LPEA names director of strategy Pesch as new CEO

The Luxembourg Private Equity and Venture Capital Association has named Stephane Pesch as its new CEO, nine months after he joined LPEA as director of strategy.

KKR Invests in Leading Australian Environmental Markets Platform GreenCollar

SYDNEY--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Global investment firm KKR and leading Australian environmental markets platform GreenCollar (“the Company”) today announced that KKR has invested in GreenCollar to advance the Company’s mission to provide commercial solutions to climate change

BV Teams with Becklar in Personal Emergency Response

BV Investment Partners has acquired Becklar, the parent company of sister companies, Freeus and AvantGuard. Freeus manufactures and sells mobile (home and away from home), two-way voice, personal emergency response systems (PERS) to dealers across

Round Table Launches New Platform

Round Table Capital Partners (RTC) has acquired Hull & Associates, a provider of environmental and engineering consulting services. Hull & Associates specializes in the environment, energy and infrastructure markets and its services include site assessment

Valor Equity Partners passes $1bn in fifth flagship fundraise

Growth-focused private equity house firm Valor Equity Partners has passed the $1bn-mark for its fifth flagship fundraise.

Bridgepoint’s Miya attracts offers from EQT, IFM, KKR, BlackRock – report

Bridgepoint-backed water business Miya Group has attracted offers from four private equity firms – EQT, IFM, KKR and BlackRock – according to Spanish and Portuguese press reports.

Align Capital follows $450m Fund II close with deal for PE-backed-business advisory firm WilliamsMarston

Align Capital has followed the $450m hard cap close of its sophomore private equity fund earlier this year by backing accounting advisory and management consulting business WilliamsMarston.

Oprah, Natalie Portman join Blackstone growth unit in $200m Oatly investment round

Oprah Winfrey and Natalie Portman were among superstar investors joining Blackstone's growth arm in leading a $200m investment round for Swedish oat milk producer Oatly.

US VC fundraising in 2020 already at one of highest totals since 2006, with half a year still to go

US venture capital fundraising has already hit one of its highest total since 2006 this year with only two quarters gone, despite massive headwinds from the coronavirus crisis impacting on dealmaking and exit activity, new

FinTech unicorn Robinhood reaches $8.3bn valuation after huge extra capital influx in latest round

FinTech unicorn Robinhood has more than doubled its latest investment round thanks to an extra $320m of capital - pushing its valuation to an enormous $8.3bn.

SoftBank mulls sale or IPO for British chip designer Arm

Japanese conglomerate bought British tech company four years ago for $32bn

TrueBridge brings AUM to over $3.3bn through close of biggest VC fund of funds yet

TrueBridge Capital Partners has brought its assets under management to more than $3.3bn through the final close of its biggest venture capital fund of funds yet.

Hong Kong sets sights on becoming Asian private equity fund hub through new Limited Partnership Fund Bill

Hong Kong is hoping to establish itself as a prime Asian destination for private equity and venture capital fund launches through the launch of its new Limited Partnership Fund Bill.

Sun Capital veteran Wolfe moves to Arsenal Capital as investment partner

Industrials and healthcare-focused private equity firm Arsenal Capital Partners has brought in veteran Sun Capital managing director Aaron Wolfe as a new investment partner.

Latin American fintech Warren Brasil raises $22.5m Series B round

Investment platform Warren Brasil has raised $22.5m in a Series B round led by QED Investors.

Personal finance management startup Lanistar hits £150m pre-launch valuation through VC investment

Personal financial management startup Lanistar has secured £15m to fund its upcoming launch later in 2020.

GCP sells UK-based consultancy Chaucer to Apax-backed BIP for €60m

GCP said the exit provided a 'strong return for GCP Fund III'

HIG hires Meysson as head of European direct lending

HIG Capital has hired Pascal Meysson as a managing director and head of its European direct lending affiliate HIG WhiteHorse Europe.

HIG Capital appoints head of direct lending in Europe

With over 24 years of investing experience, Pascal Meysson joins from London-based asset manager Alcentra

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