Articles by Greg Gille
Former Amazon exec Garambois joins Advent as operating partner
Xavier Garambois spent 18 years at Amazon and led the European consumer business from 2012 until 2020
Marlborough founder David Parker joins Axis Arbor
New debt advisory firm was launched last year and notably advised on the Deliveroo IPO
Capvis sets up first ever continuation vehicle for fund III assets
Three remaining assets in the 2008-vintage funds are Hessnatur, Arena and Kaffee Partner
Apiary invests in MediaSense
Apiary is currently deploying its debut fund, which closed on GBP 200m in 2018
L Catterton et al. in EUR 100m round for SellerX
SellerX has already raised amost EUR 250m in debt and equity in its 12 months since inception
Stock Spirits agrees to CVC acquisition offer
Share price spikes to 383 pence per share following the GBP 767m offer for the distiller
Gyrus closes Investment Programme on EUR 430m
Gyrus expects the funds to be fully deployed within 12 months, with a new fundraise in 2022
Rockpool nets 12.7x on sale of Outright Games to EMK
Rockpool took a majority stake in Outright in 2016, providing growth capital to the team
General Atlantic leads EUR 100m Series C for Chrono24
Aglaé Ventures, Insight Partners and Sprints Capital also take part
CVC responds to Real Madrid threat of legal action
PE firm terms the legal threat by Real Madrid as "disproportionate" and "baseless"
Cairngorm raises GBP 200m for fund III
Fund was oversubscribed and has already made five investments following its 2019 launch
IK exits Visolit in trade sale
IK acquired the IK acquired Norwegian IT services and outsourcing business in 2016
Synova's Mintec buys Kairos
Synova acquired its stake in Mintec from the Peksa family in early 2018
Karma Ventures gears up for second fund
Estonia-based VC held a final close on EUR 70m for its inaugural fund in 2018
Real Madrid seeks legal action against LaLiga/CVC deal
Board agrees to initiate both civil and criminal legal action against La Liga's president, CVC's managing partner and CVC itself
KKR registers new tech growth fund
Incorporation comes 18 months after the previous vehicle in the strategy closed on USD 2.2bn
HQ Equita buys Indevis
GP is currently investing via Equita V, which held a final close in April 2019 on EUR 308m
Permira buys brokerage platform Engel & Völkers
Deal continues a hot 2021 streak for the GP, with seven deals on the buy-side so far
Astorg to sell Flowbird to Searchlight
Astorg bought the urban transportation and parking service (then known as Parkeon) for EUR 450m in 2016
LDC backs GBP 65m MBO of Texecom
LDC buys the provider of intruder alarm systems from its listed parent Halma
Placement agent Ermitage appoints new managing partner
Jerome Bouix joins from Scala Fund Advisory, where he was managing partner
FSN secures majority stake in Adragos Pharma
Deal is the fourth investment from FSN Capital VI, which closed on EUR 1.8bn in June last year
Video: Q&A with Rutland Partners' David Wardrop
David Wardrop joins Unquote editor Greg Gille to discuss how the firm is approaching the post-Covid investment landscape
Morrisons adjourns shareholders' meeting, CD&R still looking at offer
Clayton Dubilier & Rice has asked that it be provided with more time to consider its options