Private equity fundraising continued to accelerate in Q2 to set the stage for what will likely be a record year, new research from PitchBook shows. The post Private equity fundraising accelerates away from Covid woes,
Iconic sandalmaker Birkenstock has sold a majority stake in itself to consumer-focused private equity firm L Catterton in a €4bn deal amid the company reporting a record year despite the Covid-19 crisis.
Smart home wifi platform developer Plume has hit a $1.35bn valuation through an Insight Partners-led investment round fuelled by an "explosion" in the segment.
Apollo Global Management has raised more than $2.3bn for the final close of its latest Accord fund targeting dislocated credit deals.
Hollywood, Netflix and Amazon visual effects provider Outpost VFX has sealed a multi-million pound investment from YFM Equity Partners.
Private equity majors Cinven and Bain Capital have agreed to buy microbial control chemical specialist Lonza Specialty Ingredients in a CHF4.2bn ($4.7bn) deal.
Andera Partners has agreed the sale of e-learning business Skill & You to fellow private equity house IK Investment Partners.
European private equity shrugged off the pressures of Covid-19 to score among its best dealmaking and fundraising years of the past decade in 2020, new research shows.
Exponent Private Equity is set for a powerful IPO of UK greetings card business Moonpig amid the company emerging as one of the big winners of the ongoing coronavirus lockdown.
European private credit manager Pemberton has reportedly pulled in more than $2.2bn for its mid-market core lending strategy through a first close.
Global venture capital funding in digital health companies surged to $14.8bn last year as the coronavirus pandemic supercharged investment into the sector.
Credit specialist Marathon Asset Management has raised about $2.5bn to close its oversubscribed debut distressed credit fund.
Former TPG credit arm Sixth Street has struck a €1bn hard cap final close for its second fund targeting European direct lending deals.
Private equity houses are gearing up for a surge in dealmaking in 2021 as they look to get back to deploying capital in the wake of the coronavirus shock of this year, new research shows.
Private equity fundraising will bounce back from its coronavirus-induced wobble to hit an all-time high of more than $330bn in 2021, data specialist PitchBook is predicting.
BNP Paribas Asset Management is targeting up to €1bn of new investment capital through the launch of two infrastructure debt fundraises.
Distressed and opportunistic investment specialist Monarch Alternative Capital has scored a roughly $3bn close for its oversubscribed fifth fundraise.
Female founders and CEOs have disproportionately suffered from the VC funding drop in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic, new research shows.
Arena Investors has surged past its target for a new special opportunities fund looking to reap returns from Covid-dislocated markets, hauling in $519m for a final close.
JP Morgan investment subsidiary Highbridge Capital Management has another $2bn-plus of investable capital to hand thanks to the final close of its Convertible Dislocation Fund.
