Has Checkout.com just become Europe’s most valuable FinTech startup, after tripling valuation to $5.5bn?

London-headquartered Checkout.com has just raised a $150m Series B funding round that saw it triple its valuation to $5.5bn, making it one of Europe’s most valuable FinTech startups.

Even closes second funding round in less than a year

Even, which integrates with attendance, payroll and banking systems, has closed an investment round, less than a year after its former round.

AMB :- European pension funds to allocate more money for climate-linked passive assets

Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: European pension funds are earmarking more money to be invested in climate-linked passive assets, as a survey of pension plans finds that over half still have no allocation at all toward

Eagle Merchant Partners picks up stake in coding programs for kids platform Code Ninjas

Atlanta-based private equity firm Eagle Merchant Partners has acquired a stake in coding for kids platform Code Ninjas.

Tenzing Private Equity sets its eyes on $496m for its second fund as it looks to double the capital pool of its predecessor

Tenzing Private Equity, which targets buyout deals in UK SMEs, is looking to raise up to $496m for its sophomore fund.

UK bolsters foreign takeover defences as pandemic drives protectionist moves

The proposals follow similar actions by other European countries including Germany, Italy and Spain as the pandemic-induced fallout raises alarm bells across Europe

Spanish groups launch fund of funds with €250m in commitments

The new fund set up by the insurance company Mapfre and asset managers Altamar Capital and Abante will focus on the US and Europe

Large drop in worldwide investment fund assets in Q1 2020 against the backdrop of large net inflows

Opalesque Industry Update - The European Fund and Asset Management Association (EFAMA), has today published its latest International Statistical Release describing the trends in worldwide investment fund industry in the first quarter of 2020. Worldwide

AE Industrial extends reach into advanced analytics, AI with NuWave Solutions deal

AE Industrial Partners has bought a majority stake in NuWave Solutions, a provider of federal government data management, analytics and AI decision support tech solutions.

Ares continues powerful fundraising amid coronavirus with $3.5bn special opportunities fund close

Ares Management has surged past its target to reach a $3.5bn final close for a new special opportunities fund.

Capita to sell Eclipse to PE-backed Access UK for £56.5m

Capita has agreed to sell 100% of the shares of Eclipse Legal Systems to private-equity-backed company Access UK for £56.5m.

Carlyle, Oak Hill fold businesses into new brokerage distribution, underwriting platform Galway

Carlyle and Oak Hill Capital have teamed up to launch diversified brokerage distribution and underwriting platform Galway Insurance.

DEWB sells MueTec to trade

Deutsche Effekten- und Wechsel-Beteiligungsgesellschaft (DEWB) has sold its stake in MueTec to listed China-headquartered Suzhou TZTEK Technology via the holding company SLSS Europe.

Epidarex strikes £102m for final close of new European life sciences VC fund

Life sciences-focused venture capital firm Epidarex Capital has hit a £102m final close for its third fund.

Inflexion to carve out Rosemont Pharmaceuticals from US-listed Perrigo

UK private equity house Inflexion has agreed to carve-out liquid pharma business Rosemont Pharmaceuticals from US-listed Perrigo.

From PE darling to hard-hit sector: gyms face uncertain post-covid future

As gyms and fitness clubs across Europe gear up to welcome back consumers, Katharine Hidalgo explores their tricky path out of lockdown

PGGM, Glennmont launch Italian asset management services business GEMS

Glennmont Partners and the PGGM Infrastructure Fund have launched Green Energy Management Services to manage their portfolio of Italian renewable energy assets and provide asset management services to third party clients.

Michael Dell’s MSD Partners beats target with $1.1bn-plus real estate credit fund close

MSD Partners, a subsidiary of Michael Dell's family private investment firm, has pulled in more than $1.1bn for the target-busting final close of its Real Estate Credit Opportunities Fund.

Renewable energy sales software, advisory business Pexapark gets Series B backing

Pexapark, a specialist in software and advisory services for renewable energy sales, has picked up a €6m Series B round.

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