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Private equity giants said to circle Rolls Royce’s Spanish aerospace parts unit, deal could hit £1bn – report

Private equity giant KKR, Carlyle and Blackstone are reportedly circling Rolls Royce's £1bn Spanish business ITP Aero.

Revolut raises $80m in series-D extension

UK-based banking app Revolut has raised $80m in a series-D extension from private equity firm TSG Consumer Partners, Unquote understands.

LDC backs triple merger to create new UK cloud managed services business Kerv

UK private equity investor LDC has provided the capital for the £30m merger of a trio of cloud-centric management services companies.

KPS Stalking Horse for Briggs & Stratton

KPS Capital Partners has agreed to acquire the assets of small engine manufacturer Briggs & Stratton, including the equity of foreign subsidiaries, for approximately $550 million. On July 20, Briggs & Stratton voluntarily filed for

J.F. Lehman Hits Hard Cap

J.F. Lehman & Company has held a final closing of its fifth fund with $1.35 billion of capital. Initially targeting $1.0 billion, JFL Equity Investors V LP, was oversubscribed and closed at its hard cap.

Placement agent BerchWood brings in two new hires across London, New York operations

Private equity fund placement agency BerchWood Partners has made a pair of new hires across its London and New York offices.

Impax holds £377m soft close for open-ended environmental products, services fund

Sustainability-focused investment house Impax Asset Management has struck a £377m soft close for its open-ended fund targeting environmental products and services.

Schroders races towards €500m target for fund eyeing coronavirus-hit hotel sector

Schroders fundraising amid the coronavirus is continuing apace following it pulling in €425m so far for its debut hotel-focused investment vehicle.

GSH Private Capital acquires Getronics in €200m deal

UK-based investment firm GSH Private Capital has acquired Dutch IT service Getronics in a deal worth €200m.

One Peak eyes Covid destabilisation opportunity with €443m hard cap Fund II close

European tech investor One Peak has closed its new fund on an increased hard cap of €443m amid strong demand from LPs.

London’s finance sector under scrutiny over Russia report

The UK’s National Crime Agency estimates over £100bn in illicit funds impacts the economy each year

UK’s Zizzi, Ask Italian owner preps to cut 1,200 jobs as Towerbrook invests for company’s Covid recovery

Struggling UK restaurant operator Azzuri Group has been bought by Towerbrook Capital Partners amid the company revealing it could slash up to 1,200 jobs as it battles to overcome the Covid-19 crisis.

Carlyle-backed Euro Techno Com buys Comtec

Telecommunications equipment and supplies producer Euro Techno Com (ETC), a portfolio company of Carlyle, has acquired UK-based market peer Comtec.

UK fundraising update: pausing for breath

A number of Ireland- and UK-based GPs that closed their most recent funds more than three years ago have delayed fundraises to either later in 2020 or 2021, or have altogether decided to explore new

Bridgepoint said to eye stake buy in English football’s Women’s Super League

UK private equity house Bridgepoint has been linked with a large stake purchase of English football's Women's Super League.

Capidea sells FlexoPrint to IK Investment-backed Optimum

Optimum Group, a UK-based labels and flexible packaging company backed by IK Investment Partners, has wholly acquired FlexoPrint Group, a Danish producer of self-adhesive labels, from Danish private equity fund Capidea and other stakeholders. 

Bridgepoint in talks to acquire WSL

Bridgepoint is in talks to acquire Women's Super League (WSL), England's women's football competition, from the Football Association (FA), according to a Sky News report.

Schroders seals €312m sub-investment grade infra debt fund close, cites asset class strength amid Covid

Asset management major Schroders has hit a €312m first close for its new fund targeting sub-investment grade infrastructure debt.

Auctus-backed PharmaLex buys Regulis Consulting

PharmaLex, a portfolio company of Auctus Capital Partners, has acquired UK-based pharmaceutical, biotechnology and medical device consulting company Regulis Consulting.

SV Health Investors hits $265m final close for first dedicated biotech fundraise

SV Health Investors has hit a $265m final close for its first dedicated biotech fundraise.

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