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Month: October 2020

Egeria invests in Apoc Aviation

Egeria has invested in Netherlands-based Apoc Aviation, marking the exit of minority shareholder Antea Participaties.

Palatine invests in Back2Work

UK-based private equity firm Palatine Pivate Equity has acquired an undisclosed stake in Manchester-based training company Back2Work.

Teleo Capital acquires Rand McNelly

Private equity newcomer Teleo Capital has acquired Rand McNelly. The fleet management and asset tracking solution provider now plans to accelerate the development of its technology. The details about the deal were not disclosed, DC

Private equity accused of ‘cashing in’ UK government loans

MP Darren Jones said he had been concerned over the “abuse” of some of the government’s support

BGF sells stake in Chase Distillery

BGF has sold its stake in Chase Distillery to UK-headquartered alcoholic drinks conglomerate Diageo Great Britain.

Keyhaven Capital earns multiple cost of 2x after EANOS Investments exit

Specialist secondaries private equity firm Keyhaven Capital has earned a multiple cost of 2x following its exit of EANOS Investments,

The Blackstone Group raises $8.2bn for its long-hold fund

The Blackstone Group has raised $8.2bn for its long-hold private equity fund, making Blackstone Core Equity Partners II fund roughly 70% bigger than its predecessor. The New York-based investor closed its fund at a hard

Pantheon appoints Cashion as co-investment partner

Pantheon has hired Matt Cashion as an investment partner in its global private equity co-investment team.

CalPERS’ next investment chief urged to up its stake in private equity

While the search for the next chief investment officer for California Public Employees’ Retirement System (CalPERS) is still ongoing, it’s clear that the US’ largest public pension fund wants more investment into private equity. In

Tenzing backs MBO of VIPR

Tenzing has invested in the management buyout of VIPR, a UK-based provider of insurance software.

German PE assesses opportunities in crisis

Panellists from Nord Holding, LFPE, Mandarin Capital Partners and Allen & Overy discussed the role of private equity in the current deals landscape at Mergermarket's Germany Forum. Harriet Matthews reports

iCapital Network celebrates reaching milestones in its European and Asian expansion efforts

From: FinTech Global Alternative investment FinTech iCapital Network is celebrating reaching a series of milestones in its expansion into the European and Asian markets. The WealthTech platform is created to drive access and efficiency in

Medtech venture investment continues climb globally

Investors pumped $5.05bn into start-ups in growing fields such as surgical robotics, telehealth and cancer blood testing in the third quarter

Spacs could be a bubble that never quite pops

As of the market close on 16 October, there have been 143 Spac transactions this year, according to SPACInsider, an online database. There were 13 in all of 2016.

Blackstone casts a wider net in diversity push

Blackstone Group is making a wider push to increase diversity with two new initiatives

Blackstone raises $8bn for second long-life fund

The firm collected the pool during the early days of the coronavirus pandemic, which slowed fundraising across the industry

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