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BGH Capital agrees cut-price Village Roadshow buyout in wake of coronavirus shuttering

Australian theme park and cinema operator Village Roadshow has agreed to a cut-price offer from BGH Capital as it looks to recover from the impact of the coronavirus crisis.

Kester Capital hits hard cap close for sophomore private equity fundraise

Kester Capital has hit the £90m hard cap for the final close of its oversubscribed sophomore fund.

CapMan has goal in sight for sophomore growth fund thanks to €74m first close

Nordic private equity investor CapMan is in sight of its €85m goal for its latest growth fundraise.

PE-backed Vertafore targeted by rival Roper, other buyout firms, deal could reach $5.5bn – report

Private equity-backed insurance software company Vertafore is in the sights of other buyout houses and rival Roper Technologies in what could end up as a $5.5bn buyout.

Tembo Capital looks to equal total raised by all PE mining funds last year through a single fundraise

Mining-focused private equity house Tembo Capital is targeting up to $300m for a new fund to follow its stand-out sophomore raise in the sector last year.

ICG could raise €1bn for recovery fund targeting coronavirus opportunities – report

Intermediate Capital Group is reportedly in talks with LPs over raising a €1bn 'recovery fund' to invest in business opportunities thrown up by the Covid-19 pandemic.

Blackstone said to near biggest Indian RE portfolio buyout to date with $1.7bn Prestige Group deal

Global private equity giant Blackstone is reportedly near a $1.7bn buyout of Indian property developer Prestige Group's rental income assets in what is said to be the largest real estate portfolio buyout in the country

Rival offer sees Thoma Bravo up deal for insurtech business Majesco to $729m

Private equity house Thoma Bravo has upped its previously agreed deal for cloud insurance software provider Majesco to $729m amid rival interest from a new suitor.

TA Associates buys Astorg portfolio business Surfaces Group after three-year hold

Astorg has agreed to sell manufacturing tools and consumables business Surfaces Group to fellow buyout house TA Associates.

Vitruvian Partners follows €4bn fund close with Unifaun sale to Marlin Equity

Vitruvian Partners has agreed to sell cloud logistics business Unifaun to fellow buyout house Marlin Equity Partners.

Pacific Equity Partners hits A$2.5bn hard cap close for smallest flagship fund since 2006

Australian buyout major Pacific Equity Partners has hit an A$2.5bn hard cap final close for its sixth flagship fundraise.

ICE swoops on Thoma Bravo’s Ellie May in $11bn buyout to score powerful return for PE firm

US private equity house Thoma Bravo has scored a powerful return through the quick sale of mortgage finance platform Ellie May to ICE, the owner of the New York Stock Exchange.

Private equity trio close in on €2.96n MasMovil takeover as rival bids fail to emerge

A trio of private equity majors look set to complete their agreed €2.96bn buyout of listed Spanish telecoms operator MasMovil after no rival offers for the company emerged.

Private equity execs bullish on 2020 dealmaking, more portfolio company support – survey

Private equity firms remain bullish on their portfolio investments despite the widespread chaos caused by the coronavirus crisis, new research suggests.

Genstar Capital splashes out on 71-year-old car wash systems provider Sonny’s Enterprises

Genstar Capital has bought into conveyorised car wash systems business Sonny's Enterprises.

Ares Management raised $9.1bn in Q2 2020 amid Covid-19 volatility

Alternative investment manager Ares Management bagged $9.1bn in new fund commitments in the second quarter of the year despite dealing with the coronavirus fallout.

Avedon Capital strikes €500m in Fund IV raise, sets sights on hard cap

Dutch private equity house Avedon Capital Partners has picked up at least €500m for its latest buyout fundraise, well above the total raised for its predecessor vehicle.

Can a slew of pandemic-focused private debt fundraises slow the sector’s fundraising decline?

Private debt fundraising is on pace for its slowest year in half a decade - but will a surge of newly-launched opportunistic vehicles hoping to profit from the coronavirus crisis turn those numbers around?

CalPERS reveals surprise resignation of CIO Meng, begins hunt for replacement

Pension giant CalPERS has revealed the surprise resignation of CIO Yu Meng after just 18 months in the role.

Novacap buys into online motorcycle powersports equipment, clothing seller FortNine

Canadian private equity house Novacap has bought a stake in motorbike, ATV and snowmobile online gear, parts and accessories seller platform FortNine.

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