Articles by Katharine Hidalgo
ESO takes minority stake in Arcus
Second transaction completed from ESO's seventh institutional special opportunities fund
Squire Patton Boggs hires three in PE team
Squire Patton Boggs' UK private equity team is led by corporate partner Paul Mann
HarbourVest and Vanguard agree strategic partnership
Strategic partnership will see new PE funds raised annually to be accessed by Vanguard clients
IVP leads $40m series-B for Aiven
IVP general partner Eric Liaw will join Aiven's board of directors as part of the transaction
CBPE exits ABI Holiday Homes
For the year ending in August 2018, ABI reported operating profit of ТЃ15.5m from revenues of ТЃ117.8m
Preato sells Machinery to portfolio company YE for €18.75m
Preato Capital sells its stake of almost 94% in the deal, which values Machinery at тЌ26.16m
83North leads $21.5m round for FloLive
Dell Technologies Capital, Saban Ventures and Qualcomm Ventures also invested in the round
BCI invests in ClearMacro
BCI, a Canada-based LP direct investor, has made investments in several European companies
Eight Roads and Kennet in £11.5m round for Rimilia
Rimilia secured a new funding facility of ТЃ7m with Silicon Valley Bank in October 2019
Searchlight invests in Penta-backed GRP
Searchlight will take a majority stake, with other investors taking minority positions
2020 Outlook: Political change heralds UK buyout revival
Deal volume was down last year, but record-high value and a more settled political backdrop mean 2020 could be busy for the UK
JF Lehman to acquire GMG
Deals values the subsea cables maintenance and installation services provider at $250m
Tenzing invests in Activpayroll
Tenzing backs the incumbent senior management team, led by founder CEO Alison Sellar
KKR-backed Calisen to raise $1.87bn via IPO
Calisen indicated it plans to float nearly 25% of the business at a price of 225-265 pence per share
Castik-backed Waterlogic sells stake to BCI
BCI, which is a Canada-based LP direct investor, has made investments in several European companies
MBU acquires Union Bank UK
MBU Capital makes direct and venture capital investments on behalf of high-net-worth individuals
M80 acquires Spantech
M80 Capital I looks to provide equity tickets of тЌ10-40m to companies in Benelux and France
FTV leads £32m round for Liberis
Senior investment adviser Jerome Hershey of FTV Capital will join the company's board
Existing investors participate in $80m round for Currencycloud
Existing investors Sapphire Ventures, Notion Capital, GV, Accomplice and Anthemis all participate
Merino-backed Hawkin's Bazaar appoints administrators
Company reported a loss of almost ТЃ1m on ТЃ15.3m in sales in 2018 and employs 177 people
Foresight invests £16.8m in Signature
Foresight Group will provide an initial ТЃ5m revolving credit facility to Signature
CMS's Grimwood joins Goodwin
Goodwin Procter employs around 60 corporate, fund formation and PE-focused tax lawyers in London
MW&L acquires Chairman Mentors
MW&L invested ТЃ66m in oil well decommissioning company Well-Safe Solutions in October 2019
Permira sells Duff & Phelps for $4.2bn
New York-based Duff & Phelps is a business service that employs 3,500 people globally