Canadian investment firm CDPQ has made a JPY 70bn ($474m) investment deal with Shizen Energy, a Japanese renewable energy firm. The post CDPQ makes $474m deal with Japanese renewables firm Shizen Energy first appeared on
Global buyout giant Blackstone has hired Ryusuke Shigetomi from Morgan Stanley to succeed Katsuyuki Kuki as chairman in overseeing the firm’s business in Japan. Kuki will stay with the firm as an executive advisor. The
From: RegTech Analyst British Patient Capital has committed to adding $35m The Evolution Technology Fund II, which is aiming for a final $250m close to support cybersecurity and enterprise software startups. The fund is the
Global investment firm the Carlyle Group has acquired a portfolio of solar development projects in Maine from global solar independent power producer BNRG. The deal was made through the investment group’s new affiliate Acadia Renewable
A cloud of uncertainty was placed on the private equity fundraising market back when global coronavirus lockdowns began. While a lot of theories suggested LPs would be less interested in backing funds, or be hamstrung
New research suggests that private equity firms and hedge fund managers have poured over $21m into Joe Biden’s campaign to become the next president of the US, but has only injected $3.6m into Donald Trump’s
Encore Capital Management has pulled in up to $27m for its third housing opportunity fund, AltAssets reports.
Private equity firm HQ Capital has just announced the raise of its largest fund ever in its three decade-long history. The global alternative investment firm of the Germany based HQ Group has announced the final
Bridgepoint Advisers is going to buy rival private equity firm EQT Partners’ credit arm EQT Credit for an undisclosed sum. The acquisition will be combined with Bridgepoint’s existing credit business, with the enlarged group having
It seems like World Gym could soon have another stakeholder soon as reports are surfacing that private equity firm CDIB Capital International is eyeing a slice of the company. Having spoken with people with knowledge
Private equity firm Marcury Capital has acquired massive magazine publisher Bauer Media Australia in a deal reportedly being for “less than $50m”. The comments about the size of the deal were made in the Australian
Enstar Group has announced that it has agreed to a recapitalisation of StarStone U.S. led by SkyKnight Capital, Dragoneer Investment Group and Aquiline Capital Partners. Together, the investors have committed $610m in new equity capital
Digital yard solutions provider PINC has secured a significant growth equity investment from Accel-KKR, the Menlo Park-headquartered technology-focused private equity firm. Founded in 2004, PINC provides real-time visibility and workflow orchestration to yard operations across
Real estate private equity firm Rockpoint Group has secured $5.8bn across a pair of new fundraises.
Operationally focused middle market private equity firm the Sterling Group has closed its oversubscribed Sterling Group Partners V, LP fund at its $2bn hard cap. Most of the the money injected into Fund V was
Most investors believe the private equity industry fails to do enough to fight climate change, according to a new report from Coller Capital. The latest editions of its Global Private Equity Barometer found that most
