The $420bn-managing investment giant StepStone Group has bought venture capital major Greenspring Associates in a deal worth up to $800m. The post Investment giant StepStone buys VC major Greenspring Associates, deal could reach $800m first
Investment giant BlackRock has picked up more than $250m for the first close of a new fund focused on investing in climate infrastructure across emerging markets. The post BlackRock’s $500m-targeting climate infra fund attracts big
Private equity veteran Brentwood Associates has sealed a growth investment in diet programme and nutrition bar provider L-Nutra. The post Buyout veteran Brentwood Associates backs nutrition bar, diet plan specialist L-Nutra first appeared on AltAssets
Unquote's latest Fundraising Report, analysing key trends and presenting proprietary data on the European fundraising market, is now available to download.
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: European investment major Eurazeo has closed its fourth secondaries program on €1bn ($1.18bn). The capital raised includes €700m for Idinvest Secondary Fund IV, exceeding its initial targ...Article Link
Blackstone has agreed to acquire Sphera, a provider of environmental, social and governance (ESG) software, data, and consulting services, from Genstar Capital. The buy of Sphera from Genstar values the business at $1.4 billion. Blackstone
EMC, the Russian private healthcare company, has unveiled the price range for its IPO on the Moscow Exchange.
British Patient Capital (BPC) has launched its Life Sciences Investment Programme, which will make investments in UK-focused, later-stage life sciences funds.
The US and the UK top the list of countries most attractive to investors, according to the latest edition of the Venture Capital and Private Equity Country Attractiveness Index.
The near-term case for relative outperformance by Europe now is the strongest in years.
The confluence of two of Wall Street’s most talked-about acronyms – Spacs and ESG – has lit a fire under Europe's burgeoning blank-cheque vehicle market, writes Ryan Gould
Access Capital Partners (ACP) has held a final close for Access Capital Fund VIII Growth Buy-out Europe (ACF VIII) on €814m.
LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- KKR, a leading global investment firm, today announced the final closing of KKR Real Estate Partners Europe II (“REPE II” or the “Fund”), a US$2.2 billion fund dedicated to value-add and opportunistic real
The European private equity market surpassed 2019 activity levels in the 12 months from July 2020, with 791 deals valued at €116.6bn
The UK is looking to introduce its own holding company regime to rival Luxembourg and allow funds to base their investment structures here
The European private equity industry has rebounded strongly in the last 12 months following the initial shock of Covid-19-induced lockdowns, new data suggests. The post European private equity seals powerful rebound from Covid shock first
Livingbridge has acquired a majority stake in World of Books Group, a UK-based online reseller of secondhand books, from Bridges Fund Management.
UK private equity firm Inflexion has named four new partners amid a string of promotions as it looks to continue its busy start to 2021. The post Inflexion follows busy start to 2021 with four new
A hectic first quarter drove an unprecedented spike in deal activity in the first half of 2021, while aggregate value is just shy of hitting an all-time high, according to Unquote Data.
