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Month: July 2020

Aurelius’s Office Depot to sell Spanish direct business to trade

Aurelius Equity Opportunities-backed Office Depot has agreed to sell its Spanish direct business unit, which runs under the brand Viking, to Bruneau Spain, a subsidiary of France's Bruneau Group.

KKR taps $1.3bn impact fund for acquisition of Spanish training business

The acquisition of majority stake in Master D was for an enterprise value of €150m

PAI to acquire Amplitude from Apax

PAI Partners has entered into exclusive negotiations to acquire a majority stake in orthopaedics manufacturer Amplitude Surgical from Apax Partners.

Vitruvian Partners races to $4bn hard cap close for new fund raised entirely during lockdown

Vitruvian Partners has wrapped up a rapid $4bn raise for its fourth flagship fund, taking less than three months to hit its hard cap.

Veteran private equity pair join Triago as firm looks to boost offering to LPs, GPs amid Covid-19

Private equity industry veterans Andrew Rosato and Simeon Ketchum have been hired by fund advisory specialist Triago as it looks to deepen its services amid the impact of Covid-19 on LPs and GPs.

Illinois public pension reveals triple private equity investment, Clearlake Capital gets biggest commitment

The $42.3bn-managing Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund has agreed a trio of new private equity commitments worth $125.

PE firms eyeing lucrative Italian football broadcast rights forced to wait as clubs mull options – report

Private equity majors eyeing the lucrative broadcasting rights of Italy's top football league have been forced to wait after its clubs asked for more time to assess the proposals, Reuters has reported.

KKR taps $1.3bn Impact Fund for Spanish online job training, exam prep provider MasterD

Global private equity giant KKR has bought a majority stake in Spanish vocational training business MasterD.

DACH buyout market weathers Covid-19 impact, UK and France suffer

Not all European buyout markets were affected equally by coronavirus lockdowns in Q2, with DACH emerging as the busiest region while its neighbours saw little activity, according to Unquote Data.

Ardian buys French insurance broker Finaxy from Equistone Partners Europe

Ardian has bought a majority stake in Finaxy, a French multi-specialist B2B and B2C insurance broker, from fellow private equity investor Equistone Partners Europe.

Dell family investment arm MSD Partners soars past target to reach $825m credit fund close

MSD Partners, a subsidiary of Michael Dell's family private investment firm, has soared past its latest fundraising target to reach an $825m final close.

Corsair Capital commits to B2B payment, credit solutions provider MSTS in buyout from World Fuel Services

Business and financial services-focused private equity firm Corsair Capital has agreed a buyout of MSTS, a global B2B payment and credit solutions provider, from World Fuel Services Corporation.

Saudi investment group withdraws bid to buy Newcastle United

The group, which also included Reuben Brothers and was organized by the British financier Amanda Staveley, had been working to acquire Newcastle for $380m

Coronavirus pandemic ends growth of secondaries market

Prices for assets in secondary sales fell 8 percentage points overall in this year’s first half, a Greenhill survey shows

Apollo’s earnings recover as value of investments rises

New York private equity firm posts net income of $446.3m for the second quarter

Nomura to cut around 10% of London dealmaking team

Nomura’s London operation, which is headquartered in Angel Lane in the heart of the City, is understood to be hit harder than its US office

Cerulli: Institutional consultants anticipate long-term effects resulting from COVID-19

Opalesque Industry Update - The current market environment is likely to have long-term effects on certain aspects of the investment consultant industry. Cerulli expects three aspects of the market will be impacted significantly by the

Opalesque Exclusive: FACT Capital navigates a wild first year by focusing on specialization

Bailey McCann, Opalesque New York for New Managers: FACT Capital, a new long/short hedge fund with an all woman investment team is trying to change the industry. FACT stands for fairness, alignment, compounding, and transparency

AMB :- APAC VC funding: Seed and Series A funding dominate in Q2 2020

Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: Early-stage funding rounds (comprising Seed and Series A funding) dominated the venture capital (VC) funding landscape during the second quarter (Q2) of 2020 in the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region....Article Link

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