The battle to buy private jet operator Signature Aviation has ended in accord after competing bidders Blackstone and Global Infrastructure Partners agreed to team up for a $4.7bn buyout.
Private equity majors Centerbridge and Cerberus Capital Management were the big winners from $2.1bn of new commitments from the Florida State Board of Administration.
Veteran early-stage investment house SJF Ventures has closed its biggest fund yet after bringing in $175m for the final close of the vehicle.
Top Tier Capital Partners has hauled in close to $1.2bn across a pair of new funds and several separate accounts.
Secondaries-focused Asian private equity house TR Capital has struck a $350m hard cap final close for its fourth flagship fundraise.
Sapphire Ventures has scored $1.7bn of new capital across a string of new funds, which will primarily be used to ramp up the firm's investments in Series B through IPO enterprise tech companies.
China's Qiming Venture Partners is keeping up a strong fundraising pace through the RMB2.85bn ($440m) final close of its latest yuan-denominated fundraise.
The blank cheque company is led by former Gap CEO Glenn Murphy
Foresight Group, the infrastructure private equity company focused on renewable energy, has closed its IPO on the London Stock Exchange.
Europe’s IPO market is off to a flying start in 2021 with deals pricing well and trading up in the aftermarket. Most importantly, Europe’s most recent new listings have stayed above water, despite last week’s
Europe’s equity-linked bankers are excited about the latest crop of IPOs in the region, as many of the companies to have recently listed are natural issuers of convertible bonds, so they could bring supply to
Cloopen Group Holding, a cloud-based communications provider, launched its New York Stock Exchange IPO on Wednesday night.
Indian Railway Finance Corp (IRFC) sold its first bond since its IPO this week, raising $750m.
Thailand’s PTT Oil and Retail Business scooped up Bt54bn ($1.79bn) this week from the country’s largest IPO in a year. The deal was a hit with both domestic and foreign investors — but in a
New Horizon Health hit the equities market on Thursday, aiming to raise up to HK$2.04bn ($263.1m) from its IPO, according to a source familiar with the matter.
Foresight has priced its initial public offering with a market capitalisation of £455m.
Auto1, a used car trading platform that has received backing from VCs including Softbank and DN Capital, has completed its IPO on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange, marking the first IPO in Germany of 2021.
French private equity real estate specialist Osae Partners has pulled in €250m for the final close of its debut fundraise.
Intermediate Capital Group has brought in former PIMCO European credit opportunities head Lionel Laurant as a managing director in the wake of launching a Covid-focused recovery fund.
Andera Partners has agreed the sale of e-learning business Skill & You to fellow private equity house IK Investment Partners.
