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Deal flow will stay flat until we come out of lockdown

Deal flow will remain depressed until the UK lockdown eases, according to the UK & Ireland Private Capital Breakdown, which covers Covid-19’s impact on the private equity industry. One of the key findings of the latest report is that until we see substantial easing in the UK & Ireland lockdown

CapStone launches GameAbove Capital venture fund

CapStone Holdings has launched GameAbove Capital, a USD50 million private venture fund focused on minority – and women – operated businesses engaged in sustainability-related products and services. GameAbove Capital looks to deploy capital with thoughtful acquisitions, joint ventures, and equity financing in successful expansion-staged entrepreneurial ventures. Investment targets include, but

Promising prospects along a bumpy road

By A Paris – Starting the year with record levels of cash, the private equity industry was, arguably, in a favourable position to weather the storm caused by the Covid-19 pandemic which threw the world into chaos in March 2020. Due to its inherent long-term characteristics and patient capital, private equity

Medical lab

Omnes supports Biofutur group LBO

Omnes has invested EUR60 million in a primary LBO, carried out as a proprietary deal with the Biofutur group, a cluster of medical biology analysis laboratories in Ile-de-France, which is managed by independent medical biologists.

Newlight Partners makes significant equity investment in Zing Health

Private investment firm Newlight Partners (Newlight) has made a significant equity investment in Zing Health Holdings, a physician-led Medicare Advantage HMO plan designed for Medicare-eligible beneficiaries.Founded in 2019 and headquartered in Chicago, Zing Health has a distinctive focus on populations underserved by traditional health insurance models. Its approach is based

True makes investment in men’s make-up brand War Paint

True, a European retail and consumer sector specialist investor, has led an investment of over GBP1 million into a London-based men’s make-up brand, War Paint, co-investing with Redrice Ventures, led by Partner Robert Senior, the former CEO of Saatchi & Saatchi, and other angel investors. Since launching in 2018, War Paint

Cowen Healthcare Investments raises USD493m for third fund

Cowen Healthcare Investments (CHI) has successfully completed fundraising for Cowen Healthcare Investments III LP (CHI III)with USD493 million, USD93 million above the Fund’s original target. CHI received commitments from existing and new investors, including institutional investors, family offices, and high net worth individuals. Led by Kevin Raidy, Tim Anderson, and Robert

Laser

Par Equity leads another financing round in UniKLasers

Par Equity has led a GBP750,000 financing round with support from The Scottish Investment Bank into UniKLasers, a manufacturer of high precision scientific laser instrumentation used in industrial applications.  This investment is the second that Par Equity has made since its partnership with British Business Investments via the Regional Angels

Air travel

Fly Now Pay Later secures GBP35m in Series A round

British fintech alternative payment provider start-up Fly Now Pay Later has raised GBP35 million in Series A equity and debt funding round, which will offer a new way to finance travel once restrictions ease. Jasper Dykes, co-founder and CEO of the startup, will offer flights from 0 per cent APR.

Maven completes further funding round in Boiler Plan

Maven Capital Partners (Maven), one of the UK’s most active private equity houses, has completed a GBP1 million investment in Boiler Plan (UK) Ltd (Boiler Plan), an online platform that sells, installs and services central heating boilers across the UK.The transaction includes a GBP600,000 investment from the Maven VCTs and

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