Tech investor OceanSound Partners has breezed past its target for its inaugural fund to reach an impressive $780m final close. The post OceanSound Partners races past debut fund target to hit $780m final close first
Global buyout giant KKR has become the latest private equity major to report record 2021 fundraising - and has set its sights on collecting capital across more than 30 strategies this year. The post KKR
Lauxera Capital Partners has raised one of Europe's biggest healthtech-focused fundraises with its debut vehicle by soaring past its target to reach a €260m final close. The post Lauxera smashes target for debut fund looking
Mid-market US private equity house Bertram Capital has promoted Michelle Chao to head of investor relations in the wake of closing its $940m Fund IV last summer. The post Bertram Capital promotes long-serving exec Chao
Global logistics platform Flexport raised $935m in a Series E funding round on its mission to boost supply chain resilience and visibility. The post Andreessen Horowitz leads $935m investment round for logistics platform Flexport first
KKR-backed ecological restoration business Resource Environmental Solutions has picked up new investment from Onex Corp through its $7.2bn Fund V. The post KKR-backed ecological restoration business RES gets new Onex Partners investment first appeared on
Chicago buyout house NextGen Growth Partners has brought in PE veteran Eric Wilson to establish and scale its portfolio operations function. The post NextGen Growth Partners brings in PE veteran Wilson to build out portfolio
EQT has agreed to sell market research business Forsta to Press Ganey - two years after the firm sold Press Ganey itself to Ares Management and Leonard Green & Partners. The post EQT, Verdane to sell
Canadian healthtech investor iGan Partners has teamed with Dubai-based entrepreneur Faisal Belhoul to launch a $250m fund targeting medtech deals across the MENA region. The post Canada’s iGan Partners to tap booming MENA medtech sector
Franchise investment private equity specialist Roark Capital has pulled in more than $4.6bn for its latest flagship fundraise, putting it within touching distance of its goal. The post Roark Capital nears $5bn goal for sixth flagship
Private US companies, primarily those owned by private equity firms, saw their enterprise values grow 3.9% in the last quarter of 2021 amid a continued impressive recovery from Covid-19 lows. The post PE-backed companies see
Apollo Global is reportedly in talks to buy US regional TV station operator Tegna alongside the company's current shareholder Standard General. The post Apollo ups offer for $4.3bn-valued US TV operator Tegna to continue long-time
Artisanal Ventures has raised $62m for its oversubscribed debut fund, which will focus on high growth B2B cloud startups. The post Artisanal Ventures looks to tap LP expertise in investing $62m debut cloud startup fund
Clean energy-focused investment house Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners is eyeing up to €1bn for its first debt fund. The post Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners eyes €1bn for first debt fund, bags €320m of seed capital first appeared
Software-focused private equity heavyweight Thoma Bravo is officially back in the market for the follow-up to its $17.8bn Fund XIV vehicle, having picked up a commitment from the Texas County & District Retirement System. The
Tech-focused buyout giant Silver Lake has picked up a new commitment to its seventh flagship fundraise, which follows the $20bn Fund VI it closed at the end of 2020. The post Silver Lake’s follow-up to
Denver-based buyout house Lion Equity Partners has bought aluminium component and copper tube maker Elkhart Tri-Went Industrial from Dutch manufacturer Aalberts. The post Lion Equity buys aluminium component, copper tube maker ETI first appeared on
Global buyout major Advent International is reportedly considering a INR75bn ($1bn) investment in India's Yes Bank to further capitalize it. The post Advent considering $1bn investment in India’s Yes Bank – report first appeared on
Spanish alternative asset manager Clave has launched an €80m fundraise targeting early-stage technology transfer projects linked to knowledge-generating centers in the healthcare field. The post Spain’s Clave launches €80m-targeting fundraise aimed at healthcare tech knowledge first
Oaktree Capital has hit a $3bn final close for its third globl real estate debt fund, making it more than a third larger than its predecessor vehicle in the strategy. The post LPs flocking to
