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Month: May 2022

Equistone files seventh buyout fund

Mid-market sponsor Equistone has made a regulatory filing for its seventh fund, Equistone Partners Europe Fund VII, four years after the final close of its predecessor vehicle.

Pharos Capital taps Fund IV again for Sanderling Renal Services investment

Mid-market Dallas private equity house Pharos Capital Group has backed dialysis and renal telemedicine services provider Sanderling Renal Services. The post Pharos Capital taps Fund IV again for Sanderling Renal Services investment first appeared on

Crypto, blockchain investor 6th Man Ventures reportedly in touching distance of $145m Fund II goal

Crypto and blockchain investor 6th Man Ventures is reportedly within a whisker of its $145m fundraising goal for its sophomore raise. The post Crypto, blockchain investor 6th Man Ventures reportedly in touching distance of $145m

Bravo Invest reaps 3x, 4.5x MM apiece in Arbo and MTW exits

Bravo Invest has fully exited two of its Italian portfolio companies, Arbo and Metalworks Holding (MTW), sold to NB Renaissance and Deutsche Beteiligungs AG (DBAG), respectively.

HIG brings in ex-BC Partners managing director Madsen as Nordic dealmaking expert

HIG Capital has brought in former BC Partners and IK exec Stephan Madsen as a managing director focused on the Nordic region. The post HIG brings in ex-BC Partners managing director Madsen as Nordic dealmaking

Carlyle said to near $4bn buyout of US defence contractor ManTech

Private equity giant Carlyle is reportedly in advanced talks to buy US defense contractor ManTech International Corp at a valuation of about $4bn. The post Carlyle said to near $4bn buyout of US defence contractor

HIG Capital hires Madsen from BC Partners

HIG Capital has hired BC Partners’ Stephan Madsen as a managing director in the firm’s London-based European Middle Market LBO team.

Brookfield, Angelo Gordon among latest Seattle City pension fund alternatives commitments

Brookfield's latest mammoth infrastructure fundraise was among the latest alternatives fund commitments made by the Seattle City Employees' Retirement System. The post Brookfield, Angelo Gordon among latest Seattle City pension fund alternatives commitments first appeared on

FPE holds GBP 185m final close for third fund

UK-based software and services-focused sponsor FPE Capital has held a final close for FPE Fund III on its GBP 185m hard-cap.

VC Profile: Jeito Capital in final stretch of biotech fund deployment

At a time when many big-ticket GPs are buying up specialist life science investors, France-based Jeito Capital is focused on staying an independent investor as it gears up to deploy the remaining third of its

Levine Leichtman taps second Europe fund again for GLAS investment

Levine Leichtman Capital Partners has invested in Global Loan Agency Services, a provider of administration, agency and trustee services for the credit markets. The post Levine Leichtman taps second Europe fund again for GLAS investment first

Bain, Blackstone, KKR among ten potential bidder for Toshiba Group – report

Private capital firms Bain Capital, Blackstone, KKR and Canadian investment firm Brookfield are among the ten potential investors filing interest for Japanese conglomerate Toshiba Group after the group had solicited buyout offers. The post Bain,

Troob Capital closes Tac Opps Fund II for specialty financing, working capital, private capital financing investments

Underserved market focused private equity house Troob Capital has closed its second tactical opportunities fund at $209m, three years after its inaugural fund. The post Troob Capital closes Tac Opps Fund II for specialty financing,

Montagu appoints advisers to sell ophthalmology group Artemis

German ophthalmology asset Artemis will finally hit the auction block as private equity firm Montagu taps Goldman Sachs and HSBC to explore a sale, according to two sources familiar with the situation.

Horizon Capital readies Digital Space for sale

Horizon Capital is preparing to exit managed IT services asset Digital Space Group, with Oakley Advisory mandated to run the sale, two sources familiar with the situation said.

LPs look to up PE, infra allocations, digital asset appetite booms

Professional investors are looking to up their commitments to private equity, infrastructure and digital assets this year as they look to take advantage of illiquid asset returns, new research shows. The post LPs look to

Another StepStone fundraise sees firm bring in over $600m for new credit opportunities vehicle

StepStone Group has raised more than $600m for its Credit Opportunities Fund I, which will target both liquid and illiquid credit at stressed, dislocated, and distressed entry points. The post Another StepStone fundraise sees firm bring

Tikehau, Unilever, Axa form EUR 1bn impact fund

Tikehau Capital, consumer conglomerate Unilever and insurance company Axa have announced the launch of a regenerative agricultural fund with a EUR 1bn target.

Louisiana pension latest LP to buy into Silver Lake’s mammoth new fundraise

The $26.4bn-managing Teachers’ Retirement System of Louisiana has picked Silver Lake Partners’ giant buyout fundraise among its latest commitments, it has been reported. TRSL agreed to commit up to $25m to Silver Lake Partners VII

KKR Grows Self-Storage Portfolio With Five New Acquisitions

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- KKR, a leading global investment firm, today announced the acquisition of five new self-storage properties totaling approximately 4,100 units for an aggregate purchase price of approximately $98 million. The properties were acquired

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