Adidas said to mull sale of disappointing Reebok amid Permira, Triton interest

Private equity majors Permira and Triton are reportedly circling US sports giant Reebok amid lower-than-hoped-for sales growth from the business for existing owner Adidas.

Exclusive: Edison Partners rolls 10-year-old Fund VIII into new vehicle through Hollyport Capital-led secondaries process

Edison Partners has rolled over its ten-year-old $249m Fund VII into a new continuation vehicle, with Hollyport Capital leading investment in the new fund through a secondaries process.

PAI taps new mid-market fund to buy into long-held Portobello Capital portfolio business Angulas Aguinaga

PAI Partners has tapped its new specialist mid-market fund to pick up a majority stake in Spanish fish-based ready meals business Angulas Aguinaga from fellow private equity house Portobello Capital.

Graphite promotes new investment director, hires two

UK mid-cap GP Graphite Capital has promoted Lara Markham to investment director, and hired two extra professionals in its investment team.

Apiary Capital eyes IFA industry consolidation with Radiant Financial Group investment

Apiary Capital has backed the launch of independent financial advisory buy-and-build business Radiant Financial Group through a capital investment.

3i Group buys into premium cat food specialist MPM in £125m deal

UK-headquartered private equity investor 3i Group plc has agreed to invest about £125m alongside management for a majority stake in premium cat food business MPM.

Agilitas PE second second deal in a week by agreeing Exemplar sale to Ares Management

Europe's Agilitas Private Equity has sealed its second deal in a week by agreeing to sell specialist care home business Exemplar Health Care to alternatives giant Ares Management.

Third Point Ventures leads $25m Ushur Series B

Ushur, a cloud-native automation platform for insurers, has closed its Series B round on $25m to support its sales and marketing efforts.

Venture capital firms help health data sharing startup Human API to Series C success

Human API, which is helping consumers to connect and share electronic health data with companies, has bagged $20m in its Series C.

SoftBank comeback stays on track with $6bn profit

Japanese conglomerate’s Vision Funds posted big investment gains

Providence Strategic Growth inches closer to €1bn European fund target

The firm has collected more than three-quarters of the money it is seeking for its debut European fund

Bank of England hikes stimulus support

The BoE’s Monetary Policy Committee unanimously backed the stimulus hike

UK taxpayers pour £1bn into venture investments via BPC

BPC’s goal is to expand the amount of funding available to venture capital funds that invest in the UK

Hedge funds gained in October as equities fall on virus lockdowns, U.S. election uncertainty

Opalesque Industry Update - Hedge funds posted performance gains in October 2020, navigating a hectic month of campaigning heading into the U.S. election, which was also punctuated by a sharp increase in coronavirus cases in

Endless buys Hovis from Gores, Premier Foods

Endless has acquired UK-based bakery business Hovis from US private equity firm The Gores Group and London-listed company Premier Foods.

Blackstone brings in ex-LaSalle exec Duchon as first global head of real estate ESG

Blackstone has hired former LaSalle senior exec Eric Duchon in the newly created role of global head of real estate ESG.

Endless buys 136-year-old British breadmaker Hovis from Gores Group, Premier Foods

Venerable UK breadmaker Hovis is set to change private equity hands after Endless agreed to buy the 136-year-old business from Gores Group and Premier Foods.

Hg agrees sale of Eucon Group to German insurer VHV Group after five-year ownership

European software-focused private equity investor Hg has agreed the sale of Eucon Group to German insurer VHV Group.

Cottonwood Technology Fund hits first close for Fund III, could collect up to €100m

Seed and early-stage investment house Cottonwood Technology Fund has hit a first close for its third fund, which is eyeing up to €100m in total.

Chiltern backs Inciner8 buyout

Chiltern Capital has backed the buyout of Inciner8, a UK-based designer and manufacturer of incinerators used in the waste management industry.

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