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Month: October 2021

GP Bullhound closes Fund V on EUR 300m

Technology-focused investor GP Bullhound has held a final close for GP Bullhound Fund V on its EUR 300m hard-cap.

Meaningful Partners follows above-hard cap fund close with Active Apparel Group buyout

LA-based private equity house Meaningful Partners has completed a buyout of Australian swimwear and activewear business Active Apparel Group. The post Meaningful Partners follows above-hard cap fund close with Active Apparel Group buyout first appeared

‘Stellar’ Fund IV performance helps Klarna, Revolut backer GP Bullhound to €300m Fund V hard cap

GP Bullhound, the tech investment house which has scored big success through investments in Klarna and Revolut, has hit a €300m hard cap close for its fifth fund. The post ‘Stellar’ Fund IV performance helps

Investible launches A$100m climate crisis fund amid ‘once in a generation’ opportunity

Australian venture capital firm Investible has launched an A$100m fundraise amid a 'once in a generation' opportunity caused by the climate emergency and global tailwinds in the sector. The post Investible launches A$100m climate crisis

KKR taps fourth Asian fund to buy into Australian CX, BPO company Probe

Global buyout major KKR has tapped its fourth Asian fund to buy into Australian customer experience and business process outsourcing company Probe. The post KKR taps fourth Asian fund to buy into Australian CX, BPO

EQT boosts new Japan office with head of PE, head of infra hires

European buyout house EQT has hired Tetsuro Onitsuka as head of EQT private equity and Masahiko Kato as head of EQT Infrastructure in the newly-established Japan office. The pair will build the team with both local and

AlleyCorp launches $100m healthcare investment fund targeting NYC startups

Evergreen investment fund AlleyCorp has launched a $100m healthcare investment vehicle targeting early-stage VC and incubation-stage deals. The post AlleyCorp launches $100m healthcare investment fund targeting NYC startups first appeared on AltAssets Private Equity News.

Calpers, Carlyle lead LP-GP ESG Data Convergence Project

The California Public Employees' Retirement System (Calpers) and investment firm Carlyle are leading the newly launched ESG Data Convergence Project, an LP-GP initiative that aims to commit to a standardisation of ESG reporting.

Ex-3Com, Palm CEO seals fund size jump with $110m Fund IV close

BGV, the venture capital house launched by former 3Com and Palm CEO Eric Benhamou, has sealed an impressive fund size jump by closing its fourth vehicle on $110m. The post Ex-3Com, Palm CEO seals fund

PE firms better placed than corporates for European Covid-19 buying opportunities – report

Private equity firms are better placed than corporate to take advantage of Covid-19 buying opportunities in Europe, new research suggests. The post PE firms better placed than corporates for European Covid-19 buying opportunities – report

Ardian plans world’s biggest clean hydrogen investment platform in team-up with FiveT, eyes €1.5bn fund

Investment giant Ardian has teamed with FiveT Hydrogen to create Hy24, which it hopes will become the world's largest investment platform focused on clean hydrogen infrastructure. The post Ardian plans world’s biggest clean hydrogen investment

KKR to Acquire Probe CX

MELBOURNE, Australia--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Quadrant Private Equity, Five V Capital, Rodney Kagan and other shareholders of Probe CX (“Probe” or the “Company”) today announced they have entered into an agreement under which KKR will acquire a

Hedge funds: investors keep faith as event-driven revival continues while macro trails other strategies YTD after mixed August

Opalesque Industry Update - HFM's event-driven index was up 1.4% in August, making it the month's second-top-performing strategy index, after downticks of -0.1% and -1.2% in June and July respectively. The average event-driven fund has

Franklin Templeton acquires O'Shaughnessy Asset Management

Opalesque Industry Update - Franklin Resources, Inc., a global investment management organization operating as Franklin Templeton, today announced that it will acquire O'Shaughnessy Asset Management, LLC , a leading quantitative asset management firm. Through this

BlackRock launches new private market allocation tool

Opalesque Industry Update - With interest rates near record lows and stock market valuations near record highs, many advisors are looking to private markets to diversify and potentially amplify returns for their clients. BlackRock has

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