Articles by Wahida Ahmed
Miura acquires majority stake in Educaedu
Miura acquires 85% from Growth Hill Partners in Educaedu, while management reinvested for 15%
Altimeter, Dragoneer et al. in USD 1bn round for Checkout.com
UK-based payments processor reaches a valuation of USD 40bn following the Series D
Highland, HPE Growth's WeTransfer announces intention to float
WeTransfer's offer contains a private placement of newly issued shares of around EUR 160m
Palatine appoints new partners amid influx of promotions
Richard Thomas and James Gregson are appointed as partners, while Tom Ross-Jones and Gareth Wilson are promoted
Sequoia, Fidelity in EUR 628m investment round for Bolt
Ride-hailing service reaches a valuation of EUR 7.4bn, up from EUR 4bn at its last funding round in August 2021
Tiger Global, TCV et al. in EUR 486m Series D for Qonto
Tiger Global and TCV led a Series D round alongside eight new investors
Astorg Partners invests in Armor Iimak
Auction process for the packaging-printing specialist kicked off in early November 2021
IK hires 3i's Pete Wilson to launch UK mid-cap strategy
European PE firm simulataneously promotes five new partners across its London, Stockholm and Paris offices
Adelis acquires majority stake in Westpack from Capidea
Adelis acquires an 83% stake in the packaging company from Capidea, while management reinvest 17%
Permira to offload 6.5% stake in Dr Martens
Permira will offload approximately 6.5% stake in Dr Martens via accelerated bookbuild
Earth Capital hires new head of investment
Sustainable private equity firm Earth Capital promotes Avent Bezuidenhoudt to head of investment
Ergon acquires telecoms company Satlink from Artá
Ergon Capital Partners acquires a majority stake in Satlink from Artá Capital
IK Partners acquires e-commerce specialist Stein HGS
IK acquires its stake in the e-commerce company from Lennertz & Co, which will reinvest
Pollen Street, BC Partners consider IPO for Shawbrook Bank - report
UK-based retail and commercial bank could achieve a valuation higher than GBP 1bn if floated or sold this year, according to reports
CVC invests in FutureLife
CVC acquires a co-controlling stake alongside current investor Hartenberg Holding
Clessidra acquires Impresoft
Impresoft was expected to have an enterprise value between 9x-11x its 2021 EBITDA
2022 Preview: Sponsors toast to incredible year, but remain wary of hangover
Many sponsors are anticipating that 2022 could be just as busy as 2021, in spite of mounting headwinds
ArchiMed buys lab analysis company Carso
Selling shareholders include private equity firms EMZ Partners, Etoile ID, Unigrains, Raise and Siparex
Atomico et al. in USD 200m Series D for Infarm
Vcs raised USD 200m in Series D for Infarm at a valuation of over USD 1bn
MVI closes MVI Fund II above target
MVI Advisors has held a final close for its second fund on SEK 1.1bn
Argos Wityu acquires majority stake in Groupe Fedd
GP bought its 90% stake in the electronics specialist via Argos Wityu Mid-Market VIII
Saga closes fund-of-funds on EUR 720m hard-cap
Saga was founded by three former employees of Danske Bank's private equity department
KKR invests in Körber
Körber is a global supply chain software business founded in 1995
Hg invests in Bowmark-backed Pirum
Hg and Bowmark share joint control of Pirum with the company's management team retaining a significant stake