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Billionaire Arora brothers cut B&M stake with £218m selldown

The billionaire Arora brothers have sold £218m of shares in B&M European Value Retail, the UK budget retail chain, through an auctioned block trade.

November 2020 private equity investments rebound from October slump

Opalesque Industry Update - Announced investments to private equity funds rebounded in November from a brief slump in October, according to the just-released eVestment Private Markets Monitor covering November 2020. Public pensions in the United

Inflexion exits Bollington Wilson to trade

Inflexion has sold its stake in UK-based insurance broker Bollington Wilson to listed US-headquartered Arthur J Gallagher.

Stafford Capital hits second close for €750m-targeting fourth infra secondaries fund

Stafford Capital Partners has hit a second close for its fourth infrastructure secondaries fundraise, putting it about halfway to its €750m target.

BlackRock et al. back Immunocore in $75m series-C

BlackRock has joined a $75m series-C funding round for UK-based biotech company Immunocore, led by one of its existing investors.

August Equity acquires Business Systems

August Equity has acquired cloud-enabled enterprise communications service Business Systems UK.

Volpi Capital soars to €323m final close for sophomore European tech investment fund

Mid-market European tech investment house Volpi Capital has soared past its target for its sophomore fundraise to reach a €323m final close.

Volpi Capital raises €323m for its second tech fund

The specialist firm was set up in 2016 by Crevan O’Grady, a veteran UK dealmaker and former 3i executive

SilverTree buys digital transformation specialist Orbus amid rising demand through Covid-19

Software and tech-focused buyout house SilverTree Equity has bought business digital transformation specialist Orbus Software.

Small banks use an everyone home approach under latest UK lockdown

Banks including Evercore, Jefferies and Numis have told London staff in recent days not to come into the office

LSP eyes up to €150m for new fund to battle rising global dementia cases

European life science investor LSP has launched a dedicated fund targeting the fight against neurodegenerative diseases. The LSP Dementia Fund will be managed by Professor Philip Scheltens, a world-renowned dementia scientist and thought leader, the firm

BlackRock backs UK life sciences firm in latest PE round

BlackRock, the US asset manager, has taken part in a $75m Series 'C' financing for Immunocore, a UK life sciences company that works in developing treatments that use the body’s T-cell receptors to fight cancer

New partner for Livingbridge amid trio of promotions at UK firm

Mid-market UK private equity house Livingbridge has named James Titmuss as its newest partner amid a trio of promotions at the firm.

Appian Capital strikes $775m hard cap close for second mining fund

Appian Capital has hit a $775m hard cap close for its oversubscribed second fund targeting the global mining industry.

Pemberton pulls in $2.2bn for European private debt strategy, eyes up to $5bn – report

European private credit manager Pemberton has reportedly pulled in more than $2.2bn for its mid-market core lending strategy through a first close.

Fund looking to revolutionise the UK’s electric vehicle charging infrastrucure reaches £380m

Zouk Capital is within touching distance of the £400m target for the UK government fund it is managing aiming to catalyse the rollout of electric vehicle charging infrastructure in the country.

Permira-backed Dr. Martens mulls London IPO

The firm acquired the iconic British footwear company in 2013 and, in 2019, was reported to be in talks with Carlyle about a potential sale of the business that did not move forward

The great divide: How Brexit will impact private equity

The recent UK-EU trade deal will hit many portfolio firms as well as cross-border fundraising and dealmaking

UK appoints syndicate for new 25 year Gilt

The UK Debt Management Office has chosen the banks to lead the sale of a new 25 year conventional Gilt via syndication, following support for this maturity by Gilt-edged Market Makers (GEMMs) and investors in

Bill Gates and Blackstone team up for $4.3bn Signature Aviation bid

Under UK takeover panel rules, the consortium has until 14 January to either make an offer or walk away

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