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Month: June 2021

Altor buys Palette Software from Monterro

Private equity firm Altor has signed an agreement to acquire a majority stake in Palette Software from Monterro, the founders and management.

Bridgepoint mulls London listing

UK-headquartered mid-market private equity firm Bridgepoint has announced its potential intention to list on the London Stock Exchange.

Livingbridge aims to tap into $150bn info security, risk market with Semafone investment

UK private equity house Livingbridge has agreed a majority investment in call and contact centre data security and compliance specialist Semafone. The post Livingbridge aims to tap into $150bn info security, risk market with Semafone

Phoenix nets 4.3x return on sale of Rayner Surgical to CVC

Phoenix Equity Partners has signed an agreement to sell its majority stake in portfolio company Rayner Surgical Group to CVC Capital Partners.

Blackstone to sell long-held Exeter Finance to Warburg Pincus-led investor group

Buyout giant Blackstone has finally agreed to exit its long-held portfolio business Exeter Finance to an investor group led by fellow private equity major Warburg Pincus. The post Blackstone to sell long-held Exeter Finance to

Phoenix Equity bags 4.3x return selling UK eyecare specialist Rayner to CVC after trebling EBITDA

Mid-market UK buyout house Phoenix Equity Partners is set for a 4.3x return selling Rayner Surgical to fellow PE house CVC Capital after trebling its EBITDA, AltAssets understands. The post Phoenix Equity bags 4.3x return

Rede Partners celebrates 10th anniversary by three partner promotions to boost US presence, transaction business

Private equity placement agent Rede Partners has celebrated its tenth anniversary with a trio of partner promotions. Alexandra Bazarewski, pictured, Magnus Goodlad and Bruce Weir will strengthen the firm’s presence in the US market and

EQT’s €15.6bn Fund IX to be more than half invested following PRO Unlimited buyout from Harvest Partners

EQT has tapped its recently-closed €15.6bn Fund IX to agree a buyout of workforce management business PRO Unlimited Global Solutions from Harvest Partners. The post EQT’s €15.6bn Fund IX to be more than half invested

Phoenix Equity to seal better-than 5x return through Sygnature Discovery sale to Rothschild PE arm

Phoenix Equity Partners is set for a better-than 5x return after agreeing to sell its stake in Sygnature Discovery to Rothschild & Co's private equity arm, AltAssets understands. The post Phoenix Equity to seal better-than

Phoenix confirms Sygnature sale to Five Arrows

Phoenix Equity Partners has confirmed it has sold Sygnature Discovery, a UK-based drug discovery firm, to Five Arrows Principal Investments.

Rede appoints three new partners

Private equity advisory firm Rede Partners has promoted Alexandra Bazarewski, Magnus Goodlad and Bruce Weir to the role of partner.

Revolut boss on Brexit: ‘I still haven’t seen any benefits so far’

Nikolay Storonsky said Revolut had to change “quite a lot of things” on its planned roadmap for the digital bank

UK braced for ‘golden age of activism’ in wake of Brexit and pandemic

Britain is now ‘ideal territory’ for activist investors, with the pent-up demand for change that has been dormant for the past year finally starting to be unleashed

London is missing out on Europe’s $4.4bn Spac boom

There have been 16 Spacs raising a total of $4.4bn on European exchanges so far in 2021, but only three in the UK

Bridgepoint makes surprise bid to list on London Stock Exchange as AUM continues to soar

UK private equity house Bridgepoint has made a surprise announcement that it plans to list on the London Stock Exchange. The post Bridgepoint makes surprise bid to list on London Stock Exchange as AUM continues

Rothschild seals second private equity fund close this month with new €450m vehicle

Rothschild & Co has closed its second private equity fund this month by reaching an above-target €450m for Five Arrows Growth Capital. The post Rothschild seals second private equity fund close this month with new

Widespread inflows continue into hedge funds

Opalesque Industry Update - Investors added an estimated $12.01 billion into hedge funds in May, lifting 2021 net inflow to $39.12 billion. Performance was accretive to asset levels and total estimated industry AUM increased to

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