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Alterra Capital Partners, an Africa-focused private equity firm with offices in Johannesburg and Lagos, has appointed two senior recruits to lead its Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) work.Seynabou Ba joins Alterra as its Senior Adviser on ESG. She was previously the head of ESG for sub-Saharan Africa at the International Finance Corporation where she led the promotion of sustainable private sector investments while overseeing a portfolio of over 380 companies. Most recently, she founded the leading consultancy, ESG Africa, advising private sector clients on ESG risk management.
Rochelle Chetty joins as head of ESG from Standard Bank Group where she
Investcorp, a global provider and manager of alternative investment products, has acquired Sanos Group (Sanos), a provider of specialised clinical trial services to the global pharmaceutical and biotechnology industry.Based in Denmark, Sanos is a global Contract Research Organization (CRO) providing value-added services to pharma, biotech and research organisations to help plan and conduct clinical trials, a critical part in the development of new drugs and treatments. Sanos Group consists of a CRO specialised in osteoarthritis (OA) and a Site Management Organisation (SMO) with a broader indication range focusing on lifestyle and age-related diseases. Sanos has built a worldwide reputation for
Eurazeo a leading private-sector asset management company in Europe, was chosen to manage the Nov Santé Actions Non Cotées fund for unlisted healthcare assets. Launched by the French Insurance Federation (FFA) and the Caisse des Dépôts, the EUR420 million fund reflects the will of the insurance industry to commit to nurturing entrepreneurial and industrial projects in the healthcare sector in France.
Eurazeo was chosen from a number of benchmark finance management companies for its renowned expertise in transforming and growing SMEs, its ability to help companies expand their international footprint by leveraging its network spanning 10 countries, its teams specialised
YFM Equity Partners (YFM) has made a GBP3.75 million investment into ARRACO Global Markets (ARRACO), the award-winning and disruptive interdealer broker for global commodities, from its managed VCTs, British Smaller Companies and British Smaller Companies 2. The investment will allow ARRACO to drive the next stage of the company’s growth as it expands its product offering and global footprint.
Founded in 2015 on the principles of first-rate customer service and a diverse workforce that reflects its client base, ARRACO has grown quickly and taken market share in an industry that rarely sees new entrants or disruptors.
ARRACO’s unique approach
McLaren Racing announced has received an investment from MSP Sports Capital (MSP), a New York-based privately held investment advisory firm. MSP Sports Capital and its limited partners were joined by The Najafi Companies and UBS O’Connor, which provided co-investment.
The transaction values McLaren Racing at GBP560 million and strengthens the team’s long-term plan for growth and continued success.
Recent MSP investments include stakes in Agrupación Deportiva Alcorcon, Waasland Beveren, which plays in the Belgian Jupiter League, a Spanish football team based in Madrid, and Estoril Praia Futebol SAD, a Portuguese sports club based in Lisbon which is currently in first place
Takeovers of AIM companies have made up a far bigger share of all takeovers of London Stock Exchange deals over the last year, jumping to 56 per cent of all M&A deals, from 46 per cent in the previous 12 months, says research from UHY Hacker Young the national accountancy group.Private equity (PE) firms, as bidders in 10 out of the 18 AIM takeovers, have been a big driving force in the AIM M&A deals this year. In 2018/19, only 6 out of 22 AIM M&A deals were PE backed. There were only 14 takeovers of companies on the Main
Private equity firm WestBridge has backed the senior management team at construction software company Eque2 to acquire the business from its existing shareholders.The transaction provides an exit for LDC, which backed a GBP16 million secondary buyout with a minority investment in November 2017, and the current institutional shareholders.
Funds managed by WestBridge have invested cGBP29m for a 75 per cent stake in the business.
The buyout was led by Justin Moule (CEO) and Peter Davidson (COO), supported by Andy Bones (finance director), Richard Boston (marketing director) and Dominic Imrie (development director), who have led the business for many years.
Eque2
EdtechX Holdings, an investment platform focused on the future of education and work, is listing a second SPAC IPO on the Nasdaq (NASDAQ:EDTXU), EdtechX Holdings Acquisition Corp II (EdtechX Holdings II).EdtechX Holdings is the leading European investment platform for edtech and has the backing of the specialist edtech investment bank IBIS Capital (100-plus M&A transactions) and the EdtechX conference series.
According to the prospectus filed, the SPAC intends to invest in companies in the private education, training and education technology sectors, with targets ranging from $400m to $2bn in enterprise value. Targets will be located predominantly in the US, and
Fortino Capital Partners, a leading European software investor, has invested in Cenosco, a Dutch specialist in Asset Integrity Management. Cenosco is headquartered in The Hague, with local presence in Croatia. The Company employs 75 people and is active in 30 countries, with its solution deployed in about 100 plants worldwide.
Cenosco’s software operates at the heart of asset heavy industry plants in the oil & gas, chemicals, energy, and utilities space. It is a web-based tool for Asset Integrity Management, supporting users to make smart inspection and maintenance decisions to increase safety, asset availability and lower asset management costs.
After 20
Eurazeo has invested EUR33 million in Tink, Europe’s leading open banking platform. This round of EUR85 million of additional funding, led by Eurazeo Growth brings the total investment in Tink during 2020 to EUR175 million.
After Younited Credit, Wefox and Thought Machine, Tink is Eurazeo Growth’s fourth investment in the Fintech sector and the first in the Nordics.
Tink, a Swedish company founded in 2012, has more than 350 employees and is currently serving its clients out of 13 local offices across Europe. The company offers tools to build the future of financial services across Europe. Tink connects
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