Carlyle, Pacific Equity Partners send Link shares soaring through A$2.76bn buyout offer

Private equity heavyweights Carlyle and Pacific Equity Partners have sent shares in Link Administration Holdings soaring after submitting a A$2.76bn ($2bn) buyout offer for the business.

Genstar Capital said to seek $10bn of new funds, less than two years after hauling in $7bn

Private equity major Genstar Capital is reportedly already out eyeing up to $10bn for a pair of new fundraises, less than two years after hauling in $7bn for its last round of capital raising.

Blood, bone marrow cancer treatment specialist Priothera gets €30m venture capital-backed Series A round

Blood and bone marrow cancer treatment developer Priothera Limited has picked up a €30m Series A investment round from a clutch of venture capital firms.

Ant’s listing failure should worry HKEX

Ant Group’s IPO suspension was a big blow to many: the fintech giant itself, the banks that worked on its mammoth transaction and the investors that were salivating to get a piece of the company’s

Fosun-backed Gland Pharma launches $876m Indian IPO

Gland Pharma, a subsidiary of Chinese conglomerate Shanghai Fosun Pharmaceutical Group, has started bookbuilding for its Indian IPO, set to be the largest pharmaceutical listing in the country.

PE, VC fundraising remains at ‘full throttle’ despite LP pullback amid Covid-19

Private equity and venture capital fundraising efforts remain at full throttle despite a tightening up of LP commitments to alternatives in the face of the Covid-19 pandemic, new research shows.

Warburg Pincus in line to profit from The Philippines’ second biggest IPO through Converge listing

Warburg Pincus is set to profit from The Philippines' second largest IPO through the public listing of fibre broadband business Converge ICT Solutions.

Food, agriculture investor Pontifex AgTech beats hard cap for Fund II final close

Food and agriculture-focused growth capital investor Pontifex Agtech Management has hit an above-hard-cap final close of $302m for its second fundraise.

New Mountain Capital sells advisory business OneDigital to Onex Corp after three-year hold

New Mountain Capital has agreed the sale of health, retirement and HR advisory business OneDigital to Onex Corp after three years in its portfolio.

Wellspring Capital Management taps $1.45bn Fund VI for Cadence Petroleum Group buyout

New York private equity house Wellspring Capital Management has bought lubricant and fuel product supplier Cadence Petroleum Group.

Lucern Capital Partners eyes Philadelphia real estate opportunity with launch of debut fundraise

Real estate private equity firm Lucern Capital Partners has launched its debut fundraise targeting multifamily and mixed-use investments.

Lone Star Funds agrees American Bath group sale to Centerbridge Partners

Centerbridge Partners has agreed a buyout of shower, bathtub and accessories business American Bath Group from fellow private equity major Lone Star Funds.

GenNx360 Capital Partners picks up packaging supplies pair after ‘outsized growth’

Private equity house GenNx360 Capital Partners has picked up packaging supplies company B2B Industrial and the assets of AMW Packaging Supply.

Alternatives advisory firm Cliffwater brings in Beyers from Refinitiv as private debt group’s head of capital markets

Alternatives advisory and asset management firm Cliffwater has named Refinitiv's Frances Beyers as managing director and head of capital markets at its private debt group.

Pritzker Private Capital to buy The Sterling Group’s Highline, merge with fellow new investment Warren Distribution

Pritzker Private Capital has agreed to buy and combine automotive chemical product suppliers Highline Aftermarket Holdings and Warren Distribution.

Synergia Capital agrees sale of 2019 investment You Sure to IK Investment Partners

IK Investment Partners has agreed to buy a majority stake in Dutch insurance distribution platform You Sure Investments from Synergia Capital Partners.

Halifax Group makes quick hire of second operating executive by bringing in finance, consulting veteran Jerry Johnson

Private equity house The Halifax Group has named seasoned finance and consulting executive Jerry Johnson as its second operating executive.

Ratos ends 15-year Bisnode majority ownership with $811m sale to Dun & Bradstreet

Listed European private equity house Ratos has agreed an SEK7.2bn ($811m) sale of data and analytics specialist Bisnode to trade buyer Dun & Bradstreet after 15 years in its portfolio.

Quantum Energy Partners said to eye $5bn fundraise despite ‘unparalleled decline’ in oil, gas markets

Quantum Energy Partners is reportedly eyeing up to $5bn for its latest oil and gas-focused fundraise despite an unparalleled decline in the industry through the Covid-19 crisis.

Plexus Capital pulls in more than $500m to close latest small business-focused private equity fund

Plexus Capital has pulled in more than $500m for the final close of its fifth flagship fundraise ahead of schedule.

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