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The Tide is High, But We’re Holding On

After being buffeted by two COVID-19 shocked quarters in the middle of 2020, middle-market M&A managed to ride the wave in the fourth quarter, closing with a burst of productive activity, according to GF Data’s

Novacap Closes its Largest Fund

Novacap has closed Novacap TMT VI LP (Nova VI) with just over $1.8 billion of capital. The new fund is the largest ever raised by Novacap. Nova VI was significantly oversubscribed and beat its target

Canadian, Asian alternatives fundraises among $390m of new LACERA commitments

The $65bn-managing LA County Employees Retirement Association has revealed $390m of new private equity and venture capital funds.

Advent Life Sciences closes pair of funds totalling $251m

Advent Life Sciences, a transatlantic venture firm focused on life science companies, has closed a pair of new funds totalling $215m.

Edtech investor Reach Capital rockets to $165m Fund III close, more than double Fund II total

Education tech investor Reach Capital has hit a $165m final close for its third fund, more than twice the total it raised for its predecessor vehicle.

Yellow Wood Partners promotes five amid ongoing Fund III raise

Boston-based buyout house Yellow Wood Partners has made a string of promotions as it continues to hunt down up to $750m for its latest fundraise.

KKR says it sees continued UK student housing demand amid £219m sale of five developments to Greystar

Global buyout giant KKR has sold five major student housing developments across the UK to Greystar Real Estate Partners in a £219m deal.

KKR buys Flow Control Group to seal quick exit for Bertram Capital

Private equity giant KKR has bought Bertram Capital portfolio business Flow Control Group just two years after the latter firm picked up the business.

American Industrial Partners carves out Ingersoll Rand high pressure pump business

American Industrial Partners has agreed to buy a majority stake in the High Pressure Solutions segment of industrial manufacturing major Ingersoll Rand.

Nestlé to sell water brands to private equity for $4.3bn

World’s largest bottled-water maker seeks to sharpen its focus on more lucrative, premium brands in North America

Hamilton Lane hauls in $3.9bn for biggest fund yet through Secondary Fund V final close

Hamilton Lane has scored a $3.9bn for its biggest fund yet through the final close of its fifth vehicle targeting private equity secondaries.

Apollo banks on continued Covid volatility with $2.34bn close of latest dislocated credit fund

Apollo Global Management has raised more than $2.3bn for the final close of its latest Accord fund targeting dislocated credit deals.

Warburg Pincus seals Hygeina trade sale to Germany industry major EW Group

Private equity major Warburg Pincus has agreed to sell its food safety and environmental testing portfolio business Hygiena to trade buyer EW Group.

One Rock seals $4.3bn buyout of Nestlé’s North American bottled water business

One Rock Capital has agreed a $4.3bn buyout of Nestlé's North American bottled water business alongside investment house Metropoulos & Co.

IMB Names New Managing Directors

IMB Partners, a lower middle-market private equity firm, has named two new managing directors with the promotions of Farrah Holder and Derrick Weatherspoon. “I would like to congratulate Farrah and Derrick on their contributions and

New Mountain looks to leverage digital transformation boom with Accolite Digital deal

Private equity major New Mountain Capital has agreed to back cloud and digital product engineering services provider Accolite Digital.

HighGear Ventures closes Fund II, says venture secondaries ‘at the start of an overdue transition’

Secondaries specialist HighGear Ventures has hit an oversubscribed final close for its second fundraise.

Senior hiring spree continues at SK Capital with Daniele Ferrari appointment

Specialty materials, chemicals and pharma-focused investment house SK Capital Partners has continued its hiring spree by bringing in veteran chemicals industry expert Daniele Ferrari as senior director.

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