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Month: December 2020

CANDRIAM and New York Life Investments Alternatives take a minority stake in Kartesia Management SA

Opalesque Industry Update - CANDRIAM, and its sister affiliate New York Life Investments Alternatives, announced today a strategic partnership with Kartesia Management SA, a European specialist provider of private capital solutions for small and mid-sized

LDC appoints new CEO

LDC has appointed Toby Rougier as CEO, with former CEO Martin Draper assuming the role of deputy chairman.

Paine Schwartz seals FoodChain ID sale to Berkshire Partners after tripling size of business

Food chain investor Paine Schwartz Partners has sold FoodChain ID to fellow private equity firm Berkshire Partners after four years in its portfolio.

BGF appoints Isherwood and Strang to board

BGF has appointed Kris Isherwood and Jim Strang as non-executive directors to its board.

Kline Hill Partners' third secondaries fund now 40% deployed

Secondaries specialist Kline Hill Partners held a second and final close for Kline Hill Partners III on $450m in April, with the fund already 40% deployed following several post-lockdown investments, managing partner Mike Bego told

US Department of Defense software provider CodeMettle gets JF Lehman & Co buyout

Private equity house JF Lehman & Co has agreed a management buyout of communications network custom software provider CodeMettle.

Blackstone and CVC triple money on Paysafe sale

The deal, which includes a $2bn private placement, is valued at $9bn

Q3 Barometer: Green shoots emerge

Buyout activity rebounded in the third quarter as lockdown restrictions eased across Europe, according to the latest Unquote Private Equity Barometer, produced in association with Aberdeen Standard Investments.

BlackRock to target more than 1,000 companies over climate change

The asset manager earlier this year put 191 companies “on watch” for their failure to address climate risks

Private equity investors commit to global diversity initiative

More than 40 private investors have signed up to the Diversity in Action initiative by the Institutional Limited Partners Association

Brazil’s IPO boom fires up exit opportunities for private equity

Local investors have driven demand for Brazilian initial public offerings this year, in contrast to past booms

Sixth Street Partners eyes brightening European debut investment market with up to €1bn fundraise

Former TPG credit arm Sixth Street Partners is out raising up to €1bn for a new direct lending fund as it looks to profit from market conditions caused by the Covid-19 crisis.

Mark Carney identifies ‘three lies of finance’ to resist and avoid the next financial crisis

The ex-governor of the Bank of England wants an anti-fragile financial system

VC firms line up to back Orca Security’s $55m Series B round

Israel-based Orca Security has netted $55m in its Series B round, which was led by ICONIQ Growth.

Sequoia Capital leads $30m Salt Security Series B round

API security company Salt Security has scored $30m in a Series B round led by Sequoia Capital - its second funding round of the year.

Forbion flies to €460m hard cap fund close in just weeks following recent exit success

European life science venture capital firm Forbion has sealed its fastest fundraise to date after hitting the €460m hard cap for its latest investment vehicle in just a few weeks.

Ada Ventures seals hard cap-busting $50m debut fund close to back overlooked founders

Ada Ventures, the VC firm launched last year to profit from overlooked founders and impact deals, has scored an above-hard-cap $50m final close for its debut fund.

EQT buys Danish ferry operator Molslinjen in €1bn deal

The company has more than 700 employees and 15 vessels serving over eight million people per year across nine routes, including connections to Sweden and Germany

Comment: The financial equivalent of a vaccine

Many developing countries’ hands are tied by higher borrowing costs when considering fiscal stimulus to combat the Covid-19 crisis

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