Welsh Carson commits up to $250m to newly-formed cell, gene science investor Kiniciti

Private equity major Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe has agreed to commit up to $250m to a strategic partnership with newly-formed Kiniciti, to invest in non-therapeutic companies supporting cell and gene therapy innovation.

WL Ross spinout BroadPeak Global leads consortium in $525m DuPont clean technology unit buyout

A consortium of BroadPeak Global, Asia Green Fund and The Saudi Arabian Industrial Investments Company have agreed a $510m buyout of the clean technologies business of DuPont de Nemours.

JMI Equity veteran Arrowsmith replaces Barber as managing general partner amid string of promotions

Software-focused JMI Equity has named its veteran investor Peter Arrowsmith as managing general partner amid a string of promotions at the firm.

GTCR buys, merges medical consumables pair to create Corza Medical

Private equity major GTCR has bought and merged a pair of medical products businesses to create new company Corza Medical.

Blackstone to acquire Bourne Leisure

Blackstone has agreed to acquire Bourne Leisure, the UK-based holiday resort company that owns Haven, Butlin's and Warner Leisure Hotels.

HIG to buy into insurance marketplace eHealth as Covid shift to online intensifies

HIG Capital has entered a binding agreement to invest in health insurance marketplace eHealth in a $225m deal.

Pollen Street brings in experienced head of business development as Fund IV raise continues

Former RBS private equity arm Pollen Street Capital has brought in investment industry veteran Hugh Cutler as head of business development.

When Spacs attack! A new force is invading Wall Street

‘Blank cheque’ firms are in pursuit of America’s hottest startups. Is the invasion a sign of a market euphoria that can’t last?

AMB :- European VC deal value up 14.8% to hit record €42.8bn across 9,341 deals in 2020

Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: European VC deal value hitting a new annual record of €42.8 billion across 9,341 deals, representing a 14.8% YoY increase in value from the previous record set in 2019, said a

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Local authorities call for financial oversight of PE-owned children’s care homes

Councils slam 'excessive profits' of privately-run residential children's homes in England

Blackstone finalises sale of Refinitiv to LSE

The $27bn transaction, approved by the European Union regulators earlier this month, is another landmark deal to meet the surging demand for data and analytics in the financial services world

Mary Meeker’s Bond Capital said to eye $1.5bn for second fundraise

Bond Capital, the venture capital house founded by former executive at Kleiner Perkins, is reportedly eyeing $1.5bn for its second fundraise.

GGV Capital closes more than $3bn across string of new USD funds, latest RMB vehicle

Sino-US investor GGV Capital has raised more than $2.5bn for the largest family of funds in its history.

Iron Man star Robert Downey Jr looks to fight ‘global existential threat’ by launching two VC funds

Iron Man star Robert Downey Jr has taken a leaf out of his superhero character's book by launching a pair of venture capital fund focused on sustainable tech investments.

New Jersey pension fund commits $475m across debt, infra, VC fundraises

The $83.3bn-managing New Jersey Division of Investment has committed $475m across four infrastructure, venture capital and debt funds.

ICG taps up Silverfern private equity investor Brouwer as new managing director

Intermediate Capital Group has hired Rist Brouwer from private equity house Silverfern as a managing director in its European sub-ordinated debt and equity team.

New European healthtech investor Lauxera Capital hits €100m first close for debut fundraise

Newly-created healthcare investor Lauxera Capital Partners has pulled in about €100m for the first close of its debut fundraise.

Dr. Martens targets £3.7bn valuation in stock market float

The UK bootmaker is owned by Permira, which plans to retain a stake after the float

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