Articles by Wahida Ahmed
Equistone acquires BUKO Infrasupport and BUKO Waakt
Scheybeeck family office partially exits Dutch traffic and safety management businesses
IK to exit Quanos in sale to Keensight Capital
New owner plans to grow Germany-based software developer organically and through M&A
Tikehau taps Unilever VP to lead regenerative agricultural practice
Laurent-David Charbit will co-head the strategy investing recently launched EUR 1bn fund
Aliter raises GBP 134m for new UK support services fund
Fund II backed by US and European institutions with GBP 10m-GBP 30m in commitments each
Female Founders plans final close for EUR 20m debut fund in Q3 2023
Vienna-based VC investing in women-led teams held first close on EUR 12m in October
IRIS on the road for new EUR 150m venture fund
Fund IV already received EUR 110 in commitments; former AXA chairman appointed to board
IK exits Studienkreis in sale to edtech unicorn GoStudent
German centre-based tutoring provider will operate independently and under its current management while synergies with new owner are identified
Marsh Specialty appoints new global head of PE and M&A
Paul Knowles, currently head of Continental Europe, will relocate to New York office in Q2 2023
EQT Infrastructure in exclusivity to buy Trescal
OMERS Private Equity to retain 25% stake in the French calibration laboratories provider
Livingbridge appoints new head of services
Investment director Matt Jacobs to lead mid-market GP’s sector team from London office
Motive bolsters VC arm with embedded/capital acquisition
Recently created practice supported by USD 200m fund gets a foothold in Berlin
Endless starts Enact III deployment with SEA Transport acquisition
Primary deal is first investment from new SME-focused, GBP 100m fund close in July
Copper Street gears up to raise first closed-end fund in 2023
UK sponsor will target EUR 150m-200m for financial services specialised vehicle towards the end of next year
CapMan to return to market for new growth fund in 2024
With EUR 100m-150m target, fundraising will launch after CapMan Growth II's full deployment
DBAG exits Cloudflight in sale to Partners; reaps over 4x money
Deal values Germany-based digital transformation company at just under EUR 400m
Goodwin hires Saunders from Mayer Brown as finance partner
Edward Saunders re-joins Goodwin in London, having previously worked there from 2017 to 2019
Bain consortium to buy Caverion in EUR 955.3m take-private deal
Offer values Finnish construction group at a 49.3% premium and has board’s recommendation
NorthEdge appoints Grant Berry as executive chair
UK lower mid-market GP also announces new CIO and other promotions in leadership team
Capvis invests in IT consultancy AdEx Partners
Hamburg-based company will pursue internationalisation and bolt-on strategy under new owner
IK Partners buys Plus que Pro
French B2B and B2C construction and business service provider platform will be co-controlled by IK and the founders
Agilitas bolsters team with two new hires in London
Philip Krinks, Arnaud Moreels join pan-European sponsor’s ESG and investment teams
Graphite Capital buys Digital Space from Horizon Capital
IT services business sold to UK-based mid-market sponsor in an SBO
Squire Patton Boggs bolsters German PE team with Linklaters hire
New partner Sascha Konwalski joins Frankfurt office; US law firm to open new offices in Europe
Stirling Square buys Eurofins Digital Testing for EUR 220m
Mid-market GP is deploying 2020 Fun IV in primary carve-out from French laboratories company