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Month: November 2020

AMB :- Swedish pension fund giant AP1 and LGIM launch sustainable EM equity fund

Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: Swedish pension fund Forsta AP-fonden, better known as AP1, has seeded what it describes as "the next generation of index funds" for emerging markets responsible investors, in partne...Article Link

Opalesque Exclusive: Credit managers hold off new launches

Bailey McCann, Opalesque New York: Credit managers appear to be in a bit of a holding pattern according to new data from law firm Ropes & Gray. The pandemic has disrupted new launches and is

EQT: Private Equity with a Purpose

Posted by Robert Eccles (University of Oxford), Therese Lennehag (EQT Partners), and Nina Nornholm (EQT Partners), on Wednesday, November 25, 2020 Editor's Note: Robert G. Eccles is Visiting Professor of Management Practice at Oxford University

Brussels criticised for handing BlackRock €280,000 green contract

The ombudsman said the commission’s internal guidance on public procurement 'fell seriously short' in providing enough clarity on assessing possible conflicts of interest

The top 30 dealmakers in Europe during the Covid-19 crisis

Fourteen of the 15 largest deals by transaction value to emerge in Emea had a boutique adviser involved

Investcorp’s Rishi Kapoor sees promise in private equity’s Main Street push

Firm looks to capitalise on the appetite among ordinary investors for alternative assets, both through its own funds and through stakes in other investors

Nordic Capital's Nordnet completes listing

Sweden-based bank Nordnet has completed its IPO on the Nasdaq stock exchange, priced at SEK 96 per share.

Secondaries specialist Keyhaven scores 1.7x return on PIC investment

Secondaries private equity specialist Keyhaven Capital has sealed a 1.7x return selling its minority stake in UK-based Pensions Insurance Corporation.

Waterland's Athera makes three bolt-ons

Physiotherapy group Athera, a potfolio company of Waterland Private Equity, has acquired physiotherapy centres Das Zentrum, Therapie-Zentrum Gert Ehlers and Heim & Hendrixen.

Andreessen Horowitz raises $4.5bn across two funds

Silicon Valley-based venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz has closed two funds totalling $4.5bn.

Private equity firms to pay down The AA’s heavy debt after agreeing £219m buyout of the roadside recovery business

UK roadside recovery business The AA has agreed to be bought by private equity houses Warburg Pincus and Towerbrook Capital Partners at a £219m valuation.

Permira's Exclusive Group bolts on Nuaware

Permira portfolio company Exclusive Group has acquired UK-based cloud technology business Nuaware.

Bain Capital, Pacific Lake team up for OneShield Software investment

Bain Capital Partners and Pacific Lake Partners have teamed up to back P&C insurance core software provider OneShield Software.

LDC sells Panther Logistics to trade

LDC has sold delivery firm Panther Logistics to US-based AIT Worldwide Logistics.

Alcedo buys Friulair

Italian private equity firm Alcedo has acquired an 80% stake in Friulair, an Italian air filtration specialist.

Early-stage funding rounds dominate VC investment landscape in APAC during Q3 2020

Opalesque Industry Update - Despite volatile market conditions, venture capital (VC) investors seem to continue placing bets on promising start-ups as the COVID-19 pandemic has dramatically accelerated the rate of digital adoption by companies across

NorthEdge invests in Altia-ABM

NorthEdge has backed the management buyout of Altia-ABM, a specialist investigation and covert operation software business.

Challenger bank HMBradley gets $18.25m VC-led financing round

Having officially launched earlier this year, new neobank HMBradley has now secured $18.25m in a Series A funding round.

Stripe’s PE, VC backers lick their lips amid talk of possible $100bn valuation through new funding round

Payments giant Stripe is reportedly looking to raise a funding round which could see its valuation reach somewhere between $70bn and $100bn.

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