Craig McGlashan
The bullish view on Europe comes as macro events means ‘it really feels like uncertainty is the new normal.’
Deutsche Beteiligungs (DBAG) is acquiring Mait, a mid-market IT consultancy and software integration business, from 3i Group via an MBO.
As workers need to re- or upskill in the face of automation, companies that provide digital courses and certification become more attractive.
The private equity firm’s carve-outs this year include Multifonds, a proprietary investment accounting and transfer agency software business, from Temenos.
The mid-market private equity firm focuses on ‘complex situations around businesses that have been constrained by their ownership and so whose performance is often lagging.’
Spectris is a London-listed precision measurement company.
The PE firm’s entrepreneurial family backing is helping create opportunities with family- and founder-owned companies in Germany’s Mittelstand.
AGRD Partners is a legal services group made up of six business law firms in Sweden.
Inspired is a UK-based commercial energy and sustainability advisor.
The private equity firm sees a robust pipeline of opportunities, especially across the real economy, the energy transition and automation.