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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.

Värde Partners continues succession moves by naming new president, deputy CEO

Credit and distressed investment specialist Värde Partners has unveiled the latest step in its succession plan by naming Jon Fox as president and Andy Lenk as deputy CEO.

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.

Baltic-based LitCapital expands sights to Nordic, Polish deals through final close of sophomore fundraise

Baltic private equity house LitCapital has hit a final close for its sophomore fundraise after attracting back all its LPs from its debut vehicle.

PAG said to launch bulk drug platform with Anjan Drug buyout alongside CX Partners, Samara Capital

Asian private equity investor PAG has reportedly teamed with CX Partners and Samara Capital to buy a controlling stake in Indian drug maker Anjan Drug.

EQT said to prep biggest-ever buyout with bid for €9.5bn-valued Dutch phone operator Royal KPN

European private equity major EQT is reportedly eyeing its biggest-ever buyout through an acquisition of €9.5bn-valued Dutch telecommunications business Royal KPN.

Carlyle, Pacific Equity Partners send Link shares soaring through A$2.76bn buyout offer

Private equity heavyweights Carlyle and Pacific Equity Partners have sent shares in Link Administration Holdings soaring after submitting a A$2.76bn ($2bn) buyout offer for the business.

Genstar Capital said to seek $10bn of new funds, less than two years after hauling in $7bn

Private equity major Genstar Capital is reportedly already out eyeing up to $10bn for a pair of new fundraises, less than two years after hauling in $7bn for its last round of capital raising.

Blood, bone marrow cancer treatment specialist Priothera gets €30m venture capital-backed Series A round

Blood and bone marrow cancer treatment developer Priothera Limited has picked up a €30m Series A investment round from a clutch of venture capital firms.

PE, VC fundraising remains at ‘full throttle’ despite LP pullback amid Covid-19

Private equity and venture capital fundraising efforts remain at full throttle despite a tightening up of LP commitments to alternatives in the face of the Covid-19 pandemic, new research shows.

Warburg Pincus in line to profit from The Philippines’ second biggest IPO through Converge listing

Warburg Pincus is set to profit from The Philippines' second largest IPO through the public listing of fibre broadband business Converge ICT Solutions.

Food, agriculture investor Pontifex AgTech beats hard cap for Fund II final close

Food and agriculture-focused growth capital investor Pontifex Agtech Management has hit an above-hard-cap final close of $302m for its second fundraise.

New Mountain Capital sells advisory business OneDigital to Onex Corp after three-year hold

New Mountain Capital has agreed the sale of health, retirement and HR advisory business OneDigital to Onex Corp after three years in its portfolio.

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