Dealmaking

Eurazeo wraps up acquisition of Eres Group for €350m

Eres is a fintech company specialising in employee savings, retirement and employee shareholding.

Novo Holdings injects capital into UK-listed Oxford Nanopore  

Oxford Nanopore is a molecular sensing technology company based on nanopores.

LDC invests in cloud service provider Creative ITC

Creative ITC provides cloud computing software to the global AEC sector.

Three key factors shaping the IPO landscape

The IPO market is expected to remain subdued until post-election results provide economic and regulatory clarity, writes Joe Endoso, CEO of Linqto.

Madison Dearborn’s IPL Plastics draws PE interest as sale advances to second round, sources say

A new PE investor could value the rigid plastic container producer at up to $1.5bn, sources told PE Hub.

Schroders, Phoenix Group to launch new private markets investment manager

Future Growth Capital aims to deploy an initial £1 billion.

LightBay makes PEO play; Verlinvest and Mistral take piece of Insomnia

LightBay Capital has acquired professional employer organization Questco; a deep dive into Krispy Kreme selling a piece of its majority stake in Insomnia Cookies to Verlinvest and Mistral Equity Partners; a 2024 Private Equity survey from BDO.

Verlinvest and Mistral eye international growth after investing in Insomnia Cookies

'We understand trends, and to us, Insomnia was ticking so many boxes from a sector standpoint,' said Verlinvest's Clement Pointillart.

Exclusive: LightBay Capital to acquire PEO Questco

'The great resignation and workforce redesign is amplifying the need for PEOs to aid in talent recruitment and retention strategies,' says LightBay's Adam Stein.

Inflexion makes fourth deal in animal health sector with TPP

TPP is a German group of veterinary practices.