Private equity fundraising will bounce back from its coronavirus-induced wobble to hit an all-time high of more than $330bn in 2021, data specialist PitchBook is predicting.
Boston-based buyout house BPEA has raised $570m across its fifth flagship fund and a dedicated healthcare vehicle.
Carlyle's secondaries and fund of funds investment arm AlpInvest Partners has raised more than $10bn across a new flagship fund and co-investment vehicles.
Westlake Village BioPartners has launched a pair of funds totalling $500m targeting life sciences companies with transformative human therapeutic technologies.
XYZ Venture Capital, the early-stage investment house launched by prolific investor Ross Fubini, has closed its second fundraise on $80m.
Inflexion Private Equity Partners has agreed a NOK1.49bn ($170.7m) buyout of real-time markets data and analytics business Infront.
Infrastructure investment firm I Squared Capital has agreed the €1.5bn sale of Grupo T-Solar to Cubico Sustainable Investments, a renewable energy specialist jointly owned by Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan and PSP Investments.
Private equity major TA Associates has sealed a growth investment in self-funded medical benefit programme The Benecon Group.
Chicago-based buyout house Periscope Equity has beaten its target for its sophomore fundraise by bringing in $225m for a final close of the vehicle.
Specialist private equity investor AnaCap Financial Partners has agreed its third buyout in the UK wealth management platform space with the purchase of Novia Financial.
Intelligent process automation company Indico has secured $22m in its Series B as it looks to broaden its footprint in industry.
Dutch private equity house Main Capital has bought a stake in cloud-based HR platform Perbility.
Next year is shaping up to be a strong on for leveraged finance thanks to M&A and refinancing activity, according to the Capital Markets group at Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG).
Global private equity giant KKR has boosted its healthcare experience by hiring veteran Novartis and Polyphor exec Giacomo Di Nepi as a senior advisor.
Veteran fintech-focused investment house TTV Capital has struck a $127m final close for its fifth fundraise.
Vista Equity Partners has agreed a $3.5bn buyout of online employee training company Pluralsight.
Europe's Montagu Private Equity has agreed to acquire the Education Software Solutions business of Capita plc alongside an investment in ParentPay Group.
HR platform Hibob secures $70m in its Series B funding round, which was led by SEEL and Israel Growth Partners.
Private equity house EQT has agreed a $2.1bn take-private deal for Swedish pharmaceutical business Recipharm.
Global alternative investment house Investcorp has bought pharma and biotech clinical trials specialist Sanos Group.
