KKR appoints senior adviser for support European portfolio management

Adam Warby will advise portfolio company management teams in the technology arena

New York-based Arsenal to acquire Britain’s Cello in take-private deal

At a cash price of 161p per share, the takeover offer represents a premium of 43.8% to the closing share price of Cello on 30 June

PE-backed Mercell prepares for IPO

Viking Venture-backed Mercell, a supplier of digital bidding and procurement tools based in northern Europe, has announed plans for an IPO.

Gryphon takes majority stake in Microsoft Azure advisory, services provider 3Cloud

San Francisco private equity house Gryphon Investors has completed a majority investment in Microsoft Azure cloud platform advisory and technical services provider 3Cloud.

Innvotec launches Female Ventures Fund

Alternative investment fund manager Innvotec has launched Female Ventures Fund (FVF) to invest exclusively in UK female-founded or co-founded enterprises.

Freeline closes $120m extended series-C round

Freeline, a British clinical-stage biotechnology company, has closed a $120m extended series-C financing. The round was led by Novo Holdings, Eventide Asset Management and Wellington Management Company.

Carlyle buys into Bharti Airtel data centre unit at $1.2bn valuation

Carlyle has agreed a $235m investment in the data centre unit of India's largest integrated telecommunications operator Bharti Airtel.

Summit Europe Growth Equity III closes on €1.1bn

Summit Partners Europe Growth Equity Fund III has closed on its hard-cap of €1.1bn.

PE owner saves TM Lewin online business in pre-pack deal resulting in 600 job losses

SCP Private Equity has permanently shut the British menswear retailer's all 66 stores across the UK

CPPIB, General Atlantic heavyweights revealed as latest board members at emerging markets PE body EMPEA

Emerging markets private equity industry association EMPEA has named General Atlantic CEO Bill Ford and CPPIB head of Asia Pacific Suyi Kim to its board of directors.

Rash of hefty private equity Jio investments masks crushing impact of coronavirus on Indian PE, VC market

A rash of big-money private equity investments in Indian telecom operator Reliance Jio have seen India's PE and VC deal figures in H1 outdo results from the same period last year despite the crushing impact

Ex-IBM, Microsoft veteran Warby joins KKR as senior advisor

Former IBM and Microsoft veteran Adam Warby has joined KKR as its latest senior advisor.

Carlyle reinvests in Unison a decade after exiting company

Carlyle has reinvested in government procurement and supply chain software provider Unison, a decade after last exiting the business.

EQT leads $3m round for freelancer payment, finance management app maker Willa

EQT Ventures has led a $3m funding round for Willa, which looks to make it easier for freelancers to arrange for payments and to get control of their finances.

Neuberger Berman agrees to buy over $275m of Dignifi assets as company seals Series A round

DigniFi, a AI-powered platform which connects consumers with lenders for auto parts, repairs and services, has signed a deal with Neuberger Berman Private Equity to purchase over $275m of assets.

Insurance chatbot startup Hi Marley gets $8m Series A1 investment

Insurance chatbot Hi Marley has closed an $8m Series A1 led by True Ventures and Underscore VC.

AMB :- Summit Partners raises over $2.2bn for two new megafunds

Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: The global alternative investment firm Summit Partners has raised two new megafunds. Summit Partners Europe Growth Equity Fund III, a growth fund, closed at its hard cap with €1.1 billion ($...Article

Elysian Capital holds first close of its vehicle and nears its target after just three months in the market

Elysian Capital has held the first close for its third fund, nearing its target, despite it only being in the fundraising market for three months.

Summit Partners closes a pair of new funds totalling $2.1bn

Summit Partners, a global private equity firm, has closed a pair of funds which have a combined capital pool of $2.2bn.

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