Articles by Wahida Ahmed
Gresham House announces five senior promotions
Growth equity investor Gresham House Ventures has made five senior promotions within its investment team.
Rubicon sells John Lawrie Metals to ArcelorMittal
The London-based GP invested in parent company John Lawrie Group in 2017
Sure Valley’s new VC fund holds first close on GBP 85m
British Business Bank has committed GBP 50m for the UK software-focused vehicle
Investcorp acquires cybersecurity company HWG
Founders of the Italy-based business will have a substantial minority stake alongside the GP
Montagu bolsters senior leadership team with two hires
Louise Denning and Tim Cochrane join the GP's London office
Hiro Capital launches new gaming and metaverse fund
More than double the size of its predecessor, the EUR 300m vehicle will make its first deals in April
Bravo Capital Partners II holds first close on EUR 90m
With a EUR 110m target, the Italy-focused fund is expected to close in the first half of the year
WestBridge exits bChannels to trade for 4.2x money
WestBridge acquired the UK-based technology marketing firm in a GBP 3.5m SBO in 2014
SoftBank leads USD 230m secondary placement for Gousto
Fidelity International, Grosvenor Food & AgTech, Railpen join the UK recipe box company's share register
Perwyn hires partner from BGF
Gurinder Sunner joins Perwyn after 10 years at BGF
Inflexion appoints ESG director
Jennie Galbraith joins from British American Tobacco
FSN reinvests in Active Brands alongside Verdane
FSN reenters the Norwegian sportswear company via Fund VI; Verdane joins as minority shareholder
Vaaka invests in digital staffing company Bolt.Works
GP will aim to support Finnish digital staffing company in global expansion
ECI announces hires at IR, origination and investment teams
Adam Whitfield joins the mid-market firm as investor relations manager after close to five years at Rede Partners
Blackstone Growth leads EUR 500m round for Relex Solutions
Finland-based software company was valued at EUR 5bn in latest fundraise
Capital D strengthens team with new hires and promotions
Among the hires is Peter Kruppa, who joins from DH Private Equity as chief financial officer
Tiger Global leads USD 200m Series C round for Genesis Global
New funding will accelerate the company's buy-and-build model
Motive, CPP Investments in USD 1.4bn equity raise for FNZ
The deal values the London-based wealth management platform at more than USD 20bn
Livingstone hires Abad as new partner in Spain office
Eleuterio Abad will bolster the team in Spain and support activity and opportunities in the market
Verlinvest builds up stake in Tony's Chocolonely
Belgian PE firm becomes majority shareholder of Tony's, competition authority filing says
Permira, Blackrock lead USD 312m round for GoCardless
Europe's new tech unicorn reaches a valuation of USD 2.1bn following latest funding round
Swen raises additional EUR 43m for Blue Ocean Fund
Total funds raised for the ocean conservation fund reach EUR 95m towards its EUR 120m target
Former UK government minister Gyimah among Lakestar appointments
Besides Sam Gyimah's appointment as venture partner in the UK, promotions include for Akis Bratsos, Mathias Haniel, Enrico Mellis and Aline Vedder
Polaris holds first close for Flexible Capital fund on DKK 500m
Vehicle was launched in May 2021 with a target of DKK 1bn and is expected to start deploying capital this quarter