Sainsbury's has reportedly become the latest UK supermarket to be the target of a multibillion-pound private equity buyout, with a string of firms said to be circling the retailer. The post Private equity said to
Debt and secondaries investor Star Mountain Capital has raised more than $290m for the final close of its latest SBIC fund targeting the US lower mid-market. The post Debt, secondaries specialist Star Mountain raises $290m
A new venture capital firm with a core focus on backing women and diverse founders is eyeing up to $50m for its debut fundraise. The post Diverse founders, women targeted by Non Sibi Ventures as
Early-stage US investment firm Arthur Ventures is eyeing up to $225m for its fourth fundraise. The post Arthur Ventures eyes big fundraising jump, could raise up to $225m for Fund IV first appeared on AltAssets
New Zealand venture capital firm Global From Day 1 has surged to a NZ$130m first close for its third fundraise, more than double its initial first close target. The post New Zealand VC firm GD1
Recent years have seen an explosion of so-called unicorns, startups with pre-IPO valuations larger than $1bn — which is a lot of money to pay if the unicorns have been losing money year after year.
Falfurrias Capital Partners has invested in Chargeback Gurus, a specialist in providing chargeback prevention and recovery services for ecommerce and 'card not present' businesses. The post Falfurrias Capital invests in ChargeBack Gurus after success capitalising
Insight Partners has made its third heavyweight investment of the week by helping fractional trading and embedded finance specialist DriveWealth to a $2.85bn valuation. The post Third big Insight Partners deal this week sees DriveWealth
Private equity giant CD&R has raised the stakes in the bidding war for UK supermarket chain Morrisons, upping its bid to value the company at £9.7bn. The post CD&R raises stakes in Morrisons bidding war
Buyout giant Bain Capital has raised $1.9bn for its second life sciences-focused fund targeting pharma and biopharma, medical device and diagnostics deals. The post Bain Capital continues 2021 fundraising streak with hefty $1.9bn life science
Private equity fundraising continued to accelerate in Q2 to set the stage for what will likely be a record year, new research from PitchBook shows. The post Private equity fundraising accelerates away from Covid woes,
Growth markets investor Actis has sold Mexico's largest privately held stand-alone power generator Saavi Energía to Global Infrastructure Partners. The post Actis exits Mexican power generation major Saavi Energía to Global Infrastructure Partners first appeared
Sustainability and impact investor Bridges Fund Management’s summer of exits has continued with the sale of The Vet to trade buyer CVS Group. Bridges said it created UK-based The Vet in 2013 after recognising that although
Private equity major Partners Group has sealed its second deal of the week by agreeing to sell 2017 investment Straive to Baring Private Equity Asia. The post Partners Group sells Straive on to Baring PE
Growth equity specialist PSG has made a €60m investment in German gym and fitness suite software supplier Sport Alliance. Sport Alliance’s flagship product is a cloud-based management software solution for fitness studios, ‘Magicline’, and its adjacent member
API platform Postman has soared to a $5.6bn valuation thanks to a hefty Series D investment round led by private equity house Insight Partners. The post Postman soars to $5.6bn valuation thanks to Insight Partners-led
Avista Capital Partners has revealed its succession strategy as co-founder Tom Dean prepares to step away from his co-CEO position. The post Succession strategy revealed at Avista Capital as co-founder Dean prepares co-CEO exit first
CPS Capital has hit a C$100m final close for its debut committed capital fund after eight years of lower-middle market private equity investing. The post CPS Capital clears target for debut committed capital fund, hits
Buyout giant Blackstone has named veteran video game industry executive Hubert Larenaudie as its latest senior advisor. The post Blackstone hires video gaming veteran Larenaudie to advise on deals, industry trends first appeared on AltAssets
Permira continues busy week with CommentSold investment, ZMC exits
Private equity house Permira's busy week has continued with a strategic investment in digital commerce specialist CommentSold. The post Permira continues busy week with CommentSold investment, ZMC exits first appeared on AltAssets Private Equity News.