Katharine Hidalgo
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VC Profile: Speedinvest
Seed investor is opening a new office in Paris as part of the expansion of its pan-European platform
Limerston supports AdviserPlus in acquisition of Halborns
Limerston acquired HR consultancy AdviserPlus in November 2016, drawing equity from its debut fund
Gilde Healthcare V close on $450m hard-cap
Legal advice was provided by a team from Jones Day led by partner Quirine Eenhorst
Arbor's Steelite acquires Homer Laughlin food subsidiaries
Arbor acquired Steelite International drawing from Arbor Investments IV in December
BGF invests £8m in Emma Bridgewater
Funding will go towards the company's expansion in the UK, as well as in international markets
Tenzing hires Elliott
Elliott will continue to lead Tenzing's Entrepreneurs Panel, which he has been doing since 2017
Revo Capital Fund II holds first close on €40m
Domiciled in the Netherlands and structured as a BV, the fund has a 2% management fee
Investors participate in $34m series-B for SoftIron
Founded in 2012, SoftIron designs and builds purpose-built data-centre appliances
Accel in $20m series-B for Humio
US-based Accel is currently investing from its London VI vehicle, which closed on $575m
Preservation Capital Partners Fund I holds first close
To date, PCP I has mainly institutional investors from both North America and Europe
Blackstone to continue preparations to acquire NIBC
Blackstone's offer comprises 995 euro cents per share, including the final dividend of 33 cents
PE-backed BMS acquires Jurado Mata
BMS's backers invested in the company in June 2019, in a deal that gave it an EV of £500m
August-backed Amtivo acquires Certification Europe for €6m
Based in Dublin and founded in 1999, Certification Europe has offices in the UK, Japan and Italy
Dunedin exits Kingsbridge
Kingsbridge was a Dunedin Buyout Fund III portfolio company, which closed on £300m in June 2013
Nordic buyout market has silver linings, despite low volume
Nordic region sees the lowest quarterly deal volume since Q4 2013, with just 17 buyouts in Q1 2020
UK holiday parks advised to close: Portfolios affected
British Holiday and Home Parks Association has advised its members to close all holiday parks
UK industry welcomes rescue package, but concerns remain
Package includes £330bn in loans, £20bn in other aid and a postponement of business rates
Technology buyouts stall in Nordic region
Technology buyouts have hovered around the 30-per-year mark for three years running now, suggesting a plateau has been reached
Axia buys insurance business Direct Gap
Gordons provides legal advice and Naylor Wintersgill provides financial due diligence services
CBPE sells SpaMedica to Nordic Capital-backed Ober Scharrer
Nordic Capital is currently investing from its ninth fund, Nordic Capital IX, which closed on €4.3bn
Inflexion-backed Huws Gray acquires AC Roof Trusses
Inflexion acquired a minority stake in Huws Gray in April 2018 using its Partnership Capital Fund I
ECI-backed IT Lab acquires Sol-Tec
Unquote understands ECI Partners provided no fresh equity for the acquisition of Sol-Tec
UK sees advisory boom amid PE market maturation
UK & Ireland sees an increase in the number of corporate finance firms participating in PE deals to more than 160
ESO backs facilities service Churchill
Current executive directors Joel Briggs and Phil Moxom will continue to lead the company