Resolute Capital Partners invests in fellow private equity house Finance Technology Leverage

Resolute Capital Partners has invested in fellow private equity house Finance Technology Leverage to help it back innovators in the energy, life sciences, industrial technology, and aerospace sectors.

Bertram Capital brings in ex-ORIX, ShoreView Industries exec Yu to bolster industrials investments

California private equity house Bertram Capital has expanded out its investment team by bringing in Kevin Yu as a vice president and Ming Dai as an associate.

Cybersecurity startup SecurityGate.io seals Houston Ventures-led Series A round

Cybersecurity startup SecurityGate.io has closed its Series A funding round, with Houston Ventures leading the investmen

Sherpa Capital shrugs of coronavirus fears to close the first private equity fund in Spain since the pandemic began and doing so in just a matter of weeks

Iberian private equity firm Sherpa Capital has held the final close for its fourth fund, securing a capital pool of €120m.

Bill Ackman’s Pershing Square files for largest-ever SPAC IPO seeking to raise $3bn

‘Blank-cheque’ companies are set for a record year in 2020, with a surge in IPOs

European private equity slumps to worst half-year since global financial crash amid coronavirus volatility

The Covid-19 pandemic has pushed European private equity deal volume in the first half of 2020 to its lowest level since the global financial crisis, despite a strong initial start to the year, new research

Dyal said to near $1bn loan against PE firms in its portfolio to pay investor dividend

Dyal Capital, one of the biggest investment firms focused on buying stakes in private equity houses, is reportedly nearing a $1bn loan made against the fee income of the buyout houses it backs in order

Allegro’s PE sponsors plan IPO

Cinven, Permira and Mid Europa Partners are planning an initial public offering for Polish online marketplace Allegro, Bloomberg has reported.

Riverside passes $260m for latest Asia-Pacific fund, rebranded as Australia Fund III

Riverside has raised more than $260m towards its latest Asia-Pacific fund, which the firm has rebranded to underline its heavy focus on the Australasian market.

Ares leads ‘world’s biggest unitranche loan’ with £1.875bn Ardonagh Group financing

Ares Management has led what it says is the biggest-ever unitranche loan through the £1.875m financing for insurance broker The Ardonagh Group.

Lightyear Capital buys into PE-backed digital insurance broker Health Plan One

Financial services-focused private equity house Lightyear Capital has agreed to buy an indirect controlling stake in digital insurance broker Health Plan One.

Financial services cloud marketing software, services business FMG Suite gets Aurora Capital Partners backing

FMG Suite, a SaaS company specialising in cloud-based marketing software and services for financial services professionals and insurance agencies, has picked up a new funding round led by Aurora Capital Partners.

CDQP reinvests in architecture, design house Lemay

Canadian pension giant Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec has reinvested in architecture and design house Lemay in the form of an $8.7m loan.

Eagle Merchant Partners picks up stake in coding programs for kids platform Code Ninjas

Atlanta-based private equity firm Eagle Merchant Partners has acquired a stake in coding for kids platform Code Ninjas.

Tenzing Private Equity sets its eyes on $496m for its second fund as it looks to double the capital pool of its predecessor

Tenzing Private Equity, which targets buyout deals in UK SMEs, is looking to raise up to $496m for its sophomore fund.

AE Industrial extends reach into advanced analytics, AI with NuWave Solutions deal

AE Industrial Partners has bought a majority stake in NuWave Solutions, a provider of federal government data management, analytics and AI decision support tech solutions.

Ares continues powerful fundraising amid coronavirus with $3.5bn special opportunities fund close

Ares Management has surged past its target to reach a $3.5bn final close for a new special opportunities fund.

Private equity professionals brace for fund term extensions amid coronavirus fallout

Private equity professionals are bracing themselves for a swathe of term extensions for existing funds amid the fallout from the ongoing coronavirus crisis, new research shows.

Carlyle, Oak Hill fold businesses into new brokerage distribution, underwriting platform Galway

Carlyle and Oak Hill Capital have teamed up to launch diversified brokerage distribution and underwriting platform Galway Insurance.

Inflexion to carve out Rosemont Pharmaceuticals from US-listed Perrigo

UK private equity house Inflexion has agreed to carve-out liquid pharma business Rosemont Pharmaceuticals from US-listed Perrigo.

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