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INVL, an investment management and life insurance group in the Baltics, is to acquire the remaining shares in Mundus, an asset management company managing a private debt fund. The shares will be purchased from Mundus partners Audrius Mozūras and Martynas Grikinis.
According to Grikinis, this consolidation will provide even more opportunities for value creation for existing and future investors in the Mundus managed investment fund.
INVL Asset Management, a company of the INVL Group, currently holds 51% of the shares in Mundus, which manages the private debt fund Mundus Bridge Finance, a provider of bridge financing to a wide range
Los Angeles-based private equity firm Butterfly has acquired Milk Specialties Global, a manufacturer of whey protein isolate and milk and whey protein ingredients. Butterfly specialises in investments in the food industry.
Private investment firm Bluestem Equity Ltd has acquired Louisiana-based United Vision Logistics, a land transportation and logistics service specialist providing a wide range of services, including heavy haul, long haul, and expedited shipping, to clients in the United States and Canada.
Global alternative asset manager TPG Capital is to acquire India-based Poonawalla Fincorp Limited’s subsidiary Poonawalla Housing Finance (PHFL) for a pre-money equity valuation of $471 million, according to a report by Sovereign Wealth Fund Institute.
MBK Partners, a private equity firm focused on investments in Asia, is to acquire South Korea’s Medit Corp, one of the world’s largest 3D dental scanner makers, for $2 billion (2.45tn won), according to a report by the Korea Economic Daily.
BC Partners is to acquire a majority stake in Madison Logic, a specialist in Account Based Marketing, from Clarion Capital Partners .
Private equity major Advent International, is to acquire a controlling stake in India-based Suven Pharmaceuticals Ltd for at least $762 million, according to a report by Bloomberg, triggering an open offer to purchase additional shares in the business.
Speedinvest, a pan-European early-stage venture capital fund, has raised €500 million in new capital to help European startups scale, with 90% of that total already committed by the fund’s investors.
Some €300 million is being invested into new pre-Seed and Seed tech startups through the firm’s fourth flagship fund, Speedinvest 4, while the remaining capital is reserved for selective follow-on co-investments in existing Speedinvest portfolio companies to support their long-term growth.
Major commitments include New Enterprise Associates (NEA), the European Investment Fund (EIF), and Bpifrance, alongside government funds, banks, insurance companies, pension funds, and large family offices. Many of Speedinvest’s
New York State and New York City pensions funds can now increase the allocations they make to alternative investments asset classes including private equity and hedge funds following the signing of a new bill by Governor Kathy Hochul, according to a report by Bloomerg.
The largest private equity funds to close during 2022, raised a combined $160 billion between them, according to a report by Private Equity International, with Advent International’s GPE X leading the pack at $25 billion in capital commitments, a 40% increase on Advent’s 2019-vintage predecessor fund.
Thoma Bravo meanwhile, raised a combined $32.4 billion across three buyout funds smashing the tech sector’s fundraising record in the process. The firm’s $24.3 billion flagship fund, Thoma Bravo Fund XV, closed in early-December, 37% higher than its predecessor fund, while the mid-market-focused Thoma Bravo Discover Fund IV closed on $6.2 billion and lower-mid-market-focused
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