Bamboo Capital handed $40m fund management role targeting Madagascar electricity access
Impact investor Bamboo Capital Partners has been tapped up to manage a $40m renewable energy access fund by the Government of Madagascar and the World Bank.
Impact investor Bamboo Capital Partners has been tapped up to manage a $40m renewable energy access fund by the Government of Madagascar and the World Bank.
The $45.2bn-managing Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund has agreed $85m of new venture capital investments across a string of funds.
European M&A activity has scored a sharp recovery from near-decade lows caused by the coronavirus crisis - but annual figures are still trending towards their worst result in years, new research shows.
Baring Vostok Capital Partners founder Michael Calvey has been released from more than 18 months of house arrest in Russia by the country's supreme court.
Software-focused private equity major Vista Equity Partners has helped CRM platform Pipedrive reach unicorn status through a majority investment.
Apollo's attempted C$3.3bn buyout of casino operator Great Canadian Gaming has received a bumpy reception from some of the company's shareholders, with a trio of minority investors saying they would reject the offer.
European private equity major EQT has reportedly entered preliminary talks for an acquisition of €11bn-valued Dutch telecommunications business Royal KPN.
European private equity house Main Capital has bought a majority stake in IT identity and access management business Pointsharp with the aim of creating a major Swedish security player.
Private equity major BC Partners has agreed to buy European 'braintainment' business, Keesing Media Group from Ergon Capital and Mediahuis.
Carousel Capital has raced to a $700m hard cap close for its biggest fund by some margin, taking just a couple of months to wrap up the fundraise.
Bumped, which aims to transform everyday spending of consumers into stock ownership, has netted $14.4m in its Series A.
Truebill, which aims to simplify the tracking and management of subscriptions and bills, has closed a $17m Series C round after celebrating the milestone of saving customers a total of $100m.
Four private equity majors have been shortlisted by fellow buyout house Advent as it looks to sell Dutch medical supplier Mediq in a deal which could exceed €1bn.
Global buyout giant Carlyle has bought into health and beauty products online retailer Pharmapacks to value the business at about $1.1bn.
Indianapolis-based mid-market private equity firm HKW has hired former Goldman Sachs investor Rick Ammar in a senior role to expand its tech investment efforts.
IK Investment Partners has tapped its €550m Small Cap II Fund to buy a majority stake in mobile workforce localisation software specialist GeoDynamics.
European venture capital house Speedinvest is more than halfway to its €50m target for its second fund targeting disruptive digital marketplaces and platforms.
The $83bn-managing Virginia Retirement System has committed more than $300m across a pair of private equity funds, including GTCR's newly-closed $7.5bn Fund XIII.
Seedcamp has hailed its 'special' £78m Fund V raise after the vehicle was almost 50% oversubscribed despite volatility around the ongoing global pandemic.
Sub-Saharan Africa's funding gap is the 'most critical problem on the continent' according to Pacer Ventures, which has launched a new fund hoping to solve the issue.
