Belgian soccer club Bruges plans stock market listing

Belgian soccer club Bruges plans stock market listing

Belgian soccer club Bruges (Club Brugge NV) is planning an initial public offering (IPO) on the Brussels stock market, it said on Wednesday, in the first such move by a Belgian club. The club has filed an “intention to float”, signalling the launch of the IPO process,...
Permira bids for $3.7bn medical device maker LivaNova

Permira bids for $3.7bn medical device maker LivaNova

The private equity group Permira has made a takeover bid for LivaNova, the US-listed medical devices manufacturer, two people familiar with the matter said.  The offer, made in mid-February, values the company’s shares at more than $80, the people said. That marks a...
KKR invests $100m in Nordic Bioscience

KKR invests $100m in Nordic Bioscience

KKR’s investment will support Nordic Bioscience with commercialization and the global expansion of its R&D services, diagnostics platform, leading patent portfolio and drug development pipeline. Nordic Bioscience A/S, a Danish company and world leader in biomarker...
Sideshow partners with Waterland Private Equity

Sideshow partners with Waterland Private Equity

Sideshow Group aims to become a global leader in evidence-driven digital communications. The partnership will support Sideshow’s vision by accelerating investment in services that deliver meaningful and measurable impact to its clients, and by helping retain and...
Avista Capital Partners closes Fund V at $1.2bn

Avista Capital Partners closes Fund V at $1.2bn

Avista Capital Partners, a New York-based healthcare private equity firm, has held the final closing of Avista Capital Partners V, which was over-subscribed, hit its hard-cap and substantially exceeded its target of $775 million, closing with committed capital of $1.2...