UK’s audit watchdog urges companies to come clean on impact of climate change

Companies would have to report on the financial impacts of climate change on their businesses within the next five years

Following Biden’s election win expect a big climate shift – and finance should get on board

A Biden victory should still herald a big shift in Washington’s approach on climate change - but how far?

Griffin Gaming Partners raises $235m to target titanic, still growing video games industry

Video gaming-focused venture capital house Griffin Gaming Partners has raised $235m to invest across the already titanic industry.

PAI acquires LDC's Addo Food and Equistone's Winterbotham Darby

PAI Partners has agreed to acquire Addo Food Group from LDC and Winterbotham Darby from Equistone Partners Europe.

Cerberus Capital Management said to eye $3bn for latest flagship distressed buyout, debt fundraise

Distressed investment specialist Cerberus Capital Management is reportedly eyeing up to $3bn for its latest flagship fundraise.

Lottery operator Sazka Group hits $4.2bn valuation thanks to hefty Apollo Global investment

European lottery operator Sazka Group has picked up a €500m investment from private equity giant Apollo Global to value the business at about €4.2bn.

SoftBank leads $250m round for Tier Mobility

SoftBank Vision Fund has led a $250m funding round for Germany-based e-scooter startup Tier Mobility.

TA Associates hires Advent International fundraising expert as new global investor relations head

TA Associates has brought in Advent International fundraising exec Andrew Harris as its new global investor relations head.

Private equity ramps up divestment efforts

Following another period of lacklustre exit activity in Q3, even as deployment was picking up, October saw a notable spike in divestments by PE players across Europe.

AlpInvest, APG private equity co-founder Iain Leigh joins The Riverside Company advisory board

Lower mid-market private equity specialist The Riverside Company has brought in former AlpInvest North America head Iain Leigh in the wake of his retirement from APG Asset Management.

CIVC Partners celebrates 50th year of existence with hard cap-beating $525m Fund VI close

Mid-market Chicago buyout house CIVC Partners has celebrated its 50th year in of investing by sealing a hard cap-beating $525m final close for its sixth flagship fundraise.

Värde Partners races to $1.6bn Covid dislocation fund close in just five months of virtual fundraising

Credit and distressed investment specialist Värde Partners has hauled in a target-busting $1.6bn for a new Covid-19 dislocation fund, just a year after raising its biggest-ever flagship buyout fund.

Silver Lake spinout Sumeru Equity Partners seals big fund size jump with $720m Fund III close

Silver Lake spinout Sumeru Equity Partners has soared past its Fund III goal to haul in $720m for a final close of the investment vehicle.

Schroders Trust seeks £250m in IPO to capitalise on UK pandemic recovery

The company said it anticipates an increased need by UK companies for fresh equity, and that a proactive public and private equity investment strategy can generate positive returns

Coherent scores $14m in its Series A round

Coherent, which helps insurers build digital-first services, has scored $14m in its Series A funding round.

Eurazeo invests €56m in Swedish fashion brand Axel Arigato

The deal is the first European investment of the firm’s Eurazeo Brands division, launched in 2017 to focus on consumer and retail opportunities in the US and Europe

British peer, veteran finance expert Lord Myners joins Zouk Capital board

Sustainability-focused private equity and infrastructure investor Zouk Capital has appointed UK House of Lords member Paul Myners to its board.

New Mountain Capital buys health benefits administrator HealthComp from Alpine Investors

Private equity major New Mountain Capital has bought healthcare benefits administrator HealthComp from Alpine Investors.

PAI Partners creates UK chilled food major by picking up Winterbotham Darby, Addo from private equity pair

PAI Partners has picked up Addo Food Group and Winterbotham Darby from fellow private equity houses LDC and Equistone respectively.

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