Venture capital firms help payment processor Fivestart to $52.5m Series D investment round

Payment processing platform Fivestars has reportedly raised $52.5m in its Series D round of debt and equity.

LLR Partners picks up $1.8bn to close Fund 6, 50% larger than its predecessor vehicle

Lower mid-market private equity house LLR Partners has hauled in $1.8bn for its sixth flagship fundraise, 50% more than it collected for Fund V just two years ago.

Sun European backs Dutch mushroom-growing product maker CNC

The deal is reported to be valued at over €100m

UK will not return to the negotiating table post-Brexit transition period

The Prime Minister's spokesman's comments come as talks with the bloc failed last week and the UK seeks an 'Australian style' agreement

Private Equity and COVID-19

Posted by Paul A. Gompers (Harvard Business School), Steven N. Kaplan (University of Chicago), and Vladimir Mukharlyamov (Georgetown University), on Monday, October 19, 2020 Editor's Note: Paul A. Gompers is Eugene Holman Professor of Business

Tikehau strengthens UK team with two senior promotions

The new appointments are expected to bolster Tikehau Capital’s fundraising capacities in the UK and to expand its relationships with local institutional investors, the firm said

True Ventures continues lightning fundraising pace with $840m double fund close

True Ventures has powered on with its hectic fundraising pace by hauling in $840m across two new investment vehicles.

OpenView Venture Partners strikes $450m Fund VI hard cap in huge boost to assets under management

Business software-focused investment house OpenView Venture Partners has hit a $450m hard cap close for its sixth fund.

Boldstart Ventures back in the fundraising market eyeing biggest fund yet

Boldstart Ventures is back in the fundraising market targeting its biggest-ever total through the launch of its fifth flagship investment vehicle.

Partners Group backs Telepass in €2bn deal

Partners Group has invested in Italian electronic toll collection company Telepass, in a deal that gives the company an enterprise value of more than €2bn.

AnaCap seals debut Indian investment with education housing assets buyout, reveals Cerestra Advisors tie-up

AnaCap Financial Partners has sealed its first Indian investment through the acquisition of three K-12 school and student housing assets from the Jain Group of Institutions.

Isomer Capital eyeing €250m for second European VC fund of funds raise

Isomer Capital has revealed a €250m-target for its second flagship fund of funds vehicle eyeing stakes in high-performing European venture capital managers.

I Squared Capital Partners seals $2.15bn carveout of GTT Communications infrastructure division

I Squared Capital Partners has agreed the $2.15bn takeover of the infrastructure division of cloud networking business GTT Communications.

Mushroom-growing product maker CNC gets Sun European Partners backing

Sun European Partners has agreed to by CNC Holding, a producer and supplier of substrate for mushroom cultivation.

Video: Travers Smith's Sam Kay on fundraising's paradigm shift

Unquote interviews Sam Kay from Travers Smith, finalist in the Law Firm Of The Year – Fund Structuring category for the 2020 British Private Equity Awards.

Video: Frog Capital's Mike Reid on growth equity's chance to shine

Unquote interviews Mike Reid from Frog Capital, which recently took the Venture & Growth Capital House of the Year gong at the 2020 British Private Equity Awards.

Meet the European private equity’s most influential women

We highlight the 10 women in private equity from Financial News’s 14th list of the 100 Most Influential Women in European Finance

European private equity’s most influential women

We highlight the 10 women in private equity from Financial News’s 14th list of the 100 Most Influential Women in European Finance

Amadeus Capital Partners leads investment in visual data security, privacy specialist Pimloc

Amadeus Capital Partners has led a £1.4m seed financing round for visual data security and privacy business Pimloc.

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