Private Equity Wire Newsletter

NEWSLETTER | 23 Nov 2020

Mon | 23 Nov 2020, 12:14

Novalis Biotech, an early stage venture capital investor in healthcare, technologies has held the first closing of its second fund, Novalis Biotech Acceleration, raising an initial EUR8 million.

Mon | 23 Nov 2020, 12:14

NextStage AM, a specialist in growth equity in France, has held the first closing of its Relance-labelled NextStage Championnes III (Championnes III) fund, which will provide equity financing to innovative French SMEs established (particularly digital, environmental innovation, smart health).

Mon | 23 Nov 2020, 12:14

Think Bigger Capital, Demium’s Asset Management Company, has launched its first fund (TBF I) with a target size of EUR30 million.

Mon | 23 Nov 2020, 12:14

YFM Equity Partners (YFM) has boosted its growing portfolio of high-growth technology businesses with an investment into marketing automation platform, Force24.

Quantum Health secures growth investment from Warburg Pincus and Great Hill Partners

Mon | 23 Nov 2020, 12:14

Quantum Health, a consumer healthcare navigation and care coordination company, has secured a significant investment from Warburg Pincus, a global private equity firm focused on growth investing.

Mon | 23 Nov 2020, 12:14

European private equity firm PAI Partjers has acquired a majority stake in Euro Ethnic Foods (EEF), the company which owns and operates the grocery section of leading food retailer Grand Frais.

Ross Trustees secures LDC investment

Mon | 23 Nov 2020, 12:14

Ross Trustees, an independent professional trustee and pensions support services business, has secured investment from LDC, a mid-market private equity investor.

Mon | 23 Nov 2020, 12:14

Pantheon: Best Fund of Funds Manager – Since its inception in 1982, Pantheon has grown to become one of the pre-eminent global investors in private equity. Over the last five years, Pantheon’s firm-wide AUM has grown from USD33 billion to USD50.7 billion; including infrastructure, real assets and private debt. Of that USD50.7 billion, the firm oversees approximately USD25 billion of committed capital in PE primaries (as of March 2020), USD13.6 billion in PE secondaries, USD3.4 billion in co-investments and USD2 billion in private debt.

Mon | 23 Nov 2020, 12:14

Edge Investments (Edge), a growth investor in the UK creative economy, has invested GBP1.7 million into BLAST, a global esports media network.

CVC Credit Partners becomes sole underwriter to Nurse Plus

Mon | 23 Nov 2020, 12:14

CVC Credit Partners (CVC Credit) has provided a GBP37.5 million first lien credit facility to Nurse Plus, a healthcare services business backed by Sovereign Capital Partners.

Mon | 23 Nov 2020, 12:14

Warburg Pincus has invested in German real estate agents and brokerage company McMakler, alongside existing shareholders.

Mon | 23 Nov 2020, 12:14

Gulf Capital, one of the largest and most active alternative asset managers in the GCC, has appointed Kaiser Jasrai as a Managing Director of Fundraising and Investor Relations.