Angelo Gordon surges to $1.5bn hard cap for third Europe RE fund, almost double size of Fund II

Angelo Gordon & Co has hauled in more than $1.5bn for the hard cap close of its latest European real estate fund.

Ex-IBM, Microsoft veteran Warby joins KKR as senior advisor

Former IBM and Microsoft veteran Adam Warby has joined KKR as its latest senior advisor.

Shock death of Invest Europe chair elect sees Baudon continue in role

The shock death of Invest Europe chair elect Roderick Macmillan will see current chair Thierry Baudon continue in the role as the association navigates the current volatile investment environment.

Inflexion Private Equity invests £1.5m into LegalTech startup Lavatech

Manchester-based Lavatech has been given a £1.5m investment from Inflexion Private Equity, Business Manchester reports. Lavatech is the company behind the app inCase that has been developed to make it easier for lawyers to communicate

HQ Capital bags $750m private equity fund Auda Capital VIII

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

Goodhart Partners gobbles up even bigger share of CapitalSpring

London-based asset management firm Goodhart Partners is buying out more than 30 minority stakeholders in private equity firm CapitalSpring, according to The Wall Street Journal. Goodhart Partners had previously bought a minority share in the

Bridgepoint Advisers to acquire private equity firm EQT Credit

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

Number of buyout fundraising deals dropped considerably in the first quarter of 2020

New research suggests that the coronavirus could have impacted private equity firms desire to close buyout fundraising deals. Having looked at data from its own platform covering the first three months of 2020, CEPRES revealed

Most private investors are willing to help SMEs recover from the coronavirus through private equity investment – new research reveals

Many small businesses around the UK are struggling because of Covid-19, but a new survey from investment firm Connection Capital suggests that high net worth individuals would love to help. Having polled 233 of its

Private equity industry doesn’t take climate change seriously investors believe

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

Former UK accounting watchdog chairman Simon Dingeman joins Carlyle Group

Simon Dingemans has joined US private equity firm Carlyle Group as its managing director in charge of UK buyouts just months after he stepped down as chairman for the British Financial Reporting Council (FRC). Dingeman

Neuberger Berman holds €260m final close for its new vehicle

Employee-owned investment manager Neuberger Berman has held the €260m final close for its latest fund, surpassing the initial goal.

LPs give thumbs up to video pitches for fundraising, praise GP engagement via ‘Covid calls’

The vast majority of private equity LPs are seeing proactive engagement from GPs on the impact of the coronavirus crisis on their portfolios, new research shows.

Cloud security business TitanHQ gets backing from UK private equity house Livingbridge

Mid-market UK private equity house Livingbridge has bought into fast-growing global cloud security business TitanHQ using its £334m third Enterprise Fund.

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