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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LBO France et al. offload Flash Europe to Eurazeo PME
Listed GP to deploy €32m in return for 43% stake
Cathay et al. acquire Datawords
Deal marks GP's return to company after exiting in 2011
BDC sells Siblu to Stirling Square
Company was acquired by Hermes for around €150m in 2006
PE-backed Maxeda DIY in debt-for-equity refinancing
Second debt-for-equity reshuffle for retailer in five years
Lead Edge et al. in $82m series-C for Catawiki
Largest funding round in Benelux so far in 2015, according to unquote” data
Deal in Focus: TDR in record-breaking €3.7bn LBO for LeasePlan
First buyout to break the €3bn mark in 2015, according to unquote” data
PE-backed Menix acquires OneOrtho-Medical
Bolt-on comes one year after Menix’s SBO
Ardian’s Kallista completes €155m refinancing
Company claims to have doubled capacity under GP’s ownership
Deal in Focus: Blackstone sells Vitalia to CVC’s Vedici
Transaction mirrors consolidation trend in French private hospitalisation sector
Arle and Eyrir in €706m Fokker exit
Arle to reap €500m in cash on sale of majority stake
UI Gestion et al. in OBO for Jet Freeze
Maiden deal for UI Gestion’s latest fund
Bridgepoint to exit Ponant to Artémis
Sale comes three years after carve-out by Bridgepoint
Mobeus in £4m round for Tushingham
Deal marks GP’s fifth investment in 2015
PE-backed Alain Afflelou bolts on Optical Discount
Add-on to lead to creation of low-cost optical retail network
Seventure injects further €1m into MaaT
Investment comes after first €1m round by VC in January
Gimv’s Almaviva buys Arago and Domus
Bolt-on is the latest in a series by the business since inception
Novartis et al. in $36m series-B for GenSight
Capital to be used for development of GS010 therapy
TDR in €3.7bn LBO for LeasePlan
Fourth largest transaction ever in Benelux, according to unquote” data
Mid-cap PE valuations back to pre-crisis heights – Argos research
PE houses and corporates neck and neck on pricing
LDC bolsters origination team with three hires
Appointments come in wake of GP’s three-year £1.2bn investment plan
Luxembourg announces first EuVECA passport registration
Almost thirty passports have been registered EU-wide since 2013
CVC hires GE’s Fowler for credit arm
GE exited sponsor finance operations to SMBCE three weeks ago
D-Bi raises €3.5m from Jaina Capital et al.
Funds to finance 20 hires and launch of UK and Germany offices
Felix Capital et al. in $20m series-B round for Mirakl
Deal represents largest investment by Felix to date