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CLESSIDRA SGR: acquisition of 100% of Scrigno Group

Fourth investment by Clessidra Capital Partners 3, following Roberto Cavalli, ABM Italia and Nexi Clessidra SGR, the leading Italian private equity firm, entered today into a definitive agreement for the acquisition of the entire share capital of Scrigno Group. Based in Rimini, Scrigno is a leading manufacturer and distributor of counter-frames...

Western European M&A value nearly doubles year-on-year

PE and VC investment down in April The volume and value of mergers and acquisitions (M&A) targeting companies based in Western Europe declined in April to 1,741 deals worth a combined EUR 129,536 million, according to M&A information collected by Bureau van Dijk, a Moody’s Analytics company, and the leading publisher of company information....

Seedcamp announces final close of fourth fund at £60M with support from over 100 Seedcamp founders, angels and mentors via Seedrs

The oversubscribed final close includes contributions of £2M from Seedcamp founders across the fund’s 11 year history through an innovative collaboration with crowdfunding platform, Seedrs Seedcamp announces second close of Fund IV at £60M£2M has been raised from over 100 Seedcamp founders, mentors and angels through a new partnership with SeedrsCollaboration...

M&A: A reputation minefield

One of the most significant mergers in British retail history is currently in the offing. As Sainsbury’s and Asda navigate the complexities of knitting together two shopping brands that speak to different shopping cultures and consumer heartlands, we look at the opportunities, and the possible pitfalls that are emerging. How can these two retail behemoths...

HNA turns M&A norms around again

Everyone used to want to be on the sell side; now they want to be on the buy side.In recent months, there has been a new game in Hong Kong investment banking called ‘Distance yourself from HNA’. It is easy to play. On the way up, everyone wanted to advise HNA, the acquisitive-though-opaque Chinese conglomerate whose big holdings include stakes in...

CLESSIDRA SGR: acquisition of 100% of Scrigno Group

Western European M&A value nearly doubles year-on-year

Seedcamp announces final close of fourth fund at £60M with support from over 100 Seedcamp founders, angels and mentors via Seedrs

M&A: A reputation minefield

HNA turns M&A norms around again

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