B. G., Opalesque Geneva: Steven Behr, the former head of RBS's principal strategies team, has come out of an eight-year retirement during which he managed his own family office to launch a European high yield
The company has become one of Europe's most prolific issuers of convertible bonds
The Public Sector Pension Investment Board and Amber Infrastructure have taken a 51% stake in Angel Trains in a buyout from AMP Capital. The post PSP Investments, Amber Infra buy AMP Capital out of Angel
Affordable housing investor Arc70 Capital has sealed a powerful $550m final close of its third fund, more than twice the total it collected for its sophomore vehicle just last year. The post Just a year
Trinity Hunt Partners has soared past its target to reach a $460m hard cap final close of its sixth flagship private equity fund. The post Trinity Hunt blows past Fund VI target to seal $460m
Far from struggling amid the chaotic Covid-19 environment, Shore Capital managed to pass $2bn in capital under management thanks to a triple fund close this summer - and sealed the most deals in 2020 across
Verizon's failed attempt to build a major media player has ended with the $5bn sale of Yahoo to private equity giant Apollo. The post Yahoo enters ‘new era’ with $5bn Apollo Global buyout first appeared
Dutch pension fund ABP has trebled its investment in the Whitehelm Capital-managed Smart City Infrastructure Fund to €750m thanks to a strong start from the investment vehicle. The post ABP pension trebles commitment to Smart
A €100m convertible bond will finance CM.com's growth — both financial and physical, according to its co-founder and CEO Jeroen van Glabbeek
Wind Point Partners has bought engineering and consulting business The Vertex Companies. The post Wind Point picks up engineering, consulting business The Vertex Companies first appeared on AltAssets Private Equity News.
HR technology company Checkr has soared to a $4.6bn valuation thanks to a hefty Series E investment round led by Durable Capital. The post These PE and VC backers just pushed Checkr to a $4.6bn
Align Capital Partners has sealed the rapid sale of tolling and mobility software business Electronic Transaction Consultants to trade buyer Quarterhill Inc in a $120m deal. The post Align Capital has sold toll road software
Advent International and Singapore sovereign investor GIC have offered to buy booming rare-disease drugmaker Swedish Orphan Biovitrum in a deal valuing the business at about $8bn. The post Booming rare disease drugmaker SOBI valued at
Europe has a new unicorn in Berlin Brands Group thanks to Bain Capital's acquisition of Ardian's stake in the e-commerce company. The post Europe gets a new unicorn as Bain Capital buys Ardian’s stake in
Chinese private equity investor Dayone Capital has closed its first US dollar-denominated buyout fund on more than $630m, well above its initial target. The post Dayone Capital closes $630m US dollar fund to tap into
Tikehau Capital has been brought in by the Belgium government to manage the Belgian Recovery Fund, which will allocate up to €350m to companies in the country negatively impacted by the Covid-19 pandemic. The post
Singapore-headquartered True Global Ventures has beaten its $100m target for its blockchain investment fundraise True Global Ventures 4 Plus. The post True Global Ventures beats $100m goal for blockchain investment fundraise first appeared on AltAssets
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: AGIC Capital, a private equity firm concentrating on European and Asian markets, has raised $1.2bn for its second fund targeting advanced industrial and medical technology investments. AGIC ...Article Link
