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NEWSLETTER | 15 Sep 2020

Tue | 15 Sep 2020, 12:08

Panasonic Corporation has launched Conductive Ventures II, with a commitment of USD150 million, a 50 per cent increase from the first fund.

Tue | 15 Sep 2020, 12:08

BV Investment Partners (BV), a middle-market private equity firm focused on the tech-enabled business services, software and IT services sectors, has made a significant investment in sister companies, GlideFast Consulting and Pharicode (GlideFast), two Elite partners of ServiceNow, an enterprise software company and cloud computing platform that helps manage digital workflows.

Tue | 15 Sep 2020, 12:08

capital D, a next-generation private equity fund manager investing in disruptive mid-market businesses across Europe, has completed the partial exit from its investment in Invincible Brands.

Tue | 15 Sep 2020, 12:08

Verdane, a Northern European specialist growth investor, has been the most active financial buyer of Nordic software companies in the period 2016-2020, according to a Q2 PWC Corporate Finance report on software M&A trends and valuation perspectives.

Tue | 15 Sep 2020, 12:08

Lafayette Mittelstand Capital has acquired 100 per cent of PPM Pure Metal’s Osterwieck site, in a Carve-Out Transaction from an insolvent subsidiary of Recylex Group, the Euronext (Paris) listed European specialist recycling group of lead, zinc and other metals effective as of 1 August 2020.

Tue | 15 Sep 2020, 12:08

Clayton, Dubilier & Rice has appointed Gilles Schnepp, former Chairman and CEO of Legrand SA (EPA:LR), as an Operating Advisor to CD&R funds.

Tue | 15 Sep 2020, 12:08

Italina investment bank Equita has held the first closing of its second private debt fund Equita Private Debt Fund II (EPD II), an Italian closed-end fund, PIR compliant and managed by Equita Capital SGR, at EUR100 million.

Tue | 15 Sep 2020, 12:08

Kirkland & Ellis is advising EP Global Commerce on a multibillion euro voluntary public takeover offer to the shareholders of METRO AG for the acquisition of all non-par value ordinary and preference shares.

Tue | 15 Sep 2020, 12:08

Global technology investor, Amadeus Capital Partners has expanded its investment team with the appointments of Edward Kliphuis and Kai Schmitz as Partners and Ana Bernardo-Gancedo as a Healthcare Analyst.

Tue | 15 Sep 2020, 12:08

McGuireWoods has added to it global finance practice in London with the appointment of partner Linn Mayhew.

Tue | 15 Sep 2020, 12:08

Medefer, a b2b virtual healthcare provider, has announced a GBP10 million funding round led by private investment firm Nickleby Capital.

Tue | 15 Sep 2020, 12:08

Sanne, a global provider of alternative asset and corporate business services, has appointed Keith Miller as Global Head of Private Debt.

BGF backs 35 Response

Tue | 15 Sep 2020, 12:08

BGF has invested GBP3 million into 365 Response – a Wakefield-based technology business which provides mission critical transport management and eProcurement software to NHS and local government organisations, as well as private transport providers supporting the delivery of community based mobility and wellbeing services.