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Private markets investment management firm Hamilton Lane has held the final closing of Hamilton Lane Strategic Opportunities Fund VI with nearly USD900 million in commitments from a wide range of global LPs.
The Fund is focused on making credit-oriented investments striving for consistent cash yield, shorter duration and attractive risk-adjusted returns. Consistent with previous vintage vehicles, the Fund is comprised of a diverse set of institutions, including returning as well as new investors from Asia, the Middle East, Europe and North and South America.
Drew Schardt, Head of Direct Credit at Hamilton Lane, says: “The private credit landscape continues
Funds advised by Equistone Partners Europe (Equistone), one of Europe’s most active mid-market private equity firms, have agreed to acquire Franke Water Systems, a division of Franke Group and a leading European producer and supplier of kitchen and bathroom fittings for the residential, public and commercial sectors.
Thorsten Klapproth, former CEO of Hansgrohe SE and WMF AG, joins the transaction as a co-investor. The seller of the Franke Water Systems division, which consists of the two business units KWC Group (KWC) and WS Commercial Group (WSC), is Franke Holding AG (Franke Group). The current management team will continue to drive
Entrepreneurial Equity Partners (e2p), a Chicago-based private equity firm focused on the food and consumer packaged goods industries, has invested in Ya YA Foods Corporation (Ya YA Foods) alongside the Abbas Al-Ali family, who will maintain a significant ownership stake.
Financial terms of the transaction have not been disclosed.
Ya YA Foods is a contract manufacturer of a broad range of aseptic food and beverage products including plant-based and high protein beverages, fruit juices, sports drinks, broths, and specialty milk and dairy beverages. Founded in 2008 and headquartered in Toronto, Ya YA Foods is one of the largest and
BCB Group, a European provider of business accounts and trading services for the digital asset economy, has closed a USD4.5 million strategic funding round co-led by North Island Ventures and Blockchain.com Ventures, with participation from Pantera, L1 Digital and Pack Capital.
BCB provides accounts and payments processing for the world’s largest digital asset institutions including Bitstamp, Coinbase, Galaxy, and Kraken, in dozens of fiat and cryptocurrencies. BCB Group is the only dual regulated institution to offer clients a complete end-to-end suite of payment processing, cryptocurrency trading and custody services accessible through a unified API-enabled platform, allowing clients to access a
ARQIS has advised RENK Aktiengesellschaft, a portfolio company of private equity investor Triton, on the acquisition of the Combat Propulsion Systems business (CPS), including Magnet-Motor GmbH (MM) from L3Harris Technologies Inc.
International law firm Proskauer has advised Bessemer Venture Partners on the creation of two funds which, in total, raised USD3.3 billion.
The BVP XI fund, at USD2.475 billion, will focus on early-stage companies spanning across enterprise, consumer, healthcare, and frontier technologies. The USD825 million Century II fund is designed for growth-stage companies.
The Proskauer team included partners Howard Beber and Matt McBride, associates Kerry Shriver, Stephanie Annunziata, Luke Charette, Coco Xiao, Jeana Johnston, Abigail Luiz (Private Funds), partners Scott Jones and Stephen Severo and associate Kim Swiszcz (Tax).
Mid Europa Partners (Mid Europa), a private equity investor in Central and Eastern Europe, has completed the acquisition of Sage Poland from The Sage Group plc.
Sage Poland is a leading provider of mission-critical business software to SMEs in Poland, operating under the well-recognised “Symfonia” brand.
The Company offers best-in-class software packages for accounting, payroll, and other ERP solutions to a diversified base of loyal clients.
The London Technology Club (LTC), has invested in Rollick Inc, which operates the GoRollick Powersports, RV, and Boat Buying Program Marketplace, as part of a USD8.5 million fundraising round.
LTC’s investment is made alongside strategic investors Sandbox Insurtech Ventures and TechNexus, as well as Dallas, Venture Capital and Congress Avenue Ventures. Liveoak Venture Partners, Silverton Partners, Autotech Ventures, Manchester Story, Anthem Venture Partners, and Capital Factory continued their support in this round of financing.
The current round brings the total capital invested in the company to $22M. Rollick executed initial program rollouts with several strategic partners in the second half
EQT Private Equity, through the EQT Mid Market US fund, has agreed to sell Dorner to Columbus McKinnon Corporation for an Enterprise Value of USD485 million.
Founded in 1966 and headquartered in Hartland, WI, Dorner is a global provider of high precision conveyor solutions for high growth and resilient end markets including e-commerce, life sciences, food & beverage, industrial automation, packaging, and CPG. Dorner supports the quickly evolving automation industry, which is backed by the accelerating adoption of automated solutions. Dorner’s robust product portfolio extends across modular standard and highly engineered solutions along with aftermarket parts and services. Dorner’s proprietary
Cision is to acquire Brandwatch, a leader in digital consumer intelligence and social media listening, for USD450 million.
This strategic move will combine two leaders in their respective industries and will bring to customers the substantial benefits of their complementary capabilities to deliver the future of PR, marketing and digital customer engagement.
The forces of digital transformation reward those organisations and boardrooms that listen to and quickly capitalise on digital insights from their consumers. Leading companies are quickly adapting and using these insights to create tailored, authentic communications and direct connections with customers at scale. This paradigm shift to real-time,
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12 November, 2026 – 8:00 am
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