CBPE Capital clears target for Fund X with £561m hard cap close

UK private equity firm CBPE Capital has struck the hard cap for its tenth flagship investment fund after closing the vehicle on £561m.

Ex-AOL chief exec Steve Case’s VC firm eyes $500m for new growth capital fundraise

The venture capital firm launched by former AOL chief exec Steve Case is out targeting up to $500m for its fourth growth capital fundraise.

GlaxoSmithKline spinout SR One strikes $500m hard cap for debut independent fundraise

Transatlantic biotech investor SR One has raised its first fund in the wake of spinning out from pharmaceutical giant GlaxoSmithKline.

Ashton Kutcher’s VC firm Sound Ventures eyes another $150m fundraise

Hollywood actor Ashton Kutcher and talent manager Guy Oseary are back in the venture capital fundraising market eyeing $150m for their third Sound Ventures fund.

Arcline Investment launches electronic components platform business with Evans Capacitor buyout

Arcline Investment Management has bought Evans Capacitor Company as the first of several potential acquisitions it is targeting to build a specialty electronic components platform.

Sun European Partners picks up Adler & Allan from fellow private equity firm LDC

Sun European Partners has agreed to buy UK environmental risk reduction specialist Adler & Allan from fellow private equity investor LDC.

PAI Partners picks up majority stake in Grand Frais grocery operator Euro Ethnic Foods

European private equity player PAI Partners has picked up a majority stake in Euro Ethnic Foods, the company which owns and operates the grocery section of food retailer Grand Frais.

Apax Partners scores 4.2x return selling ECI Software to Leonard Green & Partners

Apax Partners has sealed a 4.2x return selling ECI Software Solutions to fellow private equity house Leonard Green & Partners.

Private equity deals soar in Asia while collapsing in Americas

Research shows investment in Asia more than doubled through the first three quarters of 2020

Telecoms giant Orange invests in LBO France digital health fund

Telecoms giant Orange has agreed to back LBO France's Digital Health 2 fund, which plans to invest €200m in e-health SMEs in France and Western Europe.

Ampersand Capital Partners raises $670m fund to buy out trio of assets from existing PE vehicles

Healthcare-focused Ampersand Capital Partners has raised $670m for a continuation vehicle to buy up a trio of portfolio businesses from its mature private equity funds.

Multiples Heatmap: average entry multiple hits 10.5x as dealflow recovers

In Q3 2020, average multiples paid in private-equity-backed transactions throughout Europe increased slightly when compared with the previous quarter, with deal volume increasing 58%, according to the latest Clearwater Heatmap.

Pike Street Capital pulls past target to strike $237m for debut fund close

A new industrial tech-focused private equity firm launched by former Evergreen Pacific veterans has beaten its target for its debut fund.

Qiming Venture Capital strikes $1.2bn final for Fund VII, thought to be China’s biggest VC raise this year

Qiming Venture Capital has scored what is thought to be the biggest VC fund close in China this year through a $1.2bn final close of its seventh flagship US dollar investment vehicle.

Jeff Bezos venture capital fund joins $30m Chipper Cash investment round

Just a few months after its latest raise, Chipper Cash has now added another $30m to its coffers in a raise backed by Jeff Bezos’ private VC fund Bezos Expeditions.

Equistone sells Eschenbach to trade

Equistone has sold optician chain Eschenbach to UK-based Inspecs Group.

BGF invests £8m in UK Flooring Direct

BGF has invested £8m in online home improvement retailer UK Flooring Direct.

New distressed debt fund poised as billions go bad

Opalesque Industry Update, for New Managers - Distressed debt and special situations specialists Arbitrium Capital Partners formally opened its doors in Sydney today, poised to find turnaround deals among the thousands of Australian companies that

Searchlight Capital’s third fund hits $3.4bn at final close

The new strategy will invest in private equity and distressed debt for control transactions in Europe and in the US

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