José Rojo
José Rojo joined unquote" in March 2015 and has since followed the private equity market in France and the Benelux. Prior to his current role, he worked for Spanish news agency Europa Press, online newspapers, foundations and acted as correspondent for the Nordic countries during a one-year stay in Helsinki.
Having graduated from Madrid's Complutense University with honours in July 2014, José is a certified speaker of Spanish, English, French and Swedish and a published outdoors and nature photographer.
Email: jose.rojo@unquote.com
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Towerbrook in swift partial exit from Van Geloven
GP bought a majority stake from Lion Capital and Avedon back in March 2015
The perfect LP base: A taste of traditional investors
Part three of our LP selection series assesses traditional investors' relationship with the asset class
In Profile: Vendis Capital
Vendis co-founder Cedric Olbrechts discusses the advantages of being a sector specialist
Partech and 360 in €1.1m round for Cubyn
The delivery company will use the fresh funds to boost shipments by 500% by the end of the year
Inflexion bolsters value creation team with new director
Appointment sees Tom Green leave his post at Cinven-backed IP specialist CPA Global
Ventech leads InSided’s €6m series-A
The deal is the 18th for Ventech’s €110m fourth fund, according to an unquote” source
A Plus et al. create tourism group with Vedettes bolt-on
The new business will represent €35-40m in EV and remains majority-owned by its CEO
Goldman Sachs leads Qubit’s $40m series-C
Round brings funds raised by Qubit to $76m after $26m series-B in 2014
Astorg kickstarts sixth fund with HRA Pharma SBO
Vehicle "likely" to close on €2bn hard-cap before year-end, according to unquote" source
Argos Soditic recruits four for its new Frankfurt office
Paris-headquartered GP's new German office will be staffed by team of five
VC-backed biotechs sustain faint pulse of Benelux healthcare
Uncertain policies have caused a slow down for healthcare buyouts in Benelux
Isomer launches €150m early-stage fund-of-funds
Vehicle will co-invest alongside backed managers including Hoxton Ventures and Felix Capital
BPI France buys minority stake in New Nomads
State backer invested via its €100m tourism fund, which typically deploys €500,000-5m per deal
Ouest Croissance et al. in €18m round for Beauty Success
Deal comes seven years after the GP bought a 27.25% stake from Qualium, according to unquote” data
Defensive Sino-French approach holds strong in France
As France's GDP growth rate remains flat, local GPs targeting Asian growth are still proving successful
Alpha in €400m deal for Qualium’s Cofidim
GP drew equity from its €700m sixth fund in a deal reported to value asset at €400m
Partech hires Godron as senior associate
Former Aster Capital professional to work within VC’s seed team alongside Lavault and Golden
Deal in Focus: Endless acquires struggling Brabant Alucast
An in-depth look at the first Benelux deal for turnaround specialist Endless
Seventure in €1m seed round for MilliDrop
Deal saw VC draw on commitments from €60m seed-focused fund Quadrivium I
I&FP’s SVP bolts on Sedarvi
Post-acquisition group to represent combined €25m in turnover
Gimv promotes Laga to chair
Appointment marks the end of Gimv’s five-year transition into platform-based investments
MBO Partenaires exits 21% Edouard Denis stake
Real estate group was one of the last assets remaining in the GP’s fully invested €150m second fund
Holtzbrinck leads $6.9m round for Bux
Financing comes after the fintech business raised $1.9m from Initial Capital in September 2015
Eurazeo PME in €100m Orolia take-private
Deal sees minority owner Isatis reap 2-3x return upon exit, according to unquote” sources