Avanta Ventures, the venture capital arm of CSAA Insurance Group, has hit a $225m final close for its second early-stage investment fund. The post Avanta Ventures eyes next wave of insurtech startups with $225m Fund
NEW DELHI--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- KKR, a leading global investment firm, and Hero Future Energies (“HFE” or the “Company”), the renewable energy arm of the Hero Group, today announced the signing of definitive agreements under which KKR
Therabody will use the money to invest in digital content and acquisitions, and is set to announce new products.
Switzerland-based Argos Wityu has launched an “Article 9” buyout fund dedicated to investing in European SMEs with a CO2 intensity reduction target of 7.5% per year and a direct focus on environmental performance.
Whitehorse Liquidity Partners has kept up its lightning fundraises pace with a target-beating final close of a new secondaries fund looking to provide liquidity to GPs. The post Whitehorse boosts AUM to over $11.7bn with
Singapore-based investment house Tower Capital Asia has hit a $379m final close for its debut blind-pool private equity vehicle. The post Tower Capital ready for more deals in SE Asia ‘growth haven’ with $379m fund
Clearlake Capital has kept its foot on the fundraising gas in the wake of its $14.1bn flagship fund close in May, having just raised more than $2.5bn for its third Opportunity Partners fund. The post
Lower mid-market private equity firm Union Capital Associates has hit a $300m hard cap close for its third flagship fund. The post Union Capital scores 50% fund size increase with $309m Fund III hard cap
New York-based buyout house Bregal Sagemount has made a minority strategic growth investment in Solo, a provider of solar sales, proposal and design software. The post Solar sales, design software maker Solo gets Bregal Sagemount backing first appeared
Ninety One, the asset manager which demerged from Investec Bank two years ago, has raised €130m for the first close of its first European Credit Opportunities Fund I. The post Ex-Investec asset management arm Ninety
Blackstone‘s 20-month ownership of venerable UK holiday resort chain Butlin’s has already come to an end through a buy-back deal from the family behind the company’s former owners. The post Blackstone sells famed UK holiday resort
Private equity giant Advent International has bought a 60% interest in Chinese healthy, light food-focused restaurant group Wagas. The company has about 250 locations in China under the Wagas, Baker and Spice, Funk & Kale
Bridgepoint has appointed Citi to review strategic options for Swedish dialysis company Diaverum, according to three sources familiar with the situation.
Head of Octopus Ventures’ consumer investment team, Rebecca Hunt, talks to Unquote about the key metrics the venture investor looks for in consumer businesses, emerging trends in the sector and how the current macro-economic environment
Thomas Barrack, a Los Angeles private equity executive, is accused of working secretly for the United Arab Emirates.
Conservatives in the U.S. have targeted firms for their environmental policies, but many companies are standing their ground.
Northern European sponsor FSN Capital has agreed to invest in Germany-based bakery chain Bäcker Görtz alongside existing owners Peter and Frank Görtz, who will continue as co-CEOs and retain a significant minority stake.
Sustainability-focused private equity house SWEN Capital Partners has €150m of new firepower thanks to the final close of its third French SME and mid-market company fund. The post SWEN hits €150m of new firepower for latest
Venture capital firm Lakestar has made a Luxembourg legal filing for Lakestar Growth II; the Luxembourg structure is expected to pave the way for European LPs to come into the fund, a source familiar with
Demographic changes around the globe are forcing asset allocators to question and update their strategies - with the surge in new technologies top of the list for shaping new opportunities. The post How demographic change
