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German venture firm sets up separate IT and life science vehicles
Mid-market firm ABN Amro Capital has acquired a Finnish sauna maker in a secondary buyout from Sponsor Capital, a Helsinki based private equity house, for an undisclosed amount. Saunatec is one of the world’s leading manufacturers of saunas and steam baths
Mid-market firm sells aviation specialist
A busy month for Edmond de Rothschild Capital Partners (ERCP) has seen the French firm refinance its first two investments, Bonpoint and Via Location, enabling it to return 20% of called capital to investors. Bonpoint is a French luxury childrenswear brand and Via Location is a truck rental company.
The recruitment boom over the last 18 months has pushed the industry onto the private equity radar. As a sector, it is severely fragmented with very low barriers to entry, but with return levels uncertain due to low exit numbers, it’s an industry still very much in the ‘potential’ category.
Biovitrum has listed on the Stockholm Stock Exchange
With an eye at advancing society, Provenance Ventures launched a $10 million inaugural fund in August to invest in early stage media and communications companies. The Los Angeles-based firm says that it invests in innovative companies that leverage social technologies to advance society. Provenance Ventures founder and Managing Director Bryan Biniak is credited for his […]
Private equity attorney Rob Fogler and Rwandan-born entrepreneur Antoine Bigirimana have made their first investment in Rwanda. Last year, the two Denver-based financiers raised $500,000 for Thousand Hills Venture Fund. In August, the pair announced that their first investment is in a company called Rocket 2020, which provides rural business owners access to FedEx-like services […]
Charlemagne raises €30m for its unique offering