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NEWSLETTER | 15 Mar 2021

Mon | 15 Mar 2021, 11:43

Global law firm White & Case has advised Epidemic Sound on a USD450 million joint investment by EQT Growth and Blackstone Growth, which values Epidemic Sound at USD1.4 billion.

Mon | 15 Mar 2021, 11:43

PAI Partners (PAI) has closed its inaugural PAI Mid-Market Fund ("PAI MMF", or the "Fund") with a total of circa EUR920 million of commitments. The Fund was raised entirely virtually and is above its EUR700 million target and original EUR800 million hard cap, which was increased following significant investor interest.

Mon | 15 Mar 2021, 11:43

HIG Capital (HIG), a global alternative investment firm with over EUR35 billion of equity capital under management, is to sell Infinigate to Bridgepoint, an international alternative asset fund management group.

Mon | 15 Mar 2021, 11:43

Inflexion has made a minority investment in The Goat Agency (Goat), a global social media and influencer marketing agency. The investment is being made by Inflexion Enterprise Fund V, Inflexion’s lower mid‐market fund.

Clayton, Dubilier & Rice acquires S&S Activewear

Mon | 15 Mar 2021, 11:43

Clayton, Dubilier & Rice has completed a previously announced partnership transaction in which CD&R-managed funds invested alongside current owners and management to acquire S&S Activewear, a North American distributor of imprintable apparel and accessories.

Mon | 15 Mar 2021, 11:43

Charterhouse Capital Partners LLP ("Charterhouse"), one of the longest established private equity firms operating in Europe, has entered into exclusive negotiations for the sale of a majority stake in Cooper Consumer Health ("Cooper" or "the Company"), a European independent over-the-counter ("OTC") drug manufacturer and distributor, to CVC Fund VII.

Mon | 15 Mar 2021, 11:43

Affiliates of Lindsay Goldberg, a private investment firm that focuses on partnering with families, founders, and management teams, is to acquire ARYZTA North America (ANA), one of the largest B2B providers of frozen baked goods in the US and Canada, from ARYZTA AG (ARYZTA).

Aurelius acquires Hüppe GmbH

Mon | 15 Mar 2021, 11:43

Aurelius Equity Opportunities SE & Co has acquired Hüppe GmbH from Masco Corporation. The transaction is expected to complete in April and is subject to approval by the relevant antitrust authorities. Financial details have not been disclosed.

Mon | 15 Mar 2021, 11:43

Venture capital investment manager Deepbridge Capital has completed its latest Life Sciences SEIS GBP1 million funding round.

CAPZA participates in refinancing of Sterimed Group's debt

Mon | 15 Mar 2021, 11:43

CAPZA, an established European private investment platform focused on small and mid-cap companies, has participated in the refinancing of Sterimed Group’s debt, a specialist in the medical sterilisation packaging industry, and is supporting the acquisition of the European hospital packaging division of the listed group Amcor.

Mon | 15 Mar 2021, 11:43

Partners Group, the leading global private markets firm, has acquired one of the largest district heating platforms (the "District Heating Platform" or "the Company") in the Baltics, from Finnish energy company Fortum Corporation ("Fortum").

Mon | 15 Mar 2021, 11:43

Aliter-backed Sponge has completed its acquisition of Idox Compliance from its parent Idox plc. With operations in Germany, Belgium and the UK, Idox Compliance provides corporate compliance eLearning solutions to customers across Germany, Austria, Switzerland and the rest of Europe.

Mon | 15 Mar 2021, 11:43

Respira has closed an equity investment in the first quarter of 2021 by Capricorn Investment Group’s Sustainable Investors Fund.

Procuritas invests in Polarn O Pyret

Mon | 15 Mar 2021, 11:43

Procuritas Capital Investors VI (Procuritas) has acquired Polarn O Pyret AB, a Swedish children’s clothing brand, for a SEK330 million (EUR33 million) on a cash and debt-free basis.

Genstar-backed Telestream acquires Masstech

Mon | 15 Mar 2021, 11:43

Telestream, a portfolio company of Genstar Capital and a specialist in media workflow orchestration, media streaming and delivery technologies, has acquired Masstech, a creator of intelligent, hybrid cloud-based storage and asset lifecycle management solutions for the M&E industry.

Mon | 15 Mar 2021, 11:43

Clessidra Sgr has finalised the acquisition of a majority stake in Botter SpA, a Venetian company among the world’s leading exporters of Italian wine owned by the Botter family and IDeA Taste of Italy fund, managed by DeA Capital Alternative Funds.

Mon | 15 Mar 2021, 11:43

Allvue Systems (Allvue), an alternative investment technology solutions provider, has launched its enhanced Fund Performance & Portfolio Monitoring (FPPM) Solution to enable general partners (GPs) to visualise, aggregate and analyse private equity portfolio data in real-time.

Mon | 15 Mar 2021, 11:43

Livingbridge has agreed the sale of their stake in TSA Management (TSA), an independent provider of client-side project management and advisory services across Australia and New Zealand, to Quadrant Private Equity. The investment was made from Livingbridge 6.

Mon | 15 Mar 2021, 11:43

Cain International (Cain) has appointed Nick Franklin to the newly created role of Global Head of Private Equity.

Alderwood Capital makes two senior hires

Mon | 15 Mar 2021, 11:43

Alderwood Capital (Alderwood), a London-based fund manager, has made two further senior hires – Ryan Sinnott as Partner and member of the Investment Committee, while Jonathan Crawford has been appointed Partner, General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer.

Mon | 15 Mar 2021, 11:43

Manulife Investment Management appointed Joshua Liebow and Mateusz (Matt) Szwarchave as co-heads of junior credit for private markets based out of Boston.