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Cloud Equity eyes $100m fundraise as cloud hosting market defies coronavirus gloom

Lower mid-market buyout house Cloud Equity Group is eyeing up to $100m for the final close of its latest special opportunities fundraise.

Ex-Blackstone CFO Tosi’s WestCap said to near $750m close for new fund

Former Blackstone CFO Laurence Tosi is reportedly nearing the final close of a $750m fundraise targeting marketplace-focused tech companies.

Ex-Google exec, investment veteran team up to launch MENA-focused VC house Plus Venture Capital

A former Google executive and investment veteran have teamed up to launch a new venture capital fund targeting early-stage tech startups in the Middle East and North Africa region and its diaspora.

Blackstone Strategic Partners buys into two Method Advisors funds of funds through GP-led secondaries process

Blackstone's Strategic Partners arm has bought into two funds of funds vehicles managed by UK-based Method Advisors through a GP-led secondaries process.

The Riverside Company boosts B2B software, tech growth arm with new partner, associate

Lower mid-market private equity specialist The Riverside Company has bolstered its B2B software and tech growth investment arm with the hire of a new partner and an associate.

Actis powers up digital infrastructure investing with ZAR2.3bn Octotel buyout

Global emerging markets private equity major Actis has agreed a ZAR2.3bn ($140m) buyout of South African fibre network operator Octotel.

AMP Capital agrees sale of Spanish broadcast, telecoms business Axion to Asterion Industrial Partners

Infrastructure investment specialist AMP Capital has agreed the sale of Spanish broadcasting and telecoms business Axión to Asterion Industrial Partners.

FPE Capital makes MaxContact latest investment from sophomore fund

Software and services-focused private equity house FPE Capital has picked contact centre business MaxContact as the latest deal from its second fund.

Permira, Warburg Pincus, others buy into Welsh Carson portfolio business Clearwater Analytics

Permira and Warburg Pincus have bought into Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe-backed investment accounting and analytics business Clearwater Analytics.

Bain Capital Credit teams with Open Road Capital for vehicle dealership long-term investment strategy

Bain Capital Credit has teamed with Open Road Capital in a strategic partnership to make long-term equity investments in automobile, heavy truck, recreational vehicle and heavy equipment dealerships and other transportation companies.

Venture capital backers help pioneering Indian crypto exchange to $5m Series A round

Unocoin, which claims to be India’s first cryptocurrency exchange, has closed its Series A round on $55m.

Z Capital seals pair of new hires to boost credit team investment power

Private equity and credit investment specialist Z Capital Group has brought in Egidio Carlino as a director alongside hiring a new senior associate.

Pennsylvania Public School Employees’ Retirement System reveals trio of new private equity commitments

The $55.8bn-managing Pennsylvania Public School Employees' Retirement System has picked a trio of private equity funds in its latest round of commitments.

Storied aircraft engineering business Seanair gets AE Industrial Partners, Broadtree Partners backing

North Carolina private equity house Broadtree Partners has bought aerospace parts engineer Seanair Machine Co.

China’s Gaorong Capital hauls in at least $1bn towards fifth US dollar-denominated fundraise

Chinese early-stage investment house Gaorong Capital has raised at least $1bn for its fifth US dollar-denominated fund.

Idinvest leads +Simple funding round amid company buying April Entreprise

+Simple, a startup aiming to help simplify insurance underwriting, has closed a €20m funding round amid the acquisition of wholesale broker April Entreprise.

How Covid-19 has accelerated LP demand for renewables

The pandemic may have slowed down the economy, but Impax Asset Management, one of the longest established fund managers in the renewable energy sector, believes Covid-19 is speeding the growth of the already thriving renewables

IK Investment Partners eyes Kersia as debut deal from €2.85bn Fund IX in buyout from Ardian

European private equity giant Ardian has entered talks for a sale of food safety business Kersia to fellow buyout house IK Investment Partners.

First thematic private equity fund from investment veteran Pictet Alternative Advisors targets ongoing tech revolution

Pictet Alternative Advisors has launched its first thematic private equity fund to focus on tech fund and direct deal investments.

Private equity trio celebrate €9.8bn Allegro valuation in Poland’s biggest-ever IPO

The private equity bet on Polish e-commerce retailer Allegro has paid off through Poland's biggest-ever IPO, valuing the business at €9.8bn.

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