Hg continues legaltech buying spree with The Septeo Group purchase

European software-focused private equity investor Hg has bought into legaltech business The Septeo Group.

Comment: Will Boris tax Britain to death?

Killing the economy is no way to pay for pandemic relief.

Livingbridge, LDC sell Giacom to trade buyer in wake of Covid-19 revenue rise

UK private equity houses Livingbridge and LDC have agreed to sell specialist cloud services marketplace Giacom to trade buyer Digital Wholesale Solutions.

Baird’s head of European investment banking steps down after two decades

David Silver, a veteran dealmaker and one of the founding partners of Baird's push into Europe and beyond its home US market, will leave later this month

BGF backs human cell disease model startup DefiniGEN

UK investment house BGF has backed a £3.25m funding round for DefiniGEN, a provider of human cell products and services.

Veteran VC fund of funds VenCap ready for “major transformation” in tech with new fund close

Veteran venture capital fund of funds investor VenCap has closed its latest fundraise to take advantage of a "major economic transformation" in tech.

Covid-19, oversubscribed funds fuel interest in early secondaries

Early secondaries are tipped to become more plentiful in the coming months, as some LPs will want to offload undrawn liabilities while buyers look for alternative ways to get into oversubscribed, must-have funds. But market

Centerbridge Partners teams with global food giant Ahold to buy PE-backed FreshDirect

Centerbridge Partners has teamed with global food retail giant Ahold Delhaize to buy private equity-backed online grocer FreshDirect.

Sinai Capital seals $600m across double fundraise targeting late-stage tech, cutting-edge media

Sinai Capital Partners has raised more than $600m across a pair of venture capital vehicles targeting tech and media investments.

Searchlight Capital more than doubles AUM with dazzling $3.4bn Fund III raise

Searchlight Capital has more than doubled its capital under management through the $3.4bn final close of its hefty new fund.

Black Sabbath to Bruno Mars: Round Hill reaps savvy music investment rewards with biggest fund close yet

Specialist investor Round Hill Music Royalty Partners has raised $291m to close its biggest fund to date targeting music copyright deals.

Impressive first-time fundraise sees Jadian Capital soar past goal to reach over $650m

Jadian Capital has scored an impressive first-time fundraise by closing its debut vehicle on over $650m, more than 50% larger than its initial target.

KKR buys majority stake in animal health firm Argenta for $100m

Founded in 2006, Argenta provides animal-focused contract research and manufacturing for pharmaceutical companies across Europe, the US and New Zealand

Cerberus in talks to buy Co-op Bank

The British bank confirmed the negotiations but declined to name which firm had made the approach

Cornell Capital promotes financial services, insurance investment specialist Pollack to partner

Investment house Cornell Capital has promoted financial services and insurance investment specialist Emily Pollack to partner.

KKR buys into animal pharma development services business Argenta

Global private equity major KKR has agreed to acquire animal health-focused pharmaceutical business Argenta from the Tomlinson Group.

Bregal leads $53m series-C for Paack

European growth capital firm Bregal Milestone has led a $53m series-C funding round for Spanish delivery platform Paack.

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