Livingbridge taps PwC to explore Helping Hands exit

Private equity firm Livingbridge has hired PwC to explore a sale of its British home care business Helping Hands, according to two sources familiar with the situation.

Venture capital firm Redalpine hires Oliver Pabst as partner following $1bn fund launch

Zurich-based venture capital investor Redalpine has hired entrepreneur Oliver Pabst as general partner following fund launch. The post Venture capital firm Redalpine hires Oliver Pabst as partner following $1bn fund launch first appeared on AltAssets

Inflexion reinvests in Apax-backed Alcumus

Inflexion has reinvested in UK-based Alcumus, three months after it announced the sale of the risk management business to Apax Partners; the GP will own a minority stake, alongside majority owner Apax.

Silver Investment forms continuation vehicle for PTF

Silver Investment Partners (SIP) has conducted a GP-led secondary deal for its investment in Germany-based precision parts producer PTF Group.

Pantheon, ICG appoint new ESG heads

Pantheon Ventures and ICG have both hired new global ESG leads as GPs continue to increase attention to responsible investing.

KKR Leads $200+ Million Growth Investment in Enterprise Identity Protection Leader Semperis

Semperis, a pioneer in identity-driven cyber resilience for enterprises, today announced it has raised over $200 million in Series C funding led by KKR, with participation from Ten Eleven Ventures, Paladin Capital Group, Atrium Health

Advent raises USD 25bn for GPE X

Advent International has raised USD 25bn for its tenth flagship fund, which it will seek to deploy steadily over the next four-five years over 35-40 investments, Johanna Barr, managing director and co-head of LP services,

Advent pulls in $25bn to close second-largest private equity fund ever raised

Private equity giant Advent International has raised the second-largest private equity fund in history by bringing in $25bn for its new flagship investment vehicle, GPE X. The post Advent pulls in $25bn to close second-largest

Another US pension fund commits to Nordic Capital’s hefty new flagship fundraise

Houston Firefighters' Relief and Retirement Fund is the latest LP to commit to Nordic Capital's hefty new flagship fundraise. The post Another US pension fund commits to Nordic Capital’s hefty new flagship fundraise first appeared

Eurazeo heads for EUR 1bn H1 2022 close for PME IV

Listed Paris-headquartered GP Eurazeo is expecting a final close on approximately EUR 1bn for its mid-market-focused Eurazeo PME IV fund in H1 2022, the firm said in its Q1 2022 results.

Thoma Bravo helps Imply Data to $1.1bn valuation through Series D investment

Thoma Bravo has helped analytics software specialist Imply Data to a $1.1bn valuation by leading a Series D round for the business. The post Thoma Bravo helps Imply Data to $1.1bn valuation through Series D

BT’s giant UK pension fund hands $1bn private equity mandate to Hermes GPE

One of the UK's largest occupational pension schemes has awarded a $1bn private equity mandate to global investor Federated Hermes. The post BT’s giant UK pension fund hands $1bn private equity mandate to Hermes GPE

Mid-market PE managers could struggle most amid ongoing inflation, volatility woes

Private markets fundraising has remained strong in the first half of 2022 – but terror over rising inflation and increased market volatility is seeing LPs shake up their allocations to combat the two-headed dragon. Krishna

The Most Curious Rule Proposal in Securities and Exchange Commission History

Posted by Joseph Grundfest (Stanford University), on Tuesday, May 17, 2022 Editor's Note: Joseph A. Grundfest is William A. Franke Professor of Law and Business at Stanford Law School. This post is based on his

Nord Holding hires Ufenau’s Kukwa

Nord Holding has announced the appointment of Christian Kukwa as principal; Kukwa joins the Germany-based GP from Ufenau Capital Partners.

Podcast: In conversation with… Mark Corbidge, Sun European Partners

Unquote hosts Sun European Partners managing director Mark Corbidge to discuss the development of the GP's strategy and where its priorities lie in 2022.

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

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

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

Ergon holds EUR 800m final close for Fund V

Belgium-headquartered European mid-market GP Ergon Capital Partners has held an EUR 800m final close for Ergon Capital Partners V (ECP V), surpassing its target and original hard-cap of EUR 750m.

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