Grant Thornton LLP names Carlos Ferreira as US private equity managing partner
Professional services firm Grant Thornton LLP has picked Carlos Ferreira as its US managing partner for private equity ahead of the impending retirement of Doug Gawrych.
Professional services firm Grant Thornton LLP has picked Carlos Ferreira as its US managing partner for private equity ahead of the impending retirement of Doug Gawrych.
7bridges, an AI-powered automation engine for businesses logistics and supply chains, has launched with a $3.4m seed round led by Crane Venture Partners and LocalGlobe.
Cedar, a FinTech company hoping to simplify the financial experience for patients, has netted $102m in a Series C round led by Andreessen Horowitz.
AI-automated sports production business Pixellot has picked up a $16m investment round led by current backed Shamrock Capital Advisors.
Warburg Pincus-backed data privacy platform Privitar has raised an additional $7m for its Series C round, having initially closed the round on $80m in April.
Clearlake Capital Group has acquired a majority stake in investment management firm WhiteStar Asset Management from Pine Brook Capital Partners.
Falfurrias Capital Partners has sold its portfolio company, American Safety Council, to Ridgemont Equity Partners. Falfurrias acquired ASC in May 2014. American Safety Council (ASC) is a provider of online training, education, and certification services
Chicago-based private firm Linden Capital Partners has named Katie Kornel as partner of investor relations.
Full Spectrum Group, a portfolio company of Pfingsten Partners, has acquired the assets of the third party field services division of Pion (Pion TPFS). Full Spectrum (FSG) is a provider of repair, maintenance, and validation
Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan Board has named Karen Frank as its new senior managing director of equities. Beginning in Fall 2020, Ms. Frank will lead the group’s equities department and will report to Chief Investment
Rothschild & Co has added Colin Cropper to its advisory business as a managing director. Mr. Cropper joins from RBC Capital Markets and he will be based in New York. At Rothschild, Mr. Cropper will
Founded in 2015, the firm targets buyout investments in high growth businesses, valued between £10m and £100m
Genesis Capital, a private equity firm dedicated to investments in central Europe, is launching a new fund, Genesis Private Equity Fund IV (GPEF IV), with a €150m target.
A string of private equity giants are reportedly circling Unilever's tea business for a buyout which could see it valued at more than £5bn.
UK-based private equity house Tenzing has raced to a £400m final close for its sophomore fund in what is believed to be the first buyout fund raised entirely virtually.
Bondholders of struggling airline Virgin Australia have made a last-ditch bid to keep the company out of the hands of private equity firms bidding for the beleaguered business.
African venture capital activity reached its highest dollar total on record last year thanks to a surge in dollars being invested in the continent's startups.
LA-based early-stage investment house Upfront Ventures is back in the fundraising market with its seventh flagship fund.
Charlesbank Capital is the latest private equity firm to buy in to enterprise resource planning business Aptean.
Healthcare-focused private equity firm Grant Avenue Capital has brought in experienced investor Preston Brice as its newest partner.
