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
Tel: +442 03 741 1393
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Articles by José Rojo
PAI to acquire Carlyle’s B&B in €825m SBO
Exit of French budget accommodation operator is set to generate a 2x-plus return for Carlyle
360 closes seed fund on €35m
Technology-focused vehicle to back 5-10 startups per year
France: Strong policy support needed for prosperous 2016
French PE has had a strong 2015 but stronger policy support is needed
Talde holds €67m first close for new fund
VC targeting €100m final close in June 2016, unquote" understands
PAI to exit GCS in €650m trade sale
GP to reap €186m in proceeds for its €2.7bn buyout fund
PAI scores 2.3x on Hunkemöller exit to Carlyle
Sale follows competitive auction process for asset
IK buys Gilde’s CID
Deal marks the 11th deal for IK's €1.4bn eighth fund
Job creation in French PE-backed companies outpaces rest of economy
Figure brings job creation to 314,000 during 2009-2014
Wildmoka raises €2m from BPI France et al.
Business to dedicate funds to international expansion
Investindustrial in Sergio Rossi carve-out
Takeover follows €10.7m loss for shoemaker in last financial year
Omnes invests €11m in Dispam OBO
Fourth deal for €180m Omnes Croissance 4 fund in 2015
Sofinnova closes eighth fund on €300m
Biotech-focused vehicle will write €15-20m tickets to finance 15-20 deals in total
Omnes and Parquest sell Vivalto to CDC et al.
Clinic operator was created via MBO in 2009
Activa recruits Sergent as manager
Sergent will leave associate role at Nomura
Arle, Eyrir in €695m Stork trade sale
Deal marks end to Stork’s three-step exit process
FRCI et al. in €3.4m round for Mopeasy
Second round seen by the business since inception in 2010
Truffle injects €2m into Geocorail
Business to double headcount before year-end
Feeligo raises €1.5m from Iris
Business to set up offices in New York
Deal in Focus: Bencis and Gimv ink trade sale for Xeikon
An in-depth look at Bencis and Gimv's trade sale of Xeikon
Miura et al. sell Grupo BC to L-GAM
Exit comes five years after duo acquired 40% stake
Graphite buys Aero, bolts on Airbase
Fourth deal for GP's £500m eighth buyout fund
Isai closes second fund on €75m
Post-seed vehicle was €25m-oversubscribed
PE Exchange panellists map out road to success for 2016
Sectorial approach, quick reaction times and stronger ties with management teams will be key strengths
Southern Europe eyes new year with caution after mixed 2015
unquote" looks back on PE activity witnessed in southern Europe in 2015 to predict trends for 2016