Dealmaking

Swimming against the tide: M&G’s £5bn Catalyst fund ponders China entry

Catalyst, a sustainability-focused private markets strategy, is drawn to opportunities in China’s burgeoning renewable energy sector, APAC head Matthew O’Sullivan tells PEI.

Main Capital makes majority investment in RailCube

RailCube is an ERP software provider for the railway market.

Main Capital Partners acquires majority stake in Sensire Oy

Sensire Oy is a provider of medical and food safety software services.

Everstone Capital-backed Translumina buys Lamed

Lamed is a market access platform of vascular and cardiovascular products.

Second half dealmaking ‘to be more robust’; BlackRock agrees Kreos takeover

Kreos Capital is a provider of growth and venture debt financing to companies in the technology and healthcare industries.

Ambienta names Damien Marty as principal in private equity

Marty led the pan-European private equity growth strategy at Tikehau Capital.

Nordic Capital-backed Sortera bags GBN Services

GBN is an independent company within waste management and recycling of construction waste.

LDC-backed Amberjack partners with Fusion Graduate Consultancy

Fusion Graduate Consultancy is a graduate outsource partner.

BlackRock to pick up Kreos Capital

Kreos Capital is a provider of growth and venture debt financing to tech and healthcare companies.

Private equity ‘green shoots’ for second half as clock ticks on deployment

‘GPs need to show deployment because otherwise it’s a drag on IRRs,’ said Sunaina Sinha Haldea of Raymond James.