Volpi kicks off fund III deployment with Xalient buyout
Specialist-tech investor Volpi Capital has made its first investment from fund III by acquiring UK-based cybersecurity group Xalient.
Specialist-tech investor Volpi Capital has made its first investment from fund III by acquiring UK-based cybersecurity group Xalient.
Andera Partners' life sciences arm has closed its sixth life science venture capital fund, BioDiscovery 6, on EUR 456m as LPs increasingly shift capital towards more focused strategies.
NEW YORK & TAMPA, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Funds advised by Apax Partners LLP (“Apax Funds”) and KKR, a leading global investment firm, today announced the signing of a definitive agreement under which the Apax Funds will
Swiss GP Capvis believes that LPs are now moving towards private equity managers focused on investing in traditional sectors after years of strong performance from venture and growth strategies, said CEO Daniel Flaig.
The managers of Novalpina 1 have made a major step in the winding down of the liquidated fund by selling crown jewel asset Laboratoire XO to Stanley Capital.
Swiss family office Verium has closed its first LP-backed fund, a secondary vehicle for modular computing developer Toradex and mobile energy group Mobil in Time (MiT).
A trio of major secondaries private equity players have helped DPE Deutsche Private Equity raise a €708m continuation fund to take on a pair of investments from its 2016 vintage Fund III. The post Trio
Secondaries market players are expecting to see increased opportunities in LP stakes alongside a cooling off of GP-led deals in 2023, accompanied by an uptick in secondaries investors launching new strategies, attendees at IPEM in
Public markets investors have been slamming on the brakes for the past 12 months as macro factors continue to weigh heavy on the global dealmaking and trading environment. But is a different picture appearing in
The $64.6bn-managing Maryland State Retirement & Pension System has picked a trio of major private equity fundraises among its latest $1.1bn of commitments. Thoma Bravo’s mammoth new software-focused private equity fund picked up $125m from
HarbourVest Partners has opened its first office in Australia amid increased demand for alternatives from LPs and rich individuals in the region, the firm said. The post HarbourVest launches first Australian office amid region’s growing
KKR is back in the market with its fourth debt fund, with eyes on up to $2bn for the vehicle amid a surge in LP demand for more risk-averse alternative asset classes. The post KKR
Munich-headquartered special situations fund-of-funds and co-investment vehicle manager YielCo is eyeing an increasing number of special situations opportunities, including in the mid-cap technology sector, founder and chairman Peter Laib told Unquote.
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
Pension giant CalPERS has revealed an enormous $7.4bn of new commitments to alternative investment funds. The post CalPERS commits another $7.4bn to alts, picks Advent, Thoma Bravo, Silver Lake among big PE investments first appeared
Sustainability and net-zero focused VC investor Energy Impact Partners has hit a €390m final close for its debut European fund thanks to support from a string of prominent LPs. The post Energy Impact Partners raises
Bain Capital tech investment partner Hans Sherman is one of two new managing partners brought in by HIG Capital to help bolster its growth arm. The post HIG brings in ex-Bain Capital partner Sherman to
Posted by Jessica Forbes, Philip Heimowitz, and Mark Highman, Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP, on Saturday, September 10, 2022 Editor's Note: Jessica Forbes and Philip Heimowitz are partners and Mark Highman is special
Norwegian pension fund Kommunal Landspensjonskasse has committed 2 billion Norwegian kroner ($199 million) to Quinbrook Infrastructure Partners III - Net Zero Power Fund, Pension & Investments reported quoting an email from spokesman Glenn Slydal Johansen.
While navigating the industry’s ups and downs, Chris Randolph of South Street Partners says his firm has learned that “you can’t rinse and repeat.”
