Pilot Growth Equity co-founder, Bluebird Capital founder DeLoche eyes up to $200m for debut Invictus Growth Partners fundraise

A pair of former Pilot Growth Equity veterans are hoping to raise up to $200 for their debut Invictus Growth Partners fund.

Lazard brings in two top bankers to launch new UK arm

The independent investment bank adds another new business line to its UK operation

Amplify Partners ups investment power by closing $375m across fourth flagship fund, debut growth-stage vehicle

Amplify Partners has upped its fundraising game by raising $375m across a pair of new investment vehicles.

Pension Insurance Corporation buys British Steel pension scheme in £2bn deal

British Steel went insolvent last year, endangering the pension savings of 30,000 people

Video: IQ-EQ's Justin Partington

Unquote interviews Justin Partington from IQ-EQ, finalist in the Fund Administrator Of The Year category at the 2020 British Private Equity Awards.

Levine Leichtman Capital Partners follows €463m Europe Fund II close with NMi Certin buyout

Levine Leichtman Capital Partners has followed the €463m final close of its second Europe fund last week by picking up NMi Certin from First Dutch Innovations.

Video: ThinCats' Ravi Anand

Unquote interviews the managing director of alternative lender ThinCats, a sponsor of the British Private Equity Awards 2020.

Innova Capital seals second buyout of the week with PayPoint Romania carve-out

Polish private equity house Innova Capital has sealed its second deal of the week by picking up PayPoint Romania from LSE-listed PayPoint plc.

European Direct Lending Perspectives Q2 2020

The eighth quarterly edition of the European Direct Lending Perspectives is now available to Unquote subscribers.

BGF adds new investor to Scotland and Northern Ireland team

Set up in 2011, BGF has invested more than £2.2bn in over 330 companies in the UK and Ireland

HIG buys back into Capstone Logistics, six years after sealing over 10x return in sale to The Jordan Company

Global private equity investor HIG Capital has agreed to rebuy supply chain management company Capstone Logistics, six years after sealing a hefty return selling the business to The Jordan Company.

Livingbridge sells UK’s Ten10 to Graphite Capital

The firm first invested in the UK quality engineering and software testing services provider in 2015

Goldman Sachs private equity arm commits $500m to launch global data centre infra platform

Goldman Sachs' private equity arm has agreed to commit up to $500m to launch a global data centre infrastructure platform industry expert Scott Peterson.

Parthenon Capital sells Allworth Financial to Ontario Teachers, Lightyear Capital after more than tripling company’s AUM to $10bn

Parthenon Capital has agreed to sell its stake in $10bn-managing retirement and wealth management business Allworth Financial to an investment group led by Lightyear Capital and the Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan.

China’s Legend Capital hits $500m hard cap close for LC Fund VIII

Chinese private equity and venture capital major Legend Capital has hit a $500m hard cap close for its eighth flagship fundraise.

Ex-Warburg healthcare head eyes up to $300m for debut Ascend Partners fundraise

Warburg Pincus' former global healthcare head is out eyeing up to $300m for the debut fundraise from his firm Ascend Partners.

Video: Howden's O'Brien on the latest M&A insurance developments

Unquote interviews Joe O'Brien from Howden M&A, the winner of the M&A Insurance Broker Of The Year category at the 2020 British Private Equity Awards.

Video: market sentiment is on the up, says CIL's Jon Whiteman

Unquote interviews Jon Whiteman from CIL Management Consultants, which won the Commercial Due Diligence Provider Of The Year category at the 2020 British Private Equity Awards.

Python software development specialist STX Next gets private equity backing from Innova Capital

Python software development specialist STX Next has picked up backing from private equity firm Innova Capital.

Comment: Democrats could back retail investing – if it has the right protections

The idea that ordinary investor access to private equity will be undone by Democratic control in Washington is conjecture

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