Highland Europe closes fourth fund on €700m hard-cap

Highland Europe IV has closed on its €700m hard-cap.

Welsh Carson Anderson & Stowe promotes healthcare expert O’Leary to general partner

Tech-focused private equity house Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe has promoted healthcare specialist Nick O’Leary to general partner.

EQT Ventures leads €50m series-B for Luko

EQT Ventures has led a €50m series-B round for French home insurance startup Luko.

Lone Star agrees final £647m deal to buy UK’s McCarthy & Stone

The American private equity firm is expected to back the strategy of Britain’s biggest retirement housebuilder to build more homes for rent

SK Capital continues veteran chemicals industry exec hiring spree with Randy Dearth appointment

SK Capital Partners has hired its third chemicals industry veteran in two months through the appointment of Randy Dearth as senior director.

Employee, child monitoring software specialist Awareness Technologies gets TZP Group investment

Private equity house TZP Group has bought business security, monitoring, productivity and analytics software maker Awareness Technologies (ATI).

Highland Europe races to €700m fund close, says continent’s tech companies ‘remain starved’ of growth capital

Highland Europe has raced to a €700m final close for its fourth flagship fundraise targeting software and internet businesses on the continent.

Nexus Capital buys up Natural Balance pet food business from JM Smucker

Nexus Capital Management has agreed to acquire the Natural Balance premium pet food business from The JM Smucker Co.

Billionaire Issa brothers and TDR Capital eye US expansion

Britain’s Issa brothers became billionaires by emphasising retail at filling stations. Now they are expanding in the US

Firm launches fund to finance employee buyouts in Europe

Valloop’s fund is a response to the growing demand to support the transition of businesses owned by the “baby boomer” generation in Europe

Institute of Directors calls for clarity on new business travel rules

High-value business travellers will be exempt from quarantine under the new UK rules

Alchemy’s approach supported by shareholders of UK estate agent Countrywide

The British firm's proposal involves a possible cash offer of 250 pence a share, which would be combined with a share placing and an open offer to raise around £70m

Mutares-backed Balcke-Dürr sells Rothemühle to trade

Industrial energy efficiency equipment producer Balcke-Dürr, a portfolio company of Mutares, has sold subsidiary Balcke-Dürr Rothemühle to Scotland-based air and gas handling business Howden.

Thoma Bravo buys back into Flexera at reported $2.85bn valuation, 12 years after $200m buyout

Thoma Bravo has bought back into TA Associates and Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan-backed IT management business Flexera at a reported $2.85bn valuation.

Carlyle, Hellman & Friedman launch reinsurance company Vantage Group with $1bn of equity

Private equity majors Carlyle and Hellman & Friedman have taken part in a $1bn investment to launch reinsurance business Vantage Group.

Scale Venture Partners closes $600m Fund VII, 50% bigger than predecessor vehicle

Scale Venture Partners has scored a hefty fund size increase through the $600m final close of its seventh flagship investment vehicle.

Ex-GV partner Lo Toney already back with second Plexo Capital fundraise, eyes more than double Fund I total

Plexo Capital, the venture capital house launched by former GV partner Lo Toney, is back with its sophomore fundraise just a year after closing its debut vehicle.

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