Launched in 2012, the Australian Growth Company Awards celebrate excellence and recognise companies that demonstrate high rates of sustainable growth, innovation, integrity and contribution to the community.   2021 KEY DATES Tuesday, 1 June – Nominations open Tuesday, 3 August…

With unanimous support from the ASIFMA Sustainable Finance WG and AAMG ESG Group, ASIFMA is bringing a new conference to its core line up, bringing together the key capital markets experts, policymakers, and innovators to discuss and debate issues ranging…

FullSpeed Automotive, a MidOcean Partners-backed provider of auto aftermarket services and owner of the Grease Monkey and SpeeDee brands, is in active conversations with potential targets, said Daniel Penn, managing director at MidOcean. The Greenwood Village, Colorado-based company, which offers…

‘Spotlight on SPACs’ is a weekly column that tracks the latest news, data, and analysis on special purpose acquisition companies, drawing on proprietary intelligence from Mergermarket and Dealreporter, as well as data from Dealogic.   Fintech a popular SPAC target   Technology has been…

European landscape ripe for M&A Private equity profits from mature, fragmented market; Ardian, Ambienta keen consolidators Smart lighting, horticultural LED applications peak investor interest   Demand for LED lighting is reaping the benefits of the global push towards sustainability and…

European landscape ripe for M&A Private equity profits from mature, fragmented market; Ardian, Ambienta keen consolidators Smart lighting, horticultural LED applications peak investor interest   Demand for LED lighting is reaping the benefits of the global push towards sustainability and…

Mansa, a French micro-lender for freelancers and gig workers, plans to raise a EUR 15m-EUR 20m equity round, co-founder and CEO Ali Rami told Mergermarket. 

Hylomorph, a Swiss medtech developing biocompatible materials to minimise post-surgical complications in medical implants, plans to raise a CHF 6.2m (EUR 5.7m) Series B round, CEO Simone Bottan told Mergermarket.

Facing regulatory pressure, special purpose acquisition companies are starting to play defense.   This year, sector advisors say SPACs are increasingly targeting defensive sectors like healthcare and industrials where revenue and profit projections are often easier to calculate than the…

Sector-specific ESG targets are driving a wave of M&A transactions but valuations remain a point of contention across deals, with some multiples on specific ESG-focused targets sky-rocketing, according to several advisors.  

With unanimous support from the ASIFMA Sustainable Finance WG and AAMG ESG Group, ASIFMA is bringing a new conference to its core line up, bringing together the key capital markets experts, policymakers, and innovators to discuss and debate issues ranging…

Sasol’s [JSE:SOL] [NYSE:SSL] sale of its South African gas transmission and distribution business has garnered attention from French energy giant Engie [EPA:ENGI], two sources familiar with the matter said.

Buyout groups Bain Capital and Advent International have formed a consortium to explore a bid for Chubb Fire & Security, kicking off a sponsor-dominated battle for the British maker of fire extinguishers, sources familiar with the matter said.   Owner Carrier Global Corporation distributed information memoranda to a…

The Private Equity Pitch identifies private equity-owned portfolio companies which are ripe for an exit in a particular sector and/or geography. You can receive the Pitch by creating a new alert with the “Private Equity Pitch” topic and find previous pieces under…

Naxicap is readying Germany-based audio-equipment maker Teufel for a sale that could launch as early as the second half of this year, six sources familiar with the matter told Mergermarket.   The Paris-based sponsor has held discussions with potential advisers but is yet to…

DealTech (formerly known as M&ATech) covers technology trends aimed at M&A professionals. If you would like to give us any feedback, please contact [email protected]   The rollout of quantum computing in the years ahead is likely to have an impact…