Questions