, S&S has grown under

CAPZA participates in refinancing of Sterimed Group’s debt

CAPZA, an established European private investment platform focused on small and mid-cap companies, has participated in the refinancing of Sterimed Group’s debt, a specialist in the medical sterilisation packaging industry, and is supporting the acquisition of the European hospital packaging division of the listed group Amcor. Founded in 1911, Sterimed

Charterhouse Capital Partners enters into exclusive negotiations for the sale of Cooper to CVC Capital Partners Fund VII

Charterhouse Capital Partners LLP (“Charterhouse”), one of the longest established private equity firms operating in Europe, has entered into exclusive negotiations for the sale of a majority stake in Cooper Consumer Health (“Cooper” or “the Company”), a European independent over-the-counter (“OTC”) drug manufacturer and distributor, to CVC Fund VII.  

Aurelius acquires Hüppe GmbH

Aurelius Equity Opportunities SE & Co has acquired Hüppe GmbH from Masco Corporation. The transaction is expected to complete in April and is subject to approval by the relevant antitrust authorities. Financial details have not been disclosed. Hüppe is one of Europe’s leading manufacturers of shower enclosures, shower trays, wall

Partners Group acquires District Heating Platform in Northern Europe

Partners Group, the leading global private markets firm, has acquired one of the largest district heating platforms (the “District Heating Platform” or “the Company”) in the Baltics, from Finnish energy company Fortum Corporation (“Fortum”).   The Company, which operates across Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania, has 74 generation assets, which generate

Aliter-backed Sponge acquires Idox Compliance

Aliter-backed Sponge has completed its acquisition of Idox Compliance from its parent Idox plc. With operations in Germany, Belgium and the UK, Idox Compliance provides corporate compliance eLearning solutions to customers across Germany, Austria, Switzerland and the rest of Europe. Idox Compliance’s leading corporate compliance content, large corporate relationships and

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