Silver Lake spinout Sumeru Equity Partners seals big fund size jump with $720m Fund III close

Silver Lake spinout Sumeru Equity Partners has soared past its Fund III goal to haul in $720m for a final close of the investment vehicle.

Schroders Trust seeks £250m in IPO to capitalise on UK pandemic recovery

The company said it anticipates an increased need by UK companies for fresh equity, and that a proactive public and private equity investment strategy can generate positive returns

Coherent scores $14m in its Series A round

Coherent, which helps insurers build digital-first services, has scored $14m in its Series A funding round.

British peer, veteran finance expert Lord Myners joins Zouk Capital board

Sustainability-focused private equity and infrastructure investor Zouk Capital has appointed UK House of Lords member Paul Myners to its board.

New Mountain Capital buys health benefits administrator HealthComp from Alpine Investors

Private equity major New Mountain Capital has bought healthcare benefits administrator HealthComp from Alpine Investors.

PAI Partners creates UK chilled food major by picking up Winterbotham Darby, Addo from private equity pair

PAI Partners has picked up Addo Food Group and Winterbotham Darby from fellow private equity houses LDC and Equistone respectively.

Adidas said to mull sale of disappointing Reebok amid Permira, Triton interest

Private equity majors Permira and Triton are reportedly circling US sports giant Reebok amid lower-than-hoped-for sales growth from the business for existing owner Adidas.

Exclusive: Edison Partners rolls 10-year-old Fund VIII into new vehicle through Hollyport Capital-led secondaries process

Edison Partners has rolled over its ten-year-old $249m Fund VII into a new continuation vehicle, with Hollyport Capital leading investment in the new fund through a secondaries process.

Schroders impact arm launches $350m-targeting frontier market Covid support fund

Schroders Group impact investor BlueOrchard Finance has launched a $350m-targeting fund looking to support frontier market small and micro-businesses struggling amid the coronavirus pandemic.

PAI taps new mid-market fund to buy into long-held Portobello Capital portfolio business Angulas Aguinaga

PAI Partners has tapped its new specialist mid-market fund to pick up a majority stake in Spanish fish-based ready meals business Angulas Aguinaga from fellow private equity house Portobello Capital.

Apiary Capital eyes IFA industry consolidation with Radiant Financial Group investment

Apiary Capital has backed the launch of independent financial advisory buy-and-build business Radiant Financial Group through a capital investment.

3i Group buys into premium cat food specialist MPM in £125m deal

UK-headquartered private equity investor 3i Group plc has agreed to invest about £125m alongside management for a majority stake in premium cat food business MPM.

Agilitas PE second second deal in a week by agreeing Exemplar sale to Ares Management

Europe's Agilitas Private Equity has sealed its second deal in a week by agreeing to sell specialist care home business Exemplar Health Care to alternatives giant Ares Management.

Third Point Ventures leads $25m Ushur Series B

Ushur, a cloud-native automation platform for insurers, has closed its Series B round on $25m to support its sales and marketing efforts.

Venture capital firms help health data sharing startup Human API to Series C success

Human API, which is helping consumers to connect and share electronic health data with companies, has bagged $20m in its Series C.

Blackstone brings in ex-LaSalle exec Duchon as first global head of real estate ESG

Blackstone has hired former LaSalle senior exec Eric Duchon in the newly created role of global head of real estate ESG.

Endless buys 136-year-old British breadmaker Hovis from Gores Group, Premier Foods

Venerable UK breadmaker Hovis is set to change private equity hands after Endless agreed to buy the 136-year-old business from Gores Group and Premier Foods.

IK Investment Partners taps €550m Small Cap II fund for Alba Baving buyout

IK Investment Partners has picked up a majority stake in infrastructure cleaning and maintenance services business Alba Baving through its €550m IK Small Cap II fund.

Hg agrees sale of Eucon Group to German insurer VHV Group after five-year ownership

European software-focused private equity investor Hg has agreed the sale of Eucon Group to German insurer VHV Group.

Newcomer All Iron Ventures seals biggest debut VC fundraise in Spain

Spanish venture capital newcomer All Iron Ventures has made an impressive start by raising the biggest debut VC fund in the country ever.

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