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February 15, 2019
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Idinvest Partners has closed its second growth fund on €340 million, surpassing its €300 million target. The vehicle will primarily focus on digital companies with annual revenues of more than €10...
Investment house Kinnevik has agreed to invest some 900 million Swedish kroner (around €86 million) into MatHem, an online grocery retailer. The deal, comprising 400 million kroner in primary...
Eastnine, the provider of a running and fitness app, has raised £2 million in seed funding from LocalGlobe, Cherry Ventures and a number of angels, including Atomico founder Niklas Zennström....
BMO PE has held a fourth close of its Castle Mount co-investment vehicle on €94.7 million. The commitments will be used for between 15 and 25 investments in buyouts of companies worth up to €500...
Irish firm Causeway Capital Partners has reportedly agreed to acquire Patisserie Valerie, the cake chain which fell into administration last month. The deal will reputedly save around 2,000 jobs at...
SalMar has agreed to raise its stake in Icelandic salmon producer Arnarlax for just under 180 million Norwegian kroner (around €18.5 million). The 55 kroner per share offer will see the fish...
Vitruvian is looking to sell online consumer credit platform provider Smava for up to $500 million, per Reuters. The German company, which the investor backed last year, claims to facilitate €1...
Spark Capital has set out to raise $800 million for its third growth fund and $400 million for its sixth venture fund, according to SEC filings. The Boston-based firm closed its most recent growth...
Some highlights from our recent content: • A private equity-backed bankruptcy led to a confectionary tragedy this year: no Sweethearts on Valentine's Day. • A new VC-backed pro football league...
Highlights from this week's content: • 2019 is set to be a big year for VC-backed stock market listings, so here's a primer on the truth about the IPO pop culture. • Driverless car startup Aurora...
Some highlights from our recent content: • A new VC-backed pro football league began play last Saturday. The star of its opening weekend was John Wolford, who's moonlighting from his other job as a...
The 2018 Annual Global League Tables report is now available for your perusal, ranking last year's most active private equity and venture capital investors from around the world. The report also...
Apollo Global Management is nearing a deal to acquire a bundle of TV stations from Nexstar Media for more than $1 billion, according to Bloomberg, the latest indication of the firm's apparent...