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Clayton, Dubilier & Rice to acquire Cynosure

Funds managed by Clayton, Dubilier & Rice (CD&R) are to cquire Cynosure, a specialist in medical aesthetics systems and technologies, from Hologic. Cynosure develops, manufactures, and markets medical aesthetic treatment systems for dermatologists, plastic surgeons, medical spas, and other healthcare practitioners.The company’s broad portfolio of products spans several major categories,

NovaQuest Capital closes USD275m in dedicated private equity fund

NovaQuest Capital Management, a healthcare and life sciences focused private investment firm, has held the final close of NovaQuest Private Equity Fund I (Fund I) with USD275 million in total capital commitments. Fund I will continue NovaQuest’s focus on investing in and building leading services and technologies in the healthcare and

Aruwa Capital Management launches USD20m co-investment vehicle for Africa

Aruwa Capital Management (Aruwa), a female founded and led private equity firm focussed on Nigeria and Ghana, has launched a USD20 million co-investment vehicle. Aruwa‘s mission is to provide patient growth capital to established and rapidly growing companies in the small to lower middle market and it expects to execute

New qualification in ESG Investing to launch in December

CFA UK’s Certificate in ESG Investing, the first qualification of its kind in the UK, will be available to investment professionals from December. The Certificate has been introduced to meet the increased demand for ESG knowledge and skills in the investment sector and is already seeing high uptake.   In

TWINO Group reaches EUR1bn loans issued

European peer-to-peer lending marketplace TWINO Group has reached a funding milestone of EUR1 billion loans issued since its inception in 2009, with half of the loans issued in the past three years. TWINO, which offers investors the chance to earn premium returns from unsecured consumer loans, now has almost 20,000 active

Clocktower closes second financial services innovation VC fund

Clocktower Technology Ventures (CTV), the venture capital investment arm of Clocktower Group, a client-focused alternative investment firm employing opportunistic strategies across public and private markets, has held the final close of the firm’s second financial services innovation fund, Clocktower Technologies II (CTV2). Focused exclusively on investments in early stage fintech

Baring Private Equity Asia to acquire Lumenis

Baring Private Equity Asia’s affiliated private equity funds (BPEA) have agreed to acquire Lumenis, a leading provider of specialty energy-based medical devices across the fields of aesthetics, urology, ophthalmology, ENT and gynecology from XIO. The transaction values Lumenis at an enterprise value of over USD1 billion. Lumenis is a global

HIG Capital closes USD3.1bn HIG Middle Market LBO Fund III above target

Global alternative asset management firm HIG Capital (HIG) has closed the HIG Middle Market LBO Fund III with aggregate capital commitments of USD3.1 billion, well exceeding its target. The Fund will continue the strategy of HIG Middle Market’s two predecessor funds, by making private equity investments in middle market companies,

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