Blackstone brings in over $3.1bn for first dedicated growth capital investment fundraise
Global buyout giant Blackstone has scored more than $3.1bn of LP capital for its debut fund dedicated to growth capital investing.
Global buyout giant Blackstone has scored more than $3.1bn of LP capital for its debut fund dedicated to growth capital investing.
Asian private equity house Navis Capital Partners has completed an investment in digital banking solutions business Moneythor.
Sustainable investment specialist Impax Asset Management has bolstered its private equity and infrastructure operations by bringing in Sean Maguire as a managing director.
European private equity dealmaking will set a record high in 2021 as firms look to deploy cautious aggression amid a recovery from the coronavirus pandemic, PitchBook is predicting.
Private equity house Apax has seen its portfolio business ThoughtWorks boosted to a $4.6bn valuation thanks to a string of new investors committing to the company.
Audax Private Equity has sealed a $1.7bn final close for its first Continuation Fund, which will buy up portfolio companies from its 2012-vintage Fund IV.
Global buyout house KKR has scored a $1.7bn final close of its debut Asia Pacific real estate fund - hot on the heels of its $3.9bn infra fund raise targeting the region.
New Mountain Capital has hauled in $9.6bn for the final close of its new flagship private equity fund, above even the vehicle's hard cap.
European private equity dealflow has held up remarkably well amid the huge uncertainty caused by Covid-19 and the UK's impending exit from the EU - but big challenges remain according to new research from Mercer.
Silver Lake has reached a $20bn hard cap close for its titanic new tech investment fund to help its assets under management soar to $75bn.
KKR has struck a $3.9bn hard cap final close for the largest pan-regional infrastructure fund to have been raised for the Asia Pacific market.
Nordic Capital has promoted investor relations head Pär Norberg to partner after his instrumental role in the virtual fundraising of its €6.1bn Nordic Capital Fund X.
Payments solutions provider Checkout.com has closed a $450m Series C funding round at a $15bn valuation, making it Europe’s most valuable venture-backed FinTech.
KKR has agreed to buy a majority stake in the music catalogue of triple-Grammy winner Ryan Tedder and his band OneRepublic.
Appian Capital has hit a $775m hard cap close for its oversubscribed second fund targeting the global mining industry.
Private equity house Insight Partners has created one of 2021's first tech unicorns through a huge Series B investment in digital product building software specialist Quantum Metric.
Global venture capital funding in digital health companies surged to $14.8bn last year as the coronavirus pandemic supercharged investment into the sector.
Credit specialist Marathon Asset Management has raised about $2.5bn to close its oversubscribed debut distressed credit fund.
Former TPG credit arm Sixth Street has struck a €1bn hard cap final close for its second fund targeting European direct lending deals.
Private equity houses are gearing up for a surge in dealmaking in 2021 as they look to get back to deploying capital in the wake of the coronavirus shock of this year, new research shows.
