Don’t call it a comeback: UK MBA set to return with ESG labels

The UK’s Municipal Bonds Agency is not going anywhere. Despite a late 2020 curve ball in the form of a 100bp cut to the UK’s Public Works Loan Board lending rate, which undermined the MBA's

UK parliamentarians to investigate possible sale of LV to Bain Capital

Sale would see demutualisation of Liverpool Victoria, founded in 1843

AnaCap sells Equa Bank to Raiffeisen Bank

UK-based GP AnaCap has sold its Czech portfolio company Equa Bank, a digital banking platform, to the Czech branch of Austrian bank Raiffeisen Bank International (RBI).

Inflexion reinvests in BES

Inflexion Private Equity has reinvested in British Engineering Services Group (BES).

Vespa Capital acquires SelectScience

Vespa Capital has made an investment in UK-based SelectScience, a digital marketing and information platform for businesses in the scientific equipment sector.

Inflexion reinvests in BES after six-year hold, AlpInvest said to back deal

Private equity house Inflexion has re-invested in engineering testing, inspection and consultancy services specialist British Engineering Services Group.

Oaktree invests £200m in RedCat

Oaktree Capital Group has provided RedCat Pub Company, a pub industry investment vehicle, with £200m in funding.

TDR Capital contuinues Arrow Global pursuit with fourth bid for asset manager

TDR Capital is continuing its pursuit of European asset manager Arrow Global following a trio of rejected proposals over the past couple of months.

Astia launches $100m VC fund to address ‘extraordinary’ investment bias away from women-led businesses

Silicon Valley-based Astia has launched a new $100m early-stage venture capital fund aimed at addressing the "extraordinary" disparity in funding for companies that include women in founding or executive roles.

Kester Capital banks on multibillion-dollar drug discovery software market with Optibruim buyout

Drug discovery software provider Optibrium has been bought by Kester Capital in the firm's third deal since closing its £90m sophomore fund.

Buy-now-pay-later fintechs such as Klarna face regulatory clampdown

Affordability checks on consumers needed, says UK Treasury

Private equity scrambles to comply with latest European sustainability regulation

The private equity industry needs to take some immediate steps to comply with the EU’s SFDR regulation

EQT’s Svanström: ‘We want to be the European growth champion’

The Swedish private equity firm has set up EQT Growth to bridge the gap between buyouts and venture capital

KKR uses playbook to invest through the crisis

KKR’s European private equity bosses tell Mark Latham how the firm’s playbook has allowed them to lean into investments during the pandemic, about the impact of Brexit and the firm’s expansion plans.

PB Fintech sets Rp60bn IPO in motion

PB Fintech, parent of online insurance platform Policybazaar, has filed initials documents for a Rp60.17bn ($809.2m) IPO in India.

JPM appoints Aus ECM co-heads

JP Morgan has named Simone Haslinger and Jonas Troeber as the co-heads of its equity capital markets business in Australia and New Zealand.

Brookfield India Reit seals $522m listing

Brookfield Asset Management has pulled off India’s third ever real estate investment trust IPO, raising Rp38bn ($521.7m) as strong demand covered the deal multiple times over.

L Catterton amplifies Asian investment expertise with new senior hires from Affinity, Sequoia

Consumer-focused private equity major L Catterton has boosted its Asia investing team with a pair of senior hires.

European tech investor Frontline strikes €70m final close for third seed fundraise

Seed investor Frontline Ventures has scored €70m for the final close of its third fund targeting early-stage European tech startups.

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