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Providence Strategic Growth backs data management software provider Semarchy

Providence Strategic Growth has backed Semarchy, a provider of data management software.

Providence agrees EdgeConnex exit to EQT, deal said to value business at up to $3bn

Providence Equity Partners has scored a sale of cloud data centre business EdgeConneX to fellow private equity player EQT in a deal which reportedly values the company at between $2.5bn and $3bn.

VC performance ‘unscathed’ by Covid-19 in Q1 as industry consolidates exceptional 2019 – eFront

Venture capital performance remained 'unscathed' in the first quarter of 2020 despite the onset of the coronavirus pandemic, as the industry consolidated what had been an exceptional 2019, new research shows.

Password-related data breach protection specialist Keeper gets Insight Partners investment

Keeper Security, a cybersecurity platform aimed at preventing password-related data breaches and cyberthreats, has picked up a $60m minority investment from Insight Partners.

Booming secondaries fundraising market starting to spread its geographic reach – Preqin

Secondaries private equity fund managers have traditionally had a heavy focus on the North America market - but new fundraises are seeing the sector begin to spread its reach, the latest data from Preqin shows.

Secondaries private equity dealmaking falls apart due to Covid – but record fundraising leaves sector in rude health

Secondaries private equity dealmaking fell off a cliff in the first half of the year as the coronavirus crisis saw deal value drop more than 56% compared to the same period in 2019, new research

Buyout-backed Clearwater Analytics eyes $2bn valuation from potential sale – report

Private equity-backed investment management software business Clearwater Analytics is reportedly eyeing a sale which could value the business at $2bn.

Benelux dethroned by Nordics as world’s top-performing private equity market

The Nordic region has become the world's top-performing private equity market, helping Western Europe consolidate its position at the top of the global PE tree, new research has revealed.

Europe’s VC firms defy Covid-19 woes with deal surge – with one region even on track to beat record 2019 total

Europe's venture capital industry has staged a remarkable fightback against the coronavirus-induced market slump by posting one of the largest dealmaking totals on record in Q2.

Private equity returns surge as coronavirus causes ‘sugar rush’ of demand in some sectors – PwC

US private equity return multiples have surged this year after the global coronavirus pandemic caused a 'sugar rush' of sudden demand in certain sectors, new research shows.

Private equity showing signs of coronavirus recovery – but industry has a long way to go

Private equity investing is showing signs of recovery after being hammered by the coronavirus crisis - but has some way to go to recover to its recent highs, new research shows.

UK private equity fundraising surged to £47.5bn in 2019, capital flowing into VC funds more than doubles – BVCA

UK private equity fundraising surged to more than £47.5bn last year amid a more than doubling of capital flowing into venture capital fundraises, new data from industry body BVCA shows.

LPs turn to debt, mezzanine infrastructure funds amid coronavirus flight to safety

Limited partners are increasingly turning to debt and mezzanine infrastructure funds as they hunt for relatively safe havens for their investments amid the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic.

Scale of Covid damage to European PE becomes clear – but LPs are backing one surprise subsector to shine

The scale at which the European private equity industry has been besieged by the coronavirus crisis is becoming increasingly clear thanks to new data from PitchBook, with fundraising, dealmaking and exit activity all falling to

VC surge sees record-breaking private equity year for Central and Eastern Europe

A record-breaking year for private equity investment in Central and Eastern Europe saw €2.95bn of capital invested in over 460 companies, new data from Invest Europe shows.

US VC fundraising in 2020 already at one of highest totals since 2006, with half a year still to go

US venture capital fundraising has already hit one of its highest total since 2006 this year with only two quarters gone, despite massive headwinds from the coronavirus crisis impacting on dealmaking and exit activity, new

Growers Edge harvests $40m Series B round from group of VC firms

Growers Edge Financial has raked in $40m for its Series B round to help it to grow into new markets in the US.

NAventures leads $16m Series A round for financial data platform Flinks

Canada-based Flinks, a financial data platform, has closed its Series A round on $16m, with NAventures leading the round.

ADM Capital commits to dairy cow monitoring, predictive analytics pioneer Connecterra

ADM Capital has backed predictive analytics and livestock monitoring software company Connecterra through its Cibus Enterprise Fund.

Infrastructure investment demand surges as investors eye defensive assets, sustainable income post Covid-19

Infrastructure investment demand has skyrocketed in response to the Covid-19 crisis as investors look to defend their returns amid a volatile market, new research suggests.

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