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Armònia, an Italian private equity fund manager, together with the minority shareholders, including CEO Vanni Benedetti, has sold 100% of BioDue, an Italian player in the market of food supplements, medical devices and cosmetics, to the international private equity fund manager Riverside.
The sale of BioDue, which will be completed once the regulatory approvals have been obtained, is the second exit for Armònia Italy Fund. The completion of this transaction will allow Armònia to repay to investors more than 90% of total invested capital.
Armònia acquired the stake in BioDue at the end of 2019 through a delisting. During the
Secondaries are now the number two long-term strategic preference of LPs, after mid-market buyouts, but ahead of other more established strategies including growth capital and large buyouts, according to Montana Capital Partners’ 10th Annual Investor Survey.
Akin Gump has appointed William V de Cordova as senior regulatory counsel based in the firm’s office in New York. De Cordova advises hedge and private equity fund managers, registered investment advisers, commodity pool operators, trading advisors, broker-dealers and others on regulatory, compliance and operational matters.
Private equity firms Centerbridge Partners and Bridgeport Partners, have completed their acquisition of Computer Services, Inc, a provider of end-to-end fintech and regtech solutions, for $1.6 billion.
Private equity funds managed by Blackstone have signed definitive agreements with Satinder Singh Rekhi and other current promoters to purchase a majority stake in R Systems International Limited for up to $359 million.
KKR has led a $68 million Series B funding round in Advanced Navigation, a developer of AI robotics and navigation technology. The funding round includes participation from new investors such as deep learning venture firm AI Capital and existing investors, including Main Sequence.
Edgemont Partners, a healthcare-dedicated investment bank and M&A and capital raising advisor, has appointed Sarah Pringle as Director to lead and expand its financial sponsor coverage.
San Francisco Equity Partners, a private equity firm focused exclusively on partnering with lower middle market companies across the consumer value chain, has acquired DGS Retail, a provider of décor, signage, fixtures, displays and other critical products to customers in the grocery, retail, foodservice and consumer brand end markets.
The Standards Board for Alternative Investments, an active alliance of institutional investors and alternative asset managers, has published new guidance – Helping Allocators Increase Diversity in Their Portfolios. The report has been produced in collaboration with the Institutional Limited Partners Association.
Bain Capital has agreed a JPY100 billion deal to acquire Japanese apparel maker Mash Holdings in one of the largest private equity deals in the country’s fashion industry, according to a report by Nikkei.
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