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Elysian Capital holds first close of its vehicle and nears its target after just three months in the market

Elysian Capital has held the first close for its third fund, nearing its target, despite it only being in the fundraising market for three months.

Three Hills-backed Byron lines up administrators as casual dining feels Covid-19 pain

UK-based Byron Burger has become the latest private equity owned company to file a notice to appoint administrators as consumer-facing companies struggle due to the coronavirus pandemic

Rothschild & Co-backed Auster Capital passes halfway in $1bn-targeting debut fundraise

Rothschild & Co-backed private equity investor Auster Capital has passed the $500m mark in a first close of its debut fundraise.

BGF software, IT investment drive in 2020 continues with Juriba deal

UK growth investor BGF has backed IT migration software provider Juriba, to accelerate its product development and drive its international scale.

Buy-and-build: 3i’s five-step strategy

Pete Wilson, partner and head of UK private equity at 3i, outlines some key considerations for executing successful bolt-on acquisitions

HIG Capital recruits former Inflexion partner to head its London LBO team

John Harper will lead HIG’s small-cap investments in the UK, Ireland, Scandinavia, and Holland

Unigestion hauls in capital for two new private equity funds as it eyes Covid-19 deal opportunities

Asset manager Unigestion has picked up more than €600m of new capital across interim closes for a pair of private equity fundraises.

17Capital hires investor relations director in London

UK-based preferred equity lender 17Capital has appointed Martin Munte as its investor relations director in London.

Ex-CVC Credit Partners investor relations director Munte joins 17Capital

Former CVC Credit partners investor relations director Martin Munte has joined private equity house 17Capital in London to bolster the firm's own IR operations.

UK government under pressure to create a race charter for finance sector

High-profile figures from finance and politics have called on the Treasury to set up a programme for financial services, akin to the government’s Women in Finance charter

Financial risk management business CubeLogic gets Growth Capital Partners backing

Financial market, energy and commodities enterprise risk management business CubeLogic has picked up a minority investment from Growth Capital Partners.

Carlyle scores 7x return on sale of UK software provider

The firm has exited its investment in tech company Eggplant to rival Keysight Technologies for $330m

Connect Ventures raises biggest fund to date to target European seed investments

London-based investment house Connect Ventures has sealed a £65m fundraise targeting seed-stage tech deals across Europe.

Ontario Teachers Names New Director of Equities

Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan Board has named Karen Frank as its new senior managing director of equities. Beginning in Fall 2020, Ms. Frank will lead the group’s equities department and will report to Chief Investment

Rothschild Adds New Automotive Managing Director

Rothschild & Co has added Colin Cropper to its advisory business as a managing director. Mr. Cropper joins from RBC Capital Markets and he will be based in New York. At Rothschild, Mr. Cropper will

UK firm Tenzing raises £400m for second fund in ‘entirely virtual’ process

Founded in 2015, the firm targets buyout investments in high growth businesses, valued between £10m and £100m

Private equity giants circle Unilever tea business, deal could reach £5bn – report

A string of private equity giants are reportedly circling Unilever's tea business for a buyout which could see it valued at more than £5bn.

Tenzing shrugs off Covid-19 to race to $400m Fund II close, believed to be first entirely virtual buyout fundraise

UK-based private equity house Tenzing has raced to a £400m final close for its sophomore fund in what is believed to be the first buyout fund raised entirely virtually.

Ex-Warburg Pincus execs raise €392m for debut tech-driven B2B fund

Specialist investment firm Corten Capital has held the €392m final close for its maiden fund, which will back technology-driven B2B services.

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