Emerging markets investor Actis has scored an exit of Nigerian mattress and bedding product maker Mouka to Moroccan trade buyer Dolidol in a deal worth about $70m. Actis originally invested in Mouka way back in 2007, before
Specialist direct lender Beechbrook Capital has hit a £120m first close for its third UK SME-focused fundraise. The post Beechbrook brings in £120m for first close of third UK SME credit fund first appeared on
Sun Capital Partners has brought in an investor relations veteran and a vice president of ESG in the wake of a triple partner promotion in September. The post Sun Capital brings in experenced exec pair
Quilvest Capital Partners has made a substantial growth investment in UrgentMED, a network of urgent care clinics in Southern California. The post Quilvest Capital buys into Southern California urgent care clinic chain UrgentMED first appeared
Private equity house JF Lehman & Co has bought the Narda-MITEQ division and the stock of Narda Safety Test Solutions from L3Harris Technologies. The post JF Lehman buys Narda-MITEQ from defence specialist L3Harris Technologies first
Healthcare investor OrbiMed has promoted Matthew Rizzo and Peter Thompson as general partners. The post OrbiMed promoted Matthew Rizzo, Peter Thompson as general partners first appeared on AltAssets Private Equity News.
European private equity house Triton has agreed a £1.2bn take private deal with UK pharmaceutical firm Clinigen. The post Triton to take UK pharmaceutical firm Clinigen private in a £1.2bn deal first appeared on AltAssets
Food and consumer-focused private equity house Kainos Capital has sold kids' drinks company good2grow to Wind Point Partners. The post Kainos sells kids’ drink business good2grow to Wind Point after expanding product range first appeared
Israel-based seed invstor Lool Ventures has hit a $60m first close for its third fundraise, putting it well on the way to its goal. The post Israel’s Lool Ventures races towards Fund III goal through
Institutional investment major Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec has picked up a significant minority interest in QIMA, a provider of supply chain compliance solutions. The post CDPQ takes stake in supply chain testing,
Global buyout major Permira has agreed a $5.8bn take-private deal for cloud cybersecurity business Mimecast. The post Permira agrees $5.8bn buyout of email security specialist Mimecast first appeared on AltAssets Private Equity News.
Mid-market private equity house Astara Capital Partners has promoted Lindsey Tannenbaum to partner. The post Astara Capital promotes seasoned private equity exec Tannenbaum to partner first appeared on AltAssets Private Equity News.
UK private equity house Inflexion has announced a $715m sale of Halo Technology group, generating a 6x money multiple and 53% IRR for a four-year hold. The post Inflexion sells Halo Technology for $715m, generated 6x
Global investment giant Carlyle has led a series E investment in YipitData, ushered the research and analytics company under the Unicorn statues. The post Carlyle leads series E in new unicorn YipitData, eyeing expansion into
PineBridge Investments has closed its debut fund targeting first-time private equity fundraisers on $334m. The post PineBridge looks to anchor first-time private equity fundraises with new $334m fund first appeared on AltAssets Private Equity News.
Onex Corp has tapped its $7.2bn Fund V to buy education software provider Tes Global from Providence Equity Partners. The post Onex’ $7.2bn Fund V almost 80% invested after firm agrees Tes Global buyout from
Swiss healthtech-focused private equity firm MITP has hit a $250m final close for its oversubscribed second fundraise. The post MITP beats target with $250m final close of second Europe-focused healthtech fund first appeared on AltAssets
Italian private equity house Clessidra has agreed to acquire Italian high-end lighting systems producer Viabizzuno from 21 Invest. The post Clessidra to acquire Italian lighting systems producer Viabizzuno, foresees high growth prospect first appeared on
UK private equity house Inflexion has made a minority investment in logistics software provider WithWise through Inflexion Enterprise Fund V. The post Inflexion buys minority stake in logistics software provider WithWise to capture fast-growing e-commerce
Lloyds Banking Group private equity arm LDC has exited its investment in SRL Traffic Systems to 3i Infrastructure at 5.7x exit multiple and 124% of internal rate of return. The post LDC exits SRL Traffic
