HIG Capital invests in Makios Logistics
An affiliate of HIG Capital (HIG) has invested in Makios Logistics SA (Makios) a provider of integrated logistics services and a specialist in temperature-controlled warehousing in Greece. Founded in 1927, the Company is strategically located next to the port of Thessaloniki. Makios currently owns and operates two state of the art logistics assets in Thessaloniki […]
IQ-EQ acquires Constellation Advisers
IQ-EQ has completed the acquisition of Constellation Advisers, an industry leading US co-sourced and outsourced investment management services provider, following receipt of all necessary regulatory approvals. This strategic transaction cements IQ-EQ’s position as the most complete service provider to the niche community of alternative asset managers and follows closely on from its successful acquisition and […]
Insight Partners invests over US $100M for majority control of iLobby
iLobby has raised over US $100 million in strategic investment from Insight Partners. Insight Partners’ Managing Directors Ryan Hinkle, Anika Agarwal and Principal AJ Malhotra, will join iLobby’s board of directors. iLobby co-founder & CEO Ariel Mashiyev will stay on as CEO and Chairman of the board. iLobby is a global leader in enterprise visitor […]
Italy’s Angelini to buy Swiss biotech group for $1bn
Pharma company to get exclusive licence to commercialise epilepsy drug across EU, UK and Switzerland Italy’s Angelini Pharma has agreed to buy emerging Swiss biotech company Arvelle Therapeutics for up to $960m as it aims to become a leading European player in the treatment of central nervous system and mental diseases. Angelini will pay private-equity […]
RIL deals lift PE-VC funding to $39 billion in 2020, highest in 5 years
On the back of Reliance’s fund-raising spree, private equity (PE) and venture capital (VC) investments in 2020 beat the pandemic blues and recorded the highest level in the last five years at $39.2 billion across 814 deals. This was 6.6% higher than 2019, which had seen 1,012 deals. Investments into RIL’s businesses made up 44% […]
India to remain an extremely attractive market for global PE players in 2021
India is likely to be one of the fastest growing major economies over next decade. The year 2020 proved to be a year of profound disruptions with the onset of COVID-19 pandemic which triggered major economic and societal changes in the country. The economy faced major challenges amidst nationwide lockdown, labour disruptions, demand contraction and […]
Betting big on India’s digital, telecom drivers
IT, exports, pharmaceuticals, big retail plays are going to be investment arenas in the months ahead In hindsight, it seems as if the world was kind of preparing for this Covid-19 kind of disruption for a while now. Over the past five decades, the global economy and financial markets have been buffeted by a series […]
Rational bubble puts markets on high starting point for 2021
While investors appear bullish, some wobbles in equity markets should be expected in year ahead After navigating a global pandemic, financial markets begin 2021 with a case of déjà vu. Just like 12 months ago, bonds and equities are kicking off January at expensive starting levels. The human and economic toll of Covid-19 has left […]
Thoma Bravo Announces Completion of Strategic Growth Investment in Venafi
Thoma Bravo, a leading private equity investment firm focused on the software and technology-enabled services sectors, today announced the completion of its strategic growth investment in Venafi, the inventor and leading provider of machine identity management. “We are thrilled to partner with Thoma Bravo at a time when companies around the world are realizing that […]
China´s adaptive robot maker Flexiv raises over $100 million
As businesses around the world look to automate production lines and supply chains, companies making the robots are attracting great investor interest. The latest to get funded is Flexiv, which closed a Series B round north of $100 million from investors including China’s on-demand services giant Meituan. Other major investors in the strategic round are […]
