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Month: August 2021

Rakesh Sarna, Chairman of DHS, Appoints Fernando Aguirre New Executive…

New Executive Vice Chairman to Bring Fresh Perspectives, Experience and Expertise to Further Strengthen Culture and Accountability and to Lead DHS Group Through the Restructuring Process in the...(PRWeb August 23, 2021)Read the full story at

AMB :- Private equity secondaries AUM reaches $300bn

Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: Private equity secondaries make up the largest part of the private debt secondaries. AUM in this area has increased significantly over a short period of time, rising 23.4% from $243bn at

Surging M&A Megadeals Top Records In Q2

Posted by Darragh Byrne, Marc Petitier, and Guy Potel, White & Case LLP, on Saturday, August 21, 2021 Editor's Note: Darragh Byrne, Marc Petitier, and Guy Potel are partners at White & Case LLP. This

Most Forwarded: Opalesque most forwarded article – week 33: Tiger Global is blowing up the unwritten rules of startup investing right now

From Business Insider: Tiger Global has become one of Europe s biggest startup investors, participating in $6 billion worth of deals. It has invested in 22 European startups in 2021, up from four in 2020,

InCred Finance and KKR India Financial Services Merge to Create Diversified Lending Platform

• KIFS and the retail non-banking finance company of InCred will combine to form an enhanced lending business operating under the InCred Finance brand name, with a US$750 million balance sheet • KKR will be

Bridges exits The Vet in trade sale

Bridges Fund Management has sold its stake in UK-based veterinary service The Vet to market peer CVS Group.

Billion dollar hedge funds: larger funds ahead of smaller funds during turbulent July

Opalesque Industry Update - The average Billion Dollar Club (BDC) hedge fund gained 0.1% in July but could not prevent the broader HFM Global Composite Index from slipping 0.1% off the back of underperformance among

Nvidia’s takeover bid of UK’s Arm delayed by the regulator

Nvidia's deal to buy chip designer Arm is one of a number of recent foreign takeovers in the UK

Falfurrias Capital invests in ChargeBack Gurus after success capitalising on market gap

Falfurrias Capital Partners has invested in Chargeback Gurus, a specialist in providing chargeback prevention and recovery services for ecommerce and 'card not present' businesses. The post Falfurrias Capital invests in ChargeBack Gurus after success capitalising

Bridgepoint to acquire LanguageWire from Catacap

Bridgepoint is to acquire a majority stake in Denmark-based translation and content production software LanguageWire in an SBO from Catacap.

Wm Morrison board accepts GBP 7bn CD&R offer

UK supermarket Wm Morrison has accepted an increased GBP 7bn offer from Clayton Dubilier & Rice (CD&R); if the deal succeeds, it will be the largest PE-backed take-private in the UK since Boots' GBP 11.1bn

Third big Insight Partners deal this week sees DriveWealth strike $2.85bn valuation

Insight Partners has made its third heavyweight investment of the week by helping fractional trading and embedded finance specialist DriveWealth to a $2.85bn valuation. The post Third big Insight Partners deal this week sees DriveWealth

CD&R raises stakes in Morrisons bidding war with new £9.7bn offer

Private equity giant CD&R has raised the stakes in the bidding war for UK supermarket chain Morrisons, upping its bid to value the company at £9.7bn. The post CD&R raises stakes in Morrisons bidding war

CD&R wins Morrisons’ board backing for raised £7bn bid

The new offer of 285p a share trumps a 272p a share offer, worth £6.7bn, from a consortium led by SoftBank-owned Fortress Investment Group

Bain Capital continues 2021 fundraising streak with hefty $1.9bn life science vehicle

Buyout giant Bain Capital has raised $1.9bn for its second life sciences-focused fund targeting pharma and biopharma, medical device and diagnostics deals. The post Bain Capital continues 2021 fundraising streak with hefty $1.9bn life science

Private equity fundraising accelerates away from Covid woes, sets up likely record year: PitchBook

Private equity fundraising continued to accelerate in Q2 to set the stage for what will likely be a record year, new research from PitchBook shows. The post Private equity fundraising accelerates away from Covid woes,

Actis exits Mexican power generation major Saavi Energía to Global Infrastructure Partners

Growth markets investor Actis has sold Mexico's largest privately held stand-alone power generator Saavi Energía to Global Infrastructure Partners. The post Actis exits Mexican power generation major Saavi Energía to Global Infrastructure Partners first appeared

Bridges’ summer exit success continues with exit of The Vet to trade buyer CVS

Sustainability and impact investor Bridges Fund Management’s summer of exits has continued with the sale of The Vet to trade buyer CVS Group. Bridges said it created UK-based The Vet in 2013 after recognising that although

Partners Group sells Straive on to Baring PE Asia after data, edtech expansion

Private equity major Partners Group has sealed its second deal of the week by agreeing to sell 2017 investment Straive to Baring Private Equity Asia. The post Partners Group sells Straive on to Baring PE

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