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Franscisco Partners follows Blackstone into genealogy sector with reported $600m MyHeritage deal

Francisco Partners is following private equity giant Blackstone into the genealogy sector by picking up DNA tracking business MyHeritage in a reported $600m deal.

Welsh Carson solidifies future leadership plans with string of senior promotions

US private equity major Welsh Carson Anderson & Stowe has solidied its future leadership through a string of senior staffing promotions.

EQT scores $1bn Innovyze sale to US software giant Autodesk

Private equity major EQT has agreed the $1bn sale of water infrastructure software platform Innovyze to trade buyer Autodesk.

China’s Boyu Capital said to eye $6bn Fund V raise, a huge rise on its 2019 predecessor vehicle

Chinese private equity firm Boyu Capital is reportedly targeting up to $6bn for what would be its biggest-ever fundraise by some margin.

Iconic Scholl, Dr Scholl’s brands reunited after over 30 years apart through Yellow Wood Partners deal

Major footwear retailer Scholl has been bought by US private equity house Yellow Wood Partners to reunite the business with the Dr Scholl's brand after more than 30 years of separate ownership.

Plume hits $1.35bn valuation through Insight-led investment amid lockdown demand for better broadband, smart home connectivity

Smart home wifi platform developer Plume has hit a $1.35bn valuation through an Insight Partners-led investment round fuelled by an "explosion" in the segment.

CVC buys into Carlyle’s Medrisk to become latest PE major committed to US workers compensation industry growth

CVC Capital Partners is the latest private equity firm to buy into the growing US workers compensation industry by picking up a stake in Carlyle-backed MedRisk.

FPE celebrates debut exit from first independent fund, sells IWSR to Bowmark after impressive three-year growth

FPE Capital has scored an impressive first exit from its debut independent fund by selling IWSR to Bowmark Capital after big revenue and EBITDA increases at the business.

Intriva Capital taps sophomore fund for stake in consumer debt advice business MoneyPlus

Intriva Capital, the special situations investor formed by former executives at Apollo Global, has tapped its second fund to pick up a stake in UK consumer debt advice business MoneyPlus Group.

Leapfrog brings in ex-IFC senior investor Mohandas as global healthcare co-lead

Emerging markets-focused Leapfrog Investments has bolstered its global healthcare team with the appointment of Biju Mohandas.

Tikehau Capital soars to €1bn for debut energy transition fundraise

Tikehau Capital has brought in more than €1bn for a new fundraise focused on energy transition.

17Capital brings in third senior IR exec in less than a year, no announcement from firm on Fund 5 progress

Preferred equity investment specialist 17Capital has brought in finance industry veteran Pauline Chatin as investor relations and fundraising director.

Bank risk-sharing investment specialist Chorus shatters Fund IV goal with $1.4bn final close

Alternative credit manager Chorus Capital has soared past its Fund IV target to haul in $1.4bn for one of the largest private credit funds raised in Europe since the start of the Covid-19 crisis.

Wells Fargo sells $600bn asset management arm to buyout firms GTCR, Reverence Capital Partners

Private equity firms GTCR and Reverence Capital Partners have agreed to carve out Wells Fargo Asset Management in a $2.1bn deal.

KKR creates Chile’s first open-access fibre business with $1bn Telefonica network stake buy

Private equity investment major KKR has agreed a roughly $1bn buyout of a majority stake in Telefónica's Chilean fibre optic network.

Praesidian Capital promotes long-serving investment exec Tom Duffy to partner

Transatlantic private equity investor Praesidian Capital has promoted long-serving investment exec Tom Duffy to partner.

Blackstone brings in energy veteran Conn following troubled tenure as Centrica CEO

Global private equity giant Blackstone has brought in former Centrica CEO Iain Conn as a senior advisor for energy and sustainability investing.

Primary Capital eyes Fund V close in next few months, taps vehicle for Sigma Sports buy

Primary Capital is back in the market for its fifth flagship private equity raise - and has already tapped the vehicle to buy cycling equipment business Sigma Sports.

Carlyle set to end 10-year Ameos hold in sale to ICG following troubled 2020 for hospital business

Global private equity giant Carlyle is reportedly selling Swiss hospital group Ameos to Intermediate Capital Group after a decade in its portfolio.

UK-based ECI Partners creates base in “most important market” with New York office launch

UK private equity house ECI Partners has expanded to New York as it looks to drive further growth via its "single most important market".

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