DevOps platform Plandek, used by PE portfolio businesses, gets YFM Equity Partners backing

UK investor YFM Equity Partners has led a £4.5m investment round for Plandek, a DevOps analytics platform that aims to enable technology teams to deliver quality software faster and more predictably. The post DevOps platform

Record high for US VC fundraising despite ‘distressed’ dealmaking environment

Concerns LP would seek to drop their exposure to venture capital amid the current public market turbulence appear completely unfounded, with US VC fundraising reaching a new annual high of $150.9bn with a quarter of

Fidelity markets EUR 1bn-plus debut direct lending fund

Fidelity International is actively marketing its maiden European direct lending vehicle, for which it is seeking to raise at least EUR 1bn, Unquote's sister publication Debtwire reports.

The Bolt-Ons Digest – 17 October 2022

The Bolt-ons Digest is a compilation done by Unquote with the main add-on deals announced by PE-backed companies in Europe over the last few days.

Fresh from its $10bn fund close, Veritas Capital agrees CAES Space Systems buyout

Tech and government investment specialist Veritas Capital has followed its weighty $10.65bn Fund VIII close from earlier this week with the buyout of electronics maker CAES Space Systems. The post Fresh from its $10bn fund close,

Top Gun: Maverick production company Skydance Media hits $4bn value with KKR-led investment

The media production company behind recent box office hit Top Gun: Maverick has hit a $4bn valuation thanks to a new investment round led by private equity giant KKR. The post Top Gun: Maverick production

Clearview Capital scores another hard cap close with $850m Fund V

Clearview Capital has hit another hard cap close by hauling in $850m for its fifth flagship buyout fund. The post Clearview Capital scores another hard cap close with $850m Fund V first appeared on AltAssets

Palladium sells coffee creamer specialist GoodWest to Jordan Company’s Sunny Sky

US buyout house Palladium Equity Partners has agreed to sell coffee creamer, cold brew and iced coffee specialist GoodWest Industries. The post Palladium sells coffee creamer specialist GoodWest to Jordan Company’s Sunny Sky first appeared

Advent creates €3bn revenue chemicals company by merging Caldic with Wilbur-Ellis’ Connell

Advent International has merged its portfolio business Caldic with Wilbur-Ellis' Connell to create a life science and chemicals company with combined revenues of about €3bn. The post Advent creates €3bn revenue chemicals company by merging

CapDyn’s 2022 fundraising streak continues with €521m renewable energy vehicle

Asset manager Capital Dynamics has continued its strong fundraising year with a €521m final close of its latest renewable energy investment vehicle. The post CapDyn’s 2022 fundraising streak continues with €521m renewable energy vehicle first appeared

Tilia Impact on the market for EUR 32m early-stage fund

Czech sponsor Tilia Impact Ventures is on the market to raise its second fund targeting early-stage startups across central and eastern Europe, Partner Andrew Gray told Unquote.

Vitruvian reignites exit plans for aviation data firm OAG

Vitruvian Partners is reigniting its plans to exit UK-based aviation data firm OAG, four sources familiar with the situation said.

Sunstone Partners maintains 100% hard cap close record with $925m Fund III

Sunstone Partners has continued its 100% success rate for hard cap fund closes by raising $925m for its third flagship investment vehicle. The post Sunstone Partners maintains 100% hard cap close record with $925m Fund

India’s Fireside Ventures almost doubles Fund II total with $225m third fund close

Indian venture capital house Fireside Ventures has hit a $225m final close for its biggest fund yet. The post India’s Fireside Ventures almost doubles Fund II total with $225m third fund close first appeared on

CIVC buys into HOA property management services business Continuum Companies

Mid-market Chicago buyout house CIVC Partners has bought into property management and residential services platform Continuum Companies. The post CIVC buys into HOA property management services business Continuum Companies first appeared on AltAssets Private Equity News.

CPPIB latest pension major to join Capital Constellation joint venture targeting stakes in asset managers

Canadian pension giant CPPIB is the latest institutional investment major to join the Capital Constellation joint venture targeting stakes in alternative asset managers. The post CPPIB latest pension major to join Capital Constellation joint venture

Veritas Capital rockets past hard cap in $10.65 Fund VIII close

Tech and government investment specialist Veritas Capital has soared to more than $10bn for the above-hard cap final close of its eighth flagship fund. The post Veritas Capital rockets past hard cap in $10.65 Fund

Russell Investments eyes inflation hedge, post-Covid opportunities with infra fund launch

Global asset manager Russell Investments has launched an open-ended infrastructure fund targeting commitments from UK professional investors. The post Russell Investments eyes inflation hedge, post-Covid opportunities with infra fund launch first appeared on AltAssets Private

Lightrock fundraising spree continues with €860m hard cap close for debut climate impact fund

Climate and sustainability-focused investment house Lightrock has hauled in €860m for a hard cap close of its debut climate impact fund. The post Lightrock fundraising spree continues with €860m hard cap close for debut climate impact

TPG backs North Castle continuation fund for rapidly expanding CR Fitness, just three years after buyout

Private equity giant TPG has backed a continuation fund from North Castle Partners designed to take on Fund VII portfolio business CR Fitness, just three years after it bought the business. The post TPG backs

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