Unquote Private Equity Podcast: Allocate 2020 special
The Pod discusses our upcoming LP/GP conference, Allocate. Katharine Hidalgo speaks to Sam Kay, head of investment funds at Travers Smith, as well as Olivia Cummins, our conference producer
The Pod discusses our upcoming LP/GP conference, Allocate. Katharine Hidalgo speaks to Sam Kay, head of investment funds at Travers Smith, as well as Olivia Cummins, our conference producer
Open banking company TrueLayer has added another $25m to its coffers by tapping its existing investors for another cash injection.
Uruguay-based dLocal, which helps international companies process payments in emerging markets, raised $200m in a growth-equity financing round led by General Atlantic
Affirm, a buy-now-pay-later tech startup, has closed its Series G round on $500m.
Private equity placement agent Rede Partners has brought in hugely experienced industry advisor Eric Ellul as its first chairman alongside two new senior hires.
San Francisco Equity Partners (SFEP) has made a $20 million investment in BrüMate, a direct-to-consumer seller of insulated drinkware. BrüMate’s patented products include wine tumblers, wine canteens, can and bottle coolers, barware, and coolers. The
The Carlyle Group has agreed to acquire Victory Innovations, a provider of electrostatic sprayers. Victory’s cordless electrostatic spraying equipment is used to disinfect surfaces in businesses, transportation systems, hospitals, and schools. The company is headquartered
Brown Gibbons Lang & Company (BGL) has hired Heather Mosbacher Reiner as a managing director in the firm’s financial sponsor coverage group. Ms. Reiner will be based in New York City. Ms. Reiner has more
The public pension fund’s board takes on shared responsibility for hiring and evaluating its investment chief
Former SEC examiner Michael Cohn faces prison on a charge tied to a probe of private equity firm GPB
The settlement cools tensions between UK-based Travelport's top lenders and its private equity backers Elliott and Siris Capital Group
With corporates under pressure due to the coronavirus pandemic, opportunities are likely to open up for sponsors interested in carve-outs. Harriet Matthews reports on the opportunities and challenges for GPs looking to invest in the
Corridor Capital has hit a final close for its third fund with more than $118m of LP commitments - more than double the total it received for Fund II.
The struggling UK-based travel-booking platform agreed to unwind a shareholder rescue that angered some of Wall Street’s biggest debt buyers
Artemis Capital Partners has acquired Omega Optical, a maker of optical filters and coatings. Omega Optical’s products are used to control the passage of light to enable a range of optical applications including flow cytometry
GI Partners has acquired a majority equity interest in American Residential Services. Existing investor Charlesbank Capital Partners and management are also making significant new investments in the business. American Residential Services (ARS), is among the
Industrial logistics software developer Transporeon, a portfolio company of Hg, has acquired Netherlands-based freight audit and payment service ControlPay.
Software-focused GP Main Capital Partners has acquired a majority stake in Germany-based Mach, a developer of government and public sector digitalisation software.
Tekscan, a manufacturer of flexible, ultra-thin sensors and systems, has been acquired by Artemis Capital Partners. Tekscan manufactures thin-film tactile force sensors and pressure measurement systems. The company’s products are used as both stand-alone and
RTIC Outdoors, an online seller of coolers, has been acquired by Wind Point Partners. RTIC uses an eCommerce-based direct-to-consumer model to sell its coolers, tumblers, bottles, travel bags, and other products to outdoor enthusiasts. The
