PineBridge Investments boosts operations with Benson Elliot Capital Management buyout

Global asset manager PineBridge Investments has agreed to buy UK-based private equity real estate fund manager Benson Elliot Capital Management.

Apollo Global makes renewables royalties play by agreeing Altius team-up

Private equity giant Apollo Global has teamed with renewable energy royalties specialist Altius.

Leonard Green & Partners buys into FFL Partners portfolio business Eyemart Express

Consumer and retail-focused private equity major Leonard Green & Partners has bought into FFL Partners portfolio business Eyemart Express.

Digital insurer Cover Genius said to pick up another venture capital-backed funding round

Digital insurer Cover Genius has reportedly raised £8.3m in its latest funding round as it looks to expand its product offering.

SME spend management startup Spendesk boosts Series B to $56m with Eight Roads Ventures-led investment

SME spend management platform Spendesk has closed an additional $18m to its Series B round, bringing the round total to $56m.

Goldman Sachs, ABS Capital backs hefty $53m Series B round for cloud security specialist deepwatch

Intelligence-driven managed security services company deepwatch has closed its Series B round on $53m, as it looks to expand its partner ecosystem.

BVCA summit: fund financing boom necessitates tailoring

Speaking on a panel at the British Private Equity & Venture Capital Association (BVCA) summit, representatives from 17Capital, Wafra, Travers Smith and Permira discussed the positive and negative aspects of a rapidly growing fund financing

BC Partners said to hit halfway point for €8.5bn-targeting Fund XI

London-based buyout major BC Partners has reportedly hit the halfway point for an €8.5bn-targeting flagship fundraise following a record-breaking first close.

Cloud Equity eyes $100m fundraise as cloud hosting market defies coronavirus gloom

Lower mid-market buyout house Cloud Equity Group is eyeing up to $100m for the final close of its latest special opportunities fundraise.

Ex-Blackstone CFO Tosi’s WestCap said to near $750m close for new fund

Former Blackstone CFO Laurence Tosi is reportedly nearing the final close of a $750m fundraise targeting marketplace-focused tech companies.

Ex-Google exec, investment veteran team up to launch MENA-focused VC house Plus Venture Capital

A former Google executive and investment veteran have teamed up to launch a new venture capital fund targeting early-stage tech startups in the Middle East and North Africa region and its diaspora.

Apollo CEO Leon Black says he regrets Jeffrey Epstein ties amid reports he wired up to $75m to the sex offender

Apollo Global Management's CEO Leon Black has written to the firm's investors to express his regret over his ties to Jeffrey Epstein following reports he wired up to $75m to the convicted sex offender.

Blackstone Strategic Partners buys into two Method Advisors funds of funds through GP-led secondaries process

Blackstone's Strategic Partners arm has bought into two funds of funds vehicles managed by UK-based Method Advisors through a GP-led secondaries process.

Actis powers up digital infrastructure investing with ZAR2.3bn Octotel buyout

Global emerging markets private equity major Actis has agreed a ZAR2.3bn ($140m) buyout of South African fibre network operator Octotel.

FPE Capital makes MaxContact latest investment from sophomore fund

Software and services-focused private equity house FPE Capital has picked contact centre business MaxContact as the latest deal from its second fund.

Permira, Warburg Pincus, others buy into Welsh Carson portfolio business Clearwater Analytics

Permira and Warburg Pincus have bought into Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe-backed investment accounting and analytics business Clearwater Analytics.

Bain Capital Credit teams with Open Road Capital for vehicle dealership long-term investment strategy

Bain Capital Credit has teamed with Open Road Capital in a strategic partnership to make long-term equity investments in automobile, heavy truck, recreational vehicle and heavy equipment dealerships and other transportation companies.

Venture capital backers help pioneering Indian crypto exchange to $5m Series A round

Unocoin, which claims to be India’s first cryptocurrency exchange, has closed its Series A round on $55m.

Z Capital seals pair of new hires to boost credit team investment power

Private equity and credit investment specialist Z Capital Group has brought in Egidio Carlino as a director alongside hiring a new senior associate.

Pennsylvania Public School Employees’ Retirement System reveals trio of new private equity commitments

The $55.8bn-managing Pennsylvania Public School Employees' Retirement System has picked a trio of private equity funds in its latest round of commitments.

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