Global buyout giant CVC has hired Jiri Zrust from Macquarie as head of infrastructure to strengthen the expertise in its strategic opportunities strategy, effective March 2022. The post CVC hires Jiri Zrust from Macquarie as
Clearlake Capital Group has agreed to sell Proven Brands and KTB Foods to Hain Celestial Group in a roughly $259m deal. The post Clearlake celebrates huge ‘That’s How We Roll’ revenue growth with $259m sale
Ares Management has rocketed to an $8bn final close for its second senior direct lending fund almost double the total it was hoping to raise. The post Ares rockets to $8bn for new direct lending
Global buyout major Clayton Dubilier & Rice has agreed to bring in KION Group CIO Gordon Riske as its newest operating advisor. Riske will work with CD&R’s industrials team in Europe to source new investments and
European LPs are leading the way in demanding private equity houses consider ESG when raising their investment funds, the latest Coller Capital Global Private Equity Barometer shows. The post More than half of European LP
ECI Partners has sold UK-based IT and digital transformation business Content+Cloud to PE-backed IT service Advania, netting returns of 4.1x money and 32.1% IRR.
The $227bn-managing Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan has joined KKR as a new long-term investor in Australian carbon offsetting specialist developer GreenCollar. The post OTPP joins KKR as backer of Australian carbon offsetting specialist developer GreenCollar
Industrial investor CapRock Partners has soared past its $450m goal for its new fund to reach almost $700m of capital commitments. The post CapRock surges past goal to close biggest ever fund on almost $700m
TA Associates has made a double deal for health and property & casualty insurance software provider Adcubum and tech11, a fast-growing insurance software provider serving the P&C market in Germany and across Europe. The post
Sustainability-focused investment manager EOS has brought its second renewable infrastructure fundraise to more than €120m through a swath of new subscriptions. The post Big Italian pension funds help EOS bring second renewable infra fund to
Global buyout giant Blackstone has agreed its biggest-ever deal in its core-plus Asia real estate strategy with the acquisition of GIC's 49% stake in the Dexus Australia Logistics Trust. The post Blackstone seals biggest Asia
The seemingly unstoppable march of European private equity continued apace in Q3 with quarterly deal value climbing to an all-time high of EUR 98.3bn, according to the recently released Unquote Private Equity Barometer, produced in
Global buyout major Advent International has surged to a $4bn final close for its second dedicated tech fundraise, soaring past its initial target. The post Advent races past target for second tech fund to reach
New and existing investors have backed a USD 475m first close for the latest funding round of UK-based digital bank Monzo, valuing the company at USD 4.5bn; the company is expected to raise more than
Global buyout major EQT led a series E funding round in SaaS banking platform Mambu, boosting its valuation to €4.9bn which makes it one of the highest-valued B2B SaaS companies founded in Europe. The post
Amsterdam-based emerging markets investor XSML has doubled its assets under management to $154m through a final close of its African Rivers Fund III. The post XSML doubles AUM with Fund III close first appeared on AltAssets
US pension giant PennSERS has made $350m of new commitments across private equity, credit and real estate. The post Another $350m of PennSERS alts commitments sees firm back PE, credit and RE funds first appeared on
Emerging markets investor Actis has scored an exit of Nigerian mattress and bedding product maker Mouka to Moroccan trade buyer Dolidol in a deal worth about $70m. Actis originally invested in Mouka way back in 2007, before
Specialist direct lender Beechbrook Capital has hit a £120m first close for its third UK SME-focused fundraise. The post Beechbrook brings in £120m for first close of third UK SME credit fund first appeared on
