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Astorg’s Lionel de Posson and Edouard Pillot take large-cap tools back to mid-market
De Posson and Pillot joined Astorg in 2020 to found its Mid-Cap Fund, which invests in B2B niche companies with valuations of ...
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Astorg’s Lionel de Posson and Edouard Pillot: Mid-market has depth; Mid-cap roundup
The mid-market is our focus this morning, as we speak to Astorg’s Lionel de Posson and Edouard Pillot about what drove them to launch a mid-cap strategy a few years ago. That also gives us the ...
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Centana takes majority stake in insurtech firm First Connect Insurance Services
The initial investment, exceeding $60 million, is led by Centana with participation from Pruven Capital, Cota Capital, and Cross Creek.
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Amulet Capital-backed Minds + Assembly merges with medical communications agency Boldscience
Minds + Assembly, which is backed by Amulet Capital Partners, has merged with Boldscience, a medical communications firm. No financial terms were disclosed. Based in New York City, Minds + Assembly is ...
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Archimed snaps up genetic sequencing provider SeqCenter
Archimed has acquired SeqCenter, a Pittsburgh-based genetic sequencing provider. No financial terms were disclosed. SeqCenter’s founding scientists initially worked at the University of Pittsburgh.
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Carlyle’s Schwartz: ‘Markets like certainty;’ plus Camino Real said to collect bids
Speaking on the firm’s Q3 2024 earnings call on Thursday, Carlyle CEO Harvey Schwartz said the end of the election cycle has removed a major source of unpredictability in the market. “Over the medium ...
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Bernhard Capital-backed GHC acquires architecture firm Orcutt Winslow
Grace Hebert Curtis Architects, which is backed by Bernhard Capital Partners, has invested in Orcutt|Winslow, an US-based architecture, forensic consulting, and program management firm specializing in ...
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From donuts to gyms, franchises appeal to PE: 7 deals
PE Hub has spotted seven private equity deals involving franchises in the past six months. Here’s a look at the deals, beginning with the most recently announced.
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Seven2 among PE firms making deals in snack sector; Take-private deals take spotlight
Predominantly, snack deals have been announced in the US, but Europe and Canada have also seen some activity in recent months ...
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PE activity in snack industry ‘likely to intensify’: 10 deals in the sector
We feature 10 recent investments that show PE’s activity in the snack industry. They are in reverse chronological order. For more, check out this earlier round-up from May. Union Capital sold the pair ...
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Archimed’s Denis Ribon: add-ons coming soon for FIM Medical; MiddleGround completes Stemmer take-private
MiddleGround Capital has completed its voluntary public takeover offer of Stemmer Imaging, a provider of machine and artificial vision technology, for a total equity value of around €312 million.
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Flor Kassai leads European expansion for London PE firm Inflexion
We’ve always had a very strong position in the UK – it's our fortress and we will always look for the very best deals here.