Aurelius seals biggest deal yet with £477m carve-out of Lloyds Pharmacy operator McKesson UK

Aurelius has sealed it biggest deal yet by picking up McKesson UK in a £477m corporate carve-out from US healthcare company McKesson Corporation. The post Aurelius seals biggest deal yet with £477m carve-out of Lloyds Pharmacy

Thompson Street eyes pest control market roll-up with new business PestCO

Thompson Street Capital Partners has teamed with with seasoned pest control industry executive Jay Keating to form a new acquisition company, PestCo Holdings. The post Thompson Street eyes pest control market roll-up with new business

GTCR promotes Kreuger, Heh to managing director

US buyout major GTCR has promoted Jeffrey Heh and Travis Krueger to managing director. The post GTCR promotes Kreuger, Heh to managing director first appeared on AltAssets Private Equity News.

Employee background check specialist Cisive gets GTCR backing

US private equity major GTCR has agreed the buyout of employee background screening specialist Cisive. The New York-based company provides screening and industry-specific data services to highly regulated, risk-sensitive sectors, with clients across segments including healthcare,

Aquiline Capital to buy into online insurance distribution platform Ripe to pursue insurtech opportunities

Fintech focused investment house Aquiline Capital has agreed to acquire a majority stake in UK-based digital underwriting and insurance distribution platform Ripe following a 27% revenue growth last year. The post Aquiline Capital to buy

Platinum Equity raises continuation fund to keep hold of 2017 investment USS

Platinum Equity has closed a continuation fund to take on its 2017 investment in portable toilet and site services business USS. The post Platinum Equity raises continuation fund to keep hold of 2017 investment USS

AEI taps $400m-targeting equity, debt fund to back DoD tech services provider Fire Team

AE Industrial Partners has made an equity and debt investment in Fire Team Solutions, a provider of mission-critical tech services to the US intelligence community.  The post AEI taps $400m-targeting equity, debt fund to back

Vauban to acquire Norwegian public transportation operator Boreal to strengthen Nordic presence

Vauban Infrastructure Partners has agreed to acquire Norwegian public transportation operator Boreal Holdings from China Everbright Ltd. The post Vauban to acquire Norwegian public transportation operator Boreal to strengthen Nordic presence first appeared on AltAssets

Volpi Capital buys into UK ‘Fitbit for cars and vans’ software developer Lightfoot

Mid-market European tech investment house Volpi Capital has bought into UK driving feedback app Lightfoot. The post Volpi Capital buys into UK ‘Fitbit for cars and vans’ software developer Lightfoot first appeared on AltAssets Private

Blackstone to acquire Australian clinical trials provider Nucleus Network eyeing increasing demand from offshore biotech companies

Global buyout giant Blackstone has agreed to acquire Australian clinical trials provider Nucleus Network. The post Blackstone to acquire Australian clinical trials provider Nucleus Network eyeing increasing demand from offshore biotech companies first appeared on

PAG aiming high for $9bn fundraise – report

Asia-focused alternative asset manager PAG is aiming to raise $9bn for its biggest buyout fund to date. If successful, the vehicle would be 50% bigger than the $6bn Fund III closed in 2019. The post

T Rowe Price buys $53bn-managing credit specialist Oak Hill Advisors

US investment management major T Rowe Price has agreed to buy $53bn-managing alternative credit investor Oak Hill Advisors for up to $4.2bn. The post T Rowe Price buys $53bn-managing credit specialist Oak Hill Advisors first

Nautic Partners doubles previous total with $3bn Fund X hard cap close

Nautic Partners has surged to a $3bn final close for its tenth flagship private equity fund, double the size of its 2019 predecessor vehicle. The post Nautic Partners doubles previous total with $3bn Fund X

How GPs can survive in the increasingly-congested impact, climate investment sectors

Widespread destruction from ever-more dangerous climate change events this year has seen swaths of North America, Africa, Siberia and southern Europe consumed by wildfires, mass flooding in Germany and temperatures in Vancouver reaching 50°C. Impact investment funds have been

Another buyout giant eyes biggest fund yet as Platinum seeks up to $15bn – report

Platinum Equity is reportedly the latest private equity major to eye a massive new fundraise, just a year after its $10bn Fund V close. The post Another buyout giant eyes biggest fund yet as Platinum

Procuritas picks up headless guitar specialist Strandberg as latest Fund VI deal

Swedish private equity house Procuritas has backed headless guitar make Strandberg to support the continued scale-up of the company. The post Procuritas picks up headless guitar specialist Strandberg as latest Fund VI deal first appeared on

3i seals quick return on 2019 Magnitude Software investment through £344m trade sale

3i has scored a 2.6x return by selling Magnitude Software to trade buyer Insightsoftware for £344m, double what the business was valued at the end of June. The post 3i seals quick return on 2019

Agilitas boosts dealmaking team with four new hires to follow this year’s fundraising success

Pan-European private equity investor Agilitas has brought in four new investment team members to follow its €565m hard cap fund close earlier this year. The post Agilitas boosts dealmaking team with four new hires to

Timber Bay Partners closes Fund II on $305m

Specialty buyout firm Timber Bay Partners has closed Timber Bay Partners Fund II on $305m, beating its target of $275m. The post Timber Bay Partners closes Fund II on $305m first appeared on AltAssets Private

Bain Capital joins Polaris to back cardiovascular treatment developer Cardurion in $300m deal

Bain Capital has made a $300m investment in Polaris-backed Cardurion Pharmaceuticals through Bain Capital Life Sciences and Bain Capital Private Equity. The post Bain Capital joins Polaris to back cardiovascular treatment developer Cardurion in $300m

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