African investment major Development Partners International has sold its stake in Egyptian electronics retailer B.TECH after huge sales and profit increases at the company. The post Huge profit rise at Egyptian retailer B.TECH sees DPI’s
Italian private equity house Green Arrow Capital has bought a majority stake in Richetti, the second biggest European manufacturer of chilled snacks. Richetti specialises in milk slices and bars sold in the dairy aisles of supermarkets, and is
Indian early stage investor Elev8 Venture Partners has launched a $200m-targeting fundraise to back Series B and C rounds for tech-driven companies. The post India’s Elev8 launches $200m fund targeting deeptech, complex computing companies first
Industry Ventures has raised $300m to close its third fund focused on early and mid-stage technology investments. The post Industry Ventures targets ‘changing venture landscape’ with new $300m direct fund first appeared on AltAssets Private
Microcap investor Shore Capital Partners has agreed to sell eye care management services business EyeSouth to fellow private equity investor Olympus Partners. The post Shore Capital exits EyeSouth to Olympus Partners after huge expansion programme first
The $34.5bn-managing Pennsylvania State Employees’ Retirement System has picked Ardian's latest secondaries megafund for its latest alternatives investment. The post Ardian’s battle with Lexington for world’s biggest secondaries PE fund gets PennSERS boost first appeared
UK private equity house ICG has seen its €4.2bn buyout offer for the Evidian unit of beleagured French tech consultancy Atos unit rejected. The post Beleaugered Atos rejects €4.2bn ICG, onepoint buyout offer for Evidian
Swiss family office Verium has closed its first LP-backed fund, a secondary vehicle for modular computing developer Toradex and mobile energy group Mobil in Time (MiT).
Fort Point Capital, the lower mid-market buyout house set up by a pair of former Fidelity Equity Partners execs, has hit a $340m hard cap final close for its third fund - just over 18
Goldman Sachs is back in the market with the successor to its $2.75bn real estate secondaries fund from 2020 - the latest in a string of big alternatives capital raises from the investment giant. The
Ex-NFL star quarterback Eli Manning has scored his first private equity deal as part of Brand Velocity Group with the acquisition of youth team uniforms and equipment provider Score Sports. The post Ex-NFL star quarterback Eli
The C$242bn-managing Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan has launched its first Indian office after idenitifying the country as one of its key growth markets. The post Pension giant OTPP launches India office to take advantage of
Cloud-based compliance and reporting platform Workiva has reportedly picked up buyout interest from private equity heavyweights TPG and Thoma Bravo. The post Workiva becomes private equity target for Thoma Bravo, TPG – report first appeared
Automated payments specialist Billtrust is set to return to private equity ownership, less than two years after becoming a Nasdaq-listed company through a SPAC merger. The post Billtrust set for rapid return to PE ownership
London-based Apposite Capital has hit a £200m final close for its latest fund targeting high growth and high impact healthcare and life science SMEs across Europe. The post Powerful returns see healthcare investor Apposite Capital
Scale Venture Partners is celebrating another huge fund size increase with the $900m final close of its latest flagship investment vehicle. The post Cognitive apps are the future, Scale Venture Partners says amid $900m Fund
PAI Partners has brought in Vestar Capital managing director Winston Song to lead its North American consumer investment activity. The post PAI to expand North American consumer investments with hire of Vestar’s Song first appeared
Credit investor GoldenTree Asset Management has capped a rapid return to fundraising with a $3bn hard cap close of its latest distressed investment vehicle. The post GoldenTree’s new $3bn distressed fund is already performing at
Industrial Opportunity Partners has raised its biggest fund yet with the $650m final close of its fourth flagship investment vehicle. The post Biggest fund yet from Industrial Opportunity Partners sees firm haul in $650m first
Goldman Sachs has raised $9.7bn for its biggest private equity fund since the Global Financial Crisis. The post Goldman Sachs raises $9.7bn for biggest PE fund since Global Financial Crisis first appeared on AltAssets Private
