
Growing pains
The mid-market appears to be in relative good health and Southern Europe continues to clock up deals - even sizeable ones: as highlighted by the EUR1.1bn injection into Italian telecom holding Weather Investments by Apax, Madison Dearborn and TA Associates. Meanwhile, Stirling Square and Sirius Private Equity acquired sportswear firm Jeckerson, and Mercapital closed the acquisition of Iberian engineering firm Obras Subterraneas
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Altor sells Centralpoint to trade for €425m
GP intends to acquire a stake in acquirer Dustin, which Altor listed in 2015
Gro Capital invests in Danish firm Luxion
According to Borsen, the GP's stake is more than 35% and that the deal valued Luxion at almost DKK 1bn (€134.5m)
Phoenix launches £100m venture capital fund
Fund enables Phoenix to build portfolios with exposure to venture capital investments for its policyholders
Strong 2020 for Nordic tech, VC and IPOs, says Argentum
Despite the pandemic, 2020 was one of the best years for venture capital, tech companies in both buyout and VC markets, and established GPs who raised record-breaking amounts, according to Argentum's 2020 State of Nordic Private Equity report. Joachim...