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Jan 27, 2021
Europe's biggest healthcare private equity investor ArchiMed is expanding in the US through five new appointments in the New York City office.
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Jan 26, 2021
The European venture capital industry scored a remarkable victory in 2020 by setting new annual records for deal value and fundraising despite the volatility caused by the coronavirus crisis, new research shows.
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Jan 26, 2021
The global secondaries market is set to rebound to record levels this year after market volume slumped by 27% in 2020 due to the Covid-19 crisis, new research suggests.
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Jan 26, 2021
Secondaries private equity giant Coller Capital has scored its biggest fund raise yet after hauling in more than $9bn for its eighth flagship investment vehicle.
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Jan 26, 2021
Global buyout giant Carlyle has agreed the buyout of UK videogame developer Jagex, best known for its online role-playing game RuneScape.
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Jan 26, 2021
European private equity house Oakley Capital has stormed past its target for its first lower mid-market fundraise, hitting about €455m after just six months in the market.
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Jan 26, 2021
Global alternatives major Pantheon has named a new head of European infrastructure and hired a new investment partners in its infra and real assets team.
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Jan 26, 2021
Infrastructure investment specialist Pioneer Point Partners has struck a first close for its €500m-targeting debut institutional fundraise.
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Jan 26, 2021
UK private equity house Oakley Capital has invested in EQT-backed online real estate classifieds platform Idealista.
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Jan 26, 2021
Mid-market private equity investor LDC has strengthened its team with the hire of experienced corporate finance exec Will Scales as an investment director.
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Jan 26, 2021
A string of venture capital firms have helped HR software platform Personio hit a $1.7bn valuation by backing the company's latest funding round.
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Jan 25, 2021
Apax Partners has bought into Carlyle-backed insurance intermediary PIB through an MBO deal.
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Jan 25, 2021
Global buyout giant KKR is among investors providing a $530m investment to European food delivery business Wolt.
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Jan 25, 2021
Global buyout giant KKR is reportedly among investors set to provide a $500m investment to European food delivery business Wolt.
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Jan 25, 2021
European private equity major Permira is reportedly looking to raise almost £1.3bn through the IPO of renowned British bootmaker Dr Martens.
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Jan 25, 2021
Wintermute, an algorithmic liquidity provider for cryptocurrency assets, has closed its Series B round on $20m, as it looks launch its request to quote (RFQ) solution.
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Jan 25, 2021
Private equity-focused credit investor Northstar Capital has raised almost $500m of new capital through a pair of new mezzanine investment vehicles.
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Jan 25, 2021
Mid-market Texas buyout house Gauge Capital has soared to easily its biggest-ever fund through an $800m one-and-done final close.
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Jan 25, 2021
Swiss buyout house Ufenau Capital Partners has made its first investment in Spain by picking up a majority stake in industrial refrigeration business Diseño y Mantenimiento de Plantas Frigoríficas (R&M).
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Jan 25, 2021
Lonsdale Capital Partners has sealed a 3x return by exiting superyacht painting, supply and maintenance company GYG.
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Jan 25, 2021
French investment major Eurazeo is launching a new infrastrucure fundraise after creating a new team specialising in the asset class.
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Jan 25, 2021
Sustainability-focused investment house Impax Asset Management has completed the sale of largest operational solar PV farm in the Netherlands.
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Jan 25, 2021
The African Private Equity and Venture Capital Association has a new CEO following the hire of Abi Mustapha-Maduakor from CDC Group subsidiary MedAccess.
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Jan 25, 2021
Octopus Ventures is prepping to launch a £100m global fund to take advantage of the current desire for healthtech investment exposure.
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Jan 25, 2021
Former Blackstone and CVC Capital exec Chris An has been hired by TA Associates to boost its Asia-Pacific investment power.
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Jan 22, 2021
California-based private equity house HCAP Partners has backed 83bar, which helps to find and retain qualified individuals for clinical trials and commercial clients.
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Jan 22, 2021
Global private markets investment major Partners Group has upped its investment in IT professional software provider Idera to become the majority owner.
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Jan 22, 2021
CVC Capital Partners is in talks to buy a suite of skincare and shampoo brands from Japanese cosmetics business Shiseido in a deal which could reportedly reach $1.9bn.
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Jan 22, 2021
Private equity house The Halifax Group has named Thomas High as its new CFO to suceed Michael Marshall.
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Jan 22, 2021
European private equity shrugged off the pressures of Covid-19 to score among its best dealmaking and fundraising years of the past decade in 2020, new research shows.
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Jan 22, 2021
Swiss fund manager Quaero Capital has hit a €600m hard cap final close for its second private equity infrastructure fundraise.
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Jan 22, 2021
The $29bn-managing Texas County and District Retirement System has picked the latest direct lending fund from restauraunt-focused CapitalSpring for its first alternatives commitment of 2021.
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Jan 22, 2021
Healthcare and fintech investor Oak HC/FT has picked up backing from a US pension giant as it looks to raise up to $1.1bn for its latest fund.
