Europe

Rockpool-backed Finitor Wealth snaps up two advisory firms

Accent Equity picks up Lyngsoe Systems

Catacap sold Lyngsoe Systems to the Accent Equity 2017 fund.

Back to school: private equity’s busy year in education

Dealmakers were busy in a range of sub-sectors within education, from fashion to software.

Earth Capital flags biomass for more investment after platform launch; Apollo distances itself from Man Utd reports

'Perhaps biomass isn’t quite as glamorous as the wind farms and the solar farms, but it has to form part of a bigger strategy,' said Earth Capital's Avent Bezuidenhoudt.

KKR-backed Albioma buys Brazillian photovoltaic power plants from Ardian's GreenYellow

The acquisition of the portfolio of power plants marks Albioma’s entry into the solar power market in Brazil.

Earth Capital’s Bezuidenhoudt: Energy security is driving sustainable energy deals

‘Bioenergy is a way to keep the base load secure,’ she said.

Battery Ventures makes 10% investment in former portfolio firm Forterro

Partners Group bought Forterro from Battery Ventures for €1bn.

Accent Equity makes reinvestment play with Inteno Group; Palisade snaps up Malaby Biogas

Ufenau portfolio company GarLa Group moves into Germany via majority stake in Bietigheimer Gartengestaltung.

Pollen Street-backed insurance services platform Punkta partners with Arrant

Artur Pakula, Arrant's CEO, will remain as a leader in the business and become a 'signficant' shareholder in Punkta.

Accent Equity reinvests in Inteno Group

Inteno Group took its first investment from Accent in 2016, with a view to help the company expand into new markets.