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Q&A: Pemberton's UK head Eric Capp on direct lending's future
Private debt professional Eric Capp discusses his long-term view of the direct lending landscape
Fenera & Partners launches three funds-of-funds
Funds invest in both secondary and primary vehicles across the US, Asia and northern Europe
83North leads €15m series-A round for podcast startup Podimo
Existing investors E.Ventures and Heartcore also participate in the funding round
KKR revises conditional offer for Avida Finans
Subscription price per share has been reduced from NOK 33 to NOK 26
Spectrum Equity IX hits $1.5bn hard-cap
Fund targets investments in internet-enabled software and information service companies
Carnegie, Handelsbanken lead €45m series-C for Doktor.se
Digital healthcare startup has reportedly raised more than $76m in equity so far
Unquote Private Equity Podcast: Back for secondaries
When activity begins again, will LPs be willing to take a pricing hit? And where will buyer and seller expectations meet?
Aquiline Capital closes fourth fund on $2bn
Fund invests in North American and European businesses operating across the financial services sector
Triton-backed Polygon acquires Hiotlabs
Polygon, a Swedish property damage control company backed byТ Triton Partners, has acquiredТ Hiotlabs, a Stockholm-based provider of sensorsТ that detect and prevent water damage in buildings.
Nordic Capital to acquire financial adviser Max Matthiessen
Insurance broker sells the business six years after acquiring it from Altor
Impact Investing Report 2020
Unquote has now released its inaugural Impact Investing Report, published in association with the Aztec Group
Inkef leads €12m series-A funding round for Happeo
Finnish company has raised тЌ20m since being founded in 2018
Vaaka Partners acquires majority stake in Staria
Company is aiming for most of its future growth to be achieved outside of Finland
Video: OTPP's Topley discusses liquidity squeeze, GP discipline
Joe Topley, head of European funds at Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan, shares his LP perspective on the current state of the private equity market
Wolt raises €100m in series-D funding round
Company will use funding to see it through uncertainty caused by the pandemic
Unigestion gears up to invest in small and mid-market PE
Unigestion partners expect investment opportunities to emerge in the small-cap market
Unquote Private Equity Podcast: Belt & braces
Rowan Bamford and Gareth Rees from Liberty GTS examine the impact of Covid-19 on W&I insurance, and share their take on where the M&A market is headed
The Deals Pipeline
A fortnightly highlight of deal processes underway and involving PE, either on the buy- or sell-side, across Europe
Travel sector assets: Seeking solutions to long-lasting woes
Unquote explores the challenges ahead, how PE-backed companies are adapting their business models, and how they can bounce back
Graybella Capital pushes back first close for new fund to Q3
VC is using an SPV to still invest in companies and plans to merge it with the fund later
Cathay Capital raises €500m for Innovation II fund
Fund targets startups operating in a wide variety of sectors, with a focus on artificial intelligence
Arcmont Asset Management acquires Masai from Silverfleet – report
Silverfleet exits the business five years after acquiring a majority stake in it via Silverfleet Capital II
Cathay Capital closes Midcap II on €800m
Fund targets companies based in Europe, Asia and North America with high-growth potential and expansion plans
EQT Venture leads $30m series-B round for Anyfin
Swedish fintech Anyfin has so far raised more than тЌ40m since 2018