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Jan 22, 2021
Global investment giant Pantheon has made four new partners amid a hefty 68 promotions at the firm.
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Jan 21, 2021
Buyout major Clayton Dubilier & Rice has agreed to back blank sportswear, corporate apparel and accessories business S&S Activewear.
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Jan 21, 2021
Vestar Capital Partners has made a majority growth investment in Dr Praeger's Sensible Foods, a fast-growing brand specialising in plant-based frozen and refrigerated foods.
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Jan 21, 2021
Ridgemont Equity Partners has made a growth investment in Softdocs, an enterprise content management software provider for the higher education and K-12 markets.
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Jan 21, 2021
HIG Capital has agreed to sell the the bathroom furniture division of RG International Bathroom to Roca Sanitario.
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Jan 21, 2021
Fort Point Capital, the lower lower mid-market buyout house set up by a pair of former Fidelity Equity Partners execs, has beaten its Fund II target through a $194m final close for the vehicle.
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Jan 21, 2021
Neuberger Berman has launched a $208m private equity fund to increase exposure to the asset class for individual investors.
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Jan 21, 2021
Healthcare and tech-focused private equity major Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe has brought on board highly experienced health leadership exec Tracy Bahl as an operating partner.
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Jan 21, 2021
Spanish private equity and venture capital dealmaking had record-breaking years in 2020 despite the global impact of the Covid-19 pandemic, new research shows.
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Jan 21, 2021
San Francisco-based investor Growth Street Partners has hit a $130m final close for its second fundraise targeting B2B software-as-a-service and tech-enabled services companies.
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Jan 20, 2021
Singapore-based investment house Tower Capital Asia has hit a $250m close for its new Southeast Asia-focused private equity fund.
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Jan 20, 2021
TA Associates has agreed a sale of real-time monitoring and analytics software ITRS Group to UK private equity house Montagu.
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Jan 20, 2021
Global investment house Sixth Street has made its second investment in a week by picking up Talcott Resolution Life Insurance.
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Jan 20, 2021
Healthcare and life sciences investor NovaQuest Private Equity has bought contract development and manufacturing organization CoreRx.
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Jan 20, 2021
UK buyout house Montagu Private Equity has entered exclusive negotiations with Qualium Investissement and management to acquire IMV Technologies.
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Jan 20, 2021
Gryphon Investors has brought in former GoldPoint Partners co-founder John Schumacher as a partner.
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Jan 20, 2021
Government and engineering-focused buyout house DC Capital Partners has brought in David Page as the firm's newest partner.
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Jan 20, 2021
Private equity house P4G Capital Management has beaten its goal for its debut fundraise by holding a $209m final close.
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Jan 20, 2021
Sustainable food investment-focused venture capital house Blue Horizon Ventures has hauled in a target-beating €183m for the final close of its first flagship fund.
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Jan 20, 2021
Healthcare-focused private equity firm Sheridan Capital Partners has hit a $300m hard cap final close for its first fundraise targeting capital from LPs other than its sole previous investor.
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Jan 19, 2021
Odyssey Investment Partners has bought testing, inspection and calibration specialist Applied Technical Services.
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Jan 19, 2021
New State Capital Partners has made four hires and two promotions to kick off the new year.
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Jan 19, 2021
Legal claim investor Longford Capital has hauled in at least $434m for its third fundraise, putting it close to its biggest vehicle to date.
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Jan 19, 2021
Healthcare focused venture firm Heal Capital has hit a €100m final close for its debut fundraise.
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Jan 19, 2021
Slovakian private equity house Sandberg Capital has struck a €109m final close for its second fund.
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Jan 19, 2021
Exponent Private Equity is set for a powerful IPO of UK greetings card business Moonpig amid the company emerging as one of the big winners of the ongoing coronavirus lockdown.
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Jan 19, 2021
Secondaries private equity specialist BEX Capital has kicked off the new year by establishing itself in the US, announcing promotions and expanding its team.
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Jan 19, 2021
Asia-Pacific venture capital investors are steering clear of high-value deals in favour of seed and small Series A rounds amid huge uncertainty in the market, new research shows.
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Jan 19, 2021
Claret Capital has struck an initial close for its first fund since spinning out of Harbert Management last year.
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Jan 19, 2021
Mid-market UK private equity house Livingbridge has agreed the sale of Broadstone, a provider of specialist pensions, trustee, and employee benefits solutions, to ICG.
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Jan 18, 2021
Portfolio optimisation service provider Quantile Technologies has scored a $51m minority investment from growth equity firm Spectrum Equity.
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Jan 18, 2021
Lower mid-market private equity specialist The Riverside Company has bought landscaping, property services and snow management pair Clintar and TruNet.
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Jan 18, 2021
Global buyout giant Blackstone has scored more than $3.1bn of LP capital for its debut fund dedicated to growth capital investing.
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Jan 18, 2021
European renewable energy fund management major Glennmont Partners has been bought by $1.1tn-managing global investment house Nuveen.
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Jan 18, 2021
Asian private equity house Navis Capital Partners has completed an investment in digital banking solutions business Moneythor.
