Cinven buys Arcaplanet from Permira in €1bn-plus deal

Cinven buys Arcaplanet from Permira in €1bn-plus deal

Private equity firm Cinven has acquired a majority stake in Arcaplanet, a pet care retail chain in Italy, from Permira and co-investor Winch Capital Partners. Cinven acquired Arcaplanet for more than €1bn. As part of the deal, Cinven will back Arcaplanet to acquire...
AnaCap’s European property deals boost portfolio by €200m

AnaCap’s European property deals boost portfolio by €200m

AnaCap Financial Partners has acquired five assets, which will add close to €200m in value to its European real estate portfolio. The specialist mid-market private equity investor said the five direct real estate investments include residential, office and logistics...
New blank-check firms arm up for Asian unicorn hunt

New blank-check firms arm up for Asian unicorn hunt

A new fundraising frenzy that swept Wall Street this year looks set to take hold in Asia with more than a dozen special purpose acquisition companies, or SPACs, on the hunt for fast-growing technology firms that are ready to go public. SPACs are exchange-listed shell...