Blackstone and the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board have agreed the buyout of Genstar Capital’s Advarra, in a deal believed to value the business at about $5bn. Genstar and Linden Capital Partners will continue to
European early-stage investor 360 Capital has hit a close for its latest fund targeting pre-seed and seed tech businesses. The post Europe’s 360 Capital hits close for new deeptech, B2B software, consumer tech fund first
The $204bn-managing Teachers' Retirement System of Texas has picked TPG's latest mammoth buyout fund among its new swathe of commitments. The post Texas pension giant picks hefty new TPG, Leonard Green funds among latest buyout
Global buyout giant Apollo is reportedly among suitors for takeaway ordering business Just Eat's US unit Grubhub, potentially at a huge price cut compared to the $7.3bn paid for it last year. The post Apollo
Cathay Innovation has teamed with crypto-security platform Ledger to launch a €100m Web3-focused investment fund. The post Cathay Innovation teams with Ledger for €100m crypto investment fund first appeared on AltAssets Private Equity News.
A string of fashion retail majors including Lululemon and H&M have been revealed as lead funders in a $250m fashion climate fund. The post Fashion fund to tackle industry’s supply chain emissions hits $250m thanks
Secondaries-focused Pomona Capital has soared past its target to reach over $2.4bn for its tenth flagship fundraise. The post Pomona Capital soars past Fund X goal to reach over $2.4bn of commitments first appeared on
Cube Infrastructure Managers has agreed to acquire a 78% stake in French temperature-controlled logistics operator Dispam, its first deal in the segment. The post Cube IM makes debut temperature-controlled logistics deal with Dispam investment first
US private equity house Lovell Minnick Partners has agreed to buy a majority stake in $4.1bn-managing wealth and asset manager London & Capital. The post Lovell Minnick picks up majority stake in veteran wealth, asset
Sustainability and impact investor Bridges Fund Management has struck a £350m hard cap close for its biggest fund yet. The post Bridges Fund Management burst through target to raise £350m for biggest fund yet first appeared
The $24bn-managing Montana Board of Investments has picked Veritas Capital and Sumeru Equity Partners among its latest raft of fund commitments. The post Montana pension picks Veritas Capital, Sumeru Equity funds among latest commitments first
More than half of institutional LPs have increased their commitments to private equity over the past two years in the hunt for outsized returns, the latest Coller Barometer report shows. The post LPs upping PE
Professional services major EY has announced a $1bn expansion of its private equity business capabilities amid the appointment of Bridget Walsh as its new global PE leader. The post EY names Walsh as new global
Levine Leichtman Capital Partners has sold Hand & Stone Massage and Facial Spa to Harvest Partners after seven years in its portfolio. The post Levine Leichtman ends seven-year Hand & Stone Massage ownership with exit to
Blackstone and BV Investment Partners have picked up new fund commitments from the $21.6bn-managing Arkansas Teacher Retirement System. The post Successor to world’s biggest PE real estate fund gets ATRS pension backing first appeared on
Global buyout giant KKR has invested in supply chain risk management software specialist Apexanalytix. The post KKR buys into booming supply chain risk management software business Apexanalytix first appeared on AltAssets Private Equity News.
Renewable energy-focused investment house True Green Capital Management has hauled in more than $660m for the final close of its fourth fund. The post True Green scores big fund size increase with $660m close of
UK-based fund manager iCON Infrastructure has surged to a $3.6bn final close for its latest flagship fundraise after just three months in the market. Fund VI is almost double the size of the firm’s predecessor
JP Morgan Asset Management has raised $2.4bn for the final close of its second Lynstone Special Situations Fund, targeting stressed, distressed, and event driven situations in European and North American businesses. The post JP Morgan
Closed Loop Partners has pulled in more than $200m for the final close of a circular economy-focused buyout fund, just a few months after raising its sophomore VC fund. The post Circular economy-focused Closed Loop