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Jan 18, 2021
Sustainable investment specialist Impax Asset Management has bolstered its private equity and infrastructure operations by bringing in Sean Maguire as a managing director.
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Jan 18, 2021
Asset management major Tiger Global is reportedly targeting another $3.75bn of investment power through its latest venture capital fundraise. The Fund XIV raise comes just a year after the firm closed its $3.75bn 12th VC fund - it seems to be missing out Fund XIII - and it expects to close the new fund in March […]
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Jan 18, 2021
Franchise investment private equity specialist Roark Capital is reportedly out talking to LPs about raising $5bn for its sixth flagship fund.
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Jan 18, 2021
Private equity-focused asset manager Flexstone Partners has promoted three new managing directors.
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Jan 15, 2021
Credit and distressed investment specialist Värde Partners has named Brendan Albee as its newest partner amid a trio of promotions.
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Jan 15, 2021
European private equity dealmaking will set a record high in 2021 as firms look to deploy cautious aggression amid a recovery from the coronavirus pandemic, PitchBook is predicting.
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Jan 15, 2021
Warburg Pincus has co-led a $100m Series D funding round for Vietnamese mobile payments app MoMo.
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Jan 15, 2021
Former US Air Force chief of staff David Goldfein has been hired by Blackstone as a special advisor.
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Jan 15, 2021
Private equity house Apax has seen its portfolio business ThoughtWorks boosted to a $4.6bn valuation thanks to a string of new investors committing to the company.
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Jan 15, 2021
Online loan platform LendingPoint has secured a $125m preferred equity investment from private equity firm Warburg Pincus.
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Jan 15, 2021
Heritage Group has boosted its fundraising through the final close of its oversubscribed third investment vehicle on more than $300m.
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Jan 15, 2021
Audax Private Equity has sealed a $1.7bn final close for its first Continuation Fund, which will buy up portfolio companies from its 2012-vintage Fund IV.
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Jan 15, 2021
March Capital has struck a $450m final close for its third fund to continue its rapid capital raising pace.
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Jan 14, 2021
Global investment house Sixth Street has invested $500m of preferred equity capital in specialty insurer and reinsurer Convex Group.
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Jan 14, 2021
Global buyout house KKR has scored a $1.7bn final close of its debut Asia Pacific real estate fund - hot on the heels of its $3.9bn infra fund raise targeting the region.
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Jan 14, 2021
New Mountain Capital has hauled in $9.6bn for the final close of its new flagship private equity fund, above even the vehicle's hard cap.
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Jan 14, 2021
Tech-focused Veritas Capital is reportedly back fundraising with a new mid-market investment vehicle, three months after hitting a $400m final close for its debut credit vehicle.
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Jan 14, 2021
Cybersecurity and big data-focused venture capital firm Glilot Capital Partners has boosted its assets under management to $500m with the launch of its debut growth fund.
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Jan 14, 2021
Global private equity house TA Associates is reportedly prepping to raise up to $11bn for what would be its biggest-ever flagship fundraise.
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Jan 14, 2021
European private equity dealflow has held up remarkably well amid the huge uncertainty caused by Covid-19 and the UK's impending exit from the EU - but big challenges remain according to new research from Mercer.
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Jan 14, 2021
European private equity investor Access Capital Partners has hit a first close for its €400m-targeting second infrastructure fundraise. The firm has picked up €143m for the initial close of ACIF Infrastructure II, which will be used to make direct investments in operational and cash yielding European infrastructure assets, investing alongside fund managers, institutional investors and industrial […]
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Jan 14, 2021
Silver Lake has reached a $20bn hard cap close for its titanic new tech investment fund to help its assets under management soar to $75bn.
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Jan 14, 2021
Investment management major Neuberger Berman has struck a $2.1bn final close for a new co-investment fund looking to invest alongside private equity and growth capital firms.
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Jan 13, 2021
O2 Investment Partners has hit a $270m final close for its third fund.
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Jan 13, 2021
Software and tech-focused private equity firm Thoma Bravo has promoted AJ Rohde to the newly-created role of senior partner.
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Jan 13, 2021
Brightstar Capital has beaten its target for its second fundraise by bringing in more than $1bn of investor capital.
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Jan 13, 2021
Ardian and BNP Paribas Développement have invested in 109-year-old prosthetic and orthopaedic device specialist Proteor.
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Jan 13, 2021
Digital asset management platform Carne has picked up a €100m minority stake investment from Vitruvian Partners.
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Jan 13, 2021
IK Investment Partners has agreed to sell private equity and alternatives researcher Third Bridge to fellow buyout house Astorg.
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Jan 13, 2021
AMP Capital and Canadian pension giant the PSP Investments have agreed to sell their stakes in European rail rolling stock company Alpha Trains.
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Jan 13, 2021
Lower mid-market private investment firm ICV Partners has hired alternatives marketing veteran Kristie Goodman for its newly-created role of director of investor relations and strategic partnerships.
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Jan 13, 2021
Experienced private equity investor Peterson Partners has picked up $48m to close its first fund dedicated to search funds and micro-private equity.
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