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Video: Palladium's James Prebble

Unquote interviews James Prebble from Palladium, winner of the Specialist Due Diligence Provider Of The Year category at the 2020 British Private Equity Awards.

UK will not return to the negotiating table post-Brexit transition period

The Prime Minister's spokesman's comments come as talks with the bloc failed last week and the UK seeks an 'Australian style' agreement

Private Equity and COVID-19

Posted by Paul A. Gompers (Harvard Business School), Steven N. Kaplan (University of Chicago), and Vladimir Mukharlyamov (Georgetown University), on Monday, October 19, 2020 Editor's Note: Paul A. Gompers is Eugene Holman Professor of Business

Tikehau strengthens UK team with two senior promotions

The new appointments are expected to bolster Tikehau Capital’s fundraising capacities in the UK and to expand its relationships with local institutional investors, the firm said

Isomer Capital eyeing €250m for second European VC fund of funds raise

Isomer Capital has revealed a €250m-target for its second flagship fund of funds vehicle eyeing stakes in high-performing European venture capital managers.

Video: Travers Smith's Sam Kay on fundraising's paradigm shift

Unquote interviews Sam Kay from Travers Smith, finalist in the Law Firm Of The Year – Fund Structuring category for the 2020 British Private Equity Awards.

Video: Frog Capital's Mike Reid on growth equity's chance to shine

Unquote interviews Mike Reid from Frog Capital, which recently took the Venture & Growth Capital House of the Year gong at the 2020 British Private Equity Awards.

Amadeus Capital Partners leads investment in visual data security, privacy specialist Pimloc

Amadeus Capital Partners has led a £1.4m seed financing round for visual data security and privacy business Pimloc.

Private equity makes limited progress on ESG promises

Some 63% of British buyout firms say they have taken ESG into account in their businesses, but only 29% of them publicly disclose their policies and progress in this area

Harrison Street brings in de Pablo to spearhead European healthcare RE strategy amid trio of hires

Alternative real asset manager Harrison Street has made a trio of hires to strengthen its European investment and research teams.

Video: Proskauer's van Zyl discusses fund formation trends

Unquote associate editor Denise Ko Genovese talks Nigel van Zyl from Proskauer, which won the Law Firm of the Year (Fund Formation) category at the British Private Equity Awards.

Video: Alantra's Andy Currie on the outlook for PE

Unquote interviews Andy Currie from Alantra, winner in the Corporate Finance Firm Of The Year category for the 2020 British Private Equity Awards.

BlackRock invests in UK’s electric vehicle start-up Arrival

The manufacturer develops electric-powered city buses and vans, saying its vehicles can travel up to 300 miles without recharging

It’s Johnson’s Brexit deadline day, but Goldman still expects a ‘thin’ deal with EU

The UK's chief negotiator David Frost is advising the prime minister against walking away from the talks

British Private Equity Awards 2020: winners announced

Unquote unveils the winners of the 2020 British Private Equity Awards, hotly contested despite a most challenging market.

Education tech specialist Brighteye Ventures rides Covid distance learning boom with sophomore fundraise

European edtech investment specialist Brighteye Ventures has almost doubled its assets under management through a first close of its sophomore fund.

Summa Equity picks up majority stake in protein production, research specialist Sengenics

Stockholm's Summa Equity has bought a majority stake in protein production and research specialist Sengenics through its €610m second fund.

Wolt raises €7.5m from angel investor Lukasz Gadowski

Finnish food delivery platform Wolt has raised €7.5m in funding from angel investor Lukasz Gadowski.

PineBridge to take over British real estate fund house

Benson Elliot adds $3.5bn in assets under management

Q4 Fundraising Pipeline: UK

Unquote rounds up the most notable fundraises currently ongoing in the UK and Irish markets across the buyout, venture and secondaries spaces, with the latest available intel for each vehicle.

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