UK buyout firm Cinven has hired Julia Kahr from Blackstone to be partner and head of North America. The post Cinven hires Blackstone exec Julia Kahr to head North America businesses first appeared on AltAssets
Private equity major Advent International and venture capital major General Catalyst have led a new funding round in clean code platform SonarSource at a valuation of $4.7bn. The post PE, VC majors boost SonarSource to $4.7bn valuation
Abry Partners has made a $100m investment in new media company launched by standup comedian and Hollywood actor Kevin Hart. The post Kevin Hart’s new media venture gets $100m investment from Abry Partners first appeared
New venture capital firm Ansa Capital has raised an initial $100m for its debut fund to focus on emerging growth stage companies. The post Henry Kravis, George Roberts among backers of new VC firm Ansa Capital’s
New York-based venture capital firm Left Lane Capital has surged to a $1.4bn final close for its sophomore fund, bringing its total raised in the last two years to more than $2bn. The post Huge
Buyout giant Blackstone has hired data science pioneer Len Laufer as its latest senior advisor. The post Blackstone brings in data science pioneer Len Laufer from Cerberus as new senior advisor first appeared on AltAssets
Private equity major TA Associates has hired former SoftBank Vision Fund investment director Vishal Gupta as a director in its Mumbai office. The post TA Associates brings in ex-Softbank Vision Fund senior exec Gupta for
TPG's growth arm has agreed to buy a majority stake in shareholder engagement and governance advisory firm Morrow Sodali. The post TPG Growth picks up Morrow Sodali majority stake first appeared on AltAssets Private Equity
Private equity major Thomas H Lee has helped German connected and automated processes specialist Kinexon by leading a hefty $130m Series A round for the business. The post Thomas H Lee Partners leads weighty $130m
Tiger Infrastructure Partners has closed its third flagship fund on its $1.25bn hard cap, smashing its $750m target. The post Tiger Infrastructure smashes $750m target to close Fund III on $1.25bn first appeared on AltAssets
Media and entertainment-focused investor Coral Tree has closed its inaugural fund on $470m, exceeding its target of $350m. The post Media, entertainment investor Coral Tree closes inaugural fund above hard cap on $470m first appeared
Cambridge Innovation Capital, the venture capital investor founded to improve the success rate of deeptech and life sciences businesses originating from the University of Cambridge, has raised £225m for its second fund. The post Cambridge
Lee Equity Partners is back in the fundraising market with its fourth flagship mid-market fund, AltAssets can reveal. The firm has hired Evercore to act as a placement agent for Lee Equity Partners Fund IV,
HealthTech-focused Flare Capital Partners has reached the $350m target for its third flagship fundraise. The post HealthTech investor Flare Capital strikes $350m goal in third flagship fundraise first appeared on AltAssets Private Equity News.
Alternatives major Ares Management has agreed a $2.4bn buyout of Annaly Capital Management's mid-market lending portfolio. The post Ares Management agrees $2.4bn buyout of Annaly Capital mid-market lending portfolio first appeared on AltAssets Private Equity
Growth Catalyst Partners has more than tripled its capital under management through a $270m final close of its second fund at its amended hard cap. The post Impressive LP reups help Growth Capital Partners more
Circularity Capital, a specialist investment firm supporting growth stage European SMEs in the circular economy, has hit a €215m hard cap close for its sophomore fund - triple the size of its debut vehicle. The
Private equity advisor Triago has named 27-year-old Matt Swain to the newly-created post of global CEO - just three years after he joined the firm as an associate. The post Triago names 27-year old Swain
Private equity firms Cerberus Capital Management is said to be after retail chain Bed Bath & Beyond's Buybuy Baby business, Wall Street Journal reported citing sources. The post Cerberus Capital said to be after Bed
KKR has raised a record-breaking $19bn for its latest North America Fund to take advantage of a macroeconomic environment "tailor-made for private equity". The post KKR raises biggest fund in its history with $19bn North
