European dealmaking and fundraising bounce back in Q3

Investors closed 364 deals in Q3, corresponding to $19bn, a 58% increase from the previous quarter

Goldman Sachs said to boost credit fundraise goal to $14bn as companies hunt for liquidity amid Covid-19 fallout

Goldman Sachs has reportedly made a huge boost to the size of its debut opportunistic credit fund to set its sights on $14bn of capital.

Greycroft soars to $2bn of fund commitments with final close of new VC, growth fund pair

Venture capital house Greycroft has brought its total fund commitments to $2bn through the final close of two new investment vehicles.

Warburg Pincus backs ‘rare find’ Take Blip to expand Brazilian business internationally

Global private equity major Warburg Pincus has backed Brazilian API communication platform Take Blip in the company's first equity financing round.

Cyber risk rating business NormShield picks up more VC funding in $7.5m Series A round

Cyber risk rating company NormShield has drawn in $7.5m of venture capital to bolster its go-to-market strategy.

Rapidly-growing cybersecurity platform Illusive Networks gets $24m VC-backed Series B1 investment

Rapidly-growing cyber defence platform Illusive Networks has been rewarded for its accelerating revenue growth with a $24m Series B1 investment.

Compliance automation startup Strike Graph gets Madrona Venture Group-led seed investment

Compliance automation startup Strike Graph has netted $3.9m in its seed round.

Vector Capital buys into big data management specialist MarkLogic Corporation

Tech-focused private equity house Vector Capital has agreed a buyout of MarkLogic Corporation, a provider of enterprise data integration and data management solutions.

Coronavirus leaves UK workers feeling more vulnerable to cybercrime, study reveals

A fifth of workers say that leaving contact details with restaurants makes cyber attacks more likely

AMB :- Fossil fuel giants failing climate goals, funds say

Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: No fossil fuel energy major in Europe has yet set an emissions target in line with limiting climate change to 2 degrees Celsius, despite headline-grabbing climate announcements by several Euro...Article Link

OpenGate Adds MegaMet to Premier

Premier Steel Doors and Frames, a maker of hollow metal doors and frames, has completed the add-on acquisition of MegaMet Industries. Premier is part of OpenGate’s portfolio company Sargent and Greenleaf. OpenGate acquired Sargent and

UK Finance names former Barclays, Lloyds exec as new boss after sexism storm

David Postings, who has held a non-executive director position at the lobbying group since 2018, will take the top job from January next year

Canadian LP CDPQ co-leads $55m Series D of RegTech startup Onapsis

Mission-critical application cybersecurity and compliance platform Onapsis has netted $55m in its Series D round.

Insight Partners leads $55m ChargeBee investment amid global surge in subscription service demand

Subscription billing and revenue operations platform ChargeBee has sealed a $55m Series F funding round led by Insight Partners.

Susquehanna Private Capital launches platform business QCG following Brandywine Coach Works buyout

Susquehanna Private Capital has launched Quality Collision Group, a holding company that will pursue strategic acquisitions of auto repair facilities throughout the US, following its purchase of Brandywine Coach Works.

Inspirit Capital agrees carve out of Lloyds Register Group’s global energy division

Inspirit Capital has agreed to carve out the energy division of global professional services firm Lloyds Register Group.

Buyer-led secondaries specialist Sweetwater Investment Management seals $350m hard cap Fund II close

Secondaries-focused Sweetwater Investment Management has hit a $350m hard cap final close for its debut multi-client fundraise.

MidOcean Partners buys into Huron Capital’s IT, managed services portfolio company InterVision

MidOcean Partners has bought into Huron Capital portfolio business InterVision Systems.

Life science investor RiverVest Venture Partners eyes up to $200m for Fund V

Life science-focused RiverVest Venture Partners is out eyeing up to $200m for its fifth fundraise.

Shamrock Capital picks ex-Harris Wilkins global TMT co-head Wilkins as newest partner

Los Angeles private equity house Shamrock Capital has named former Harris Williams global TMT co-head Michael Wilkins as its newest partner.

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