Baring Private Equity Asia seals Virtusa take-private at about $2bn valuation
Baring Private Equity Asia has agreed a buyout of digital engineering and IT specialist Virtusa in a deal which values the business at about $2bn.
Chicago-based private equity house ParkerGale has bought a majority stake in workload automation software business SMA Technologies.
Eurazeo's growth buyout investment division has snapped up former Searchlight Capital partner Eric Sondag as managing director in its New York office.
Stellex Capital Management has closed Stellex Capital Partners II LP with total commitments of more than $1.77 billion and exceeding the fund’s original $1.25 billion target. Stellex closed its debut fund in July 2017 with
Berkshire Partners has partnered with food executive Javier Vélez-Bautista to form El Dorado Foods. Mr. Vélez-Bautista now becomes the CEO of El Dorado and the new platform will be active acquiring Latin-inspired food and beverage
Loan losses will keep rising as governments stop propping up borrowers and the economic devastation becomes clear
A spokesperson for Wirecard said it expects job losses among its 80 UK staff
China Renaissance Holdings has raised more than $600m for the final close of its Huaxing Growth Capital USD Fund III.
Levine Leichtman Capital Partners has named Tannaz Chapman as its newest managing director among a string of promotions at the firm.
European alternatives funds have reached €2tn of assets under management for the first time despite a dampening of activity amid the coronavirus pandemic.
Asset management giant Neuberger Berman has raised more than $300m for the final close of the first fund raised by its alternative credit unit.
Eurazeo has accelerated its plan to buy up the entirety of private equity firm Idinvest Partners.
Apax Partners has agreed to sell its stake in southern European online real estate platform idealista to fellow private equity player EQT at a €1.3bn valuation.
Infrastructure investor Whitehelm Capital has agreed up to £80m of investment in smart city operator Connexin.
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: Total assets under management (AUM) for Europe-based alternatives funds have reached €2.00tn ($2.36tn) for the first time as of the end of 2019. This is up from €1.79tn at the end
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: Investment in Australia's fintech sector has accelerated in the first half of 2020, reaching US$376.5 million, a more than 150 percent increase on the corresponding period in 2019 ($149.05 mil...Article Link
The former England football captain is a minority shareholder in the business, in which AIM-listed investment firm Blue Star Capital holds an 11.7% stake
The World Bank has selected a trio of banks for a new 15 year Sustainable Development Bond (SDB), its first euro benchmark of its 2020/21 fiscal year. Elsewhere, the Republic of Korea scooped €700m with
Stellex Capital Management has soared to a impressive final close for its sophomore fundraise, beating its initial $1.25bn target by more than $500m.
The shortlist for this year's Unquote British Private Equity Awards has been announced and the public vote is now underway – pick your winners before 5pm on 16 September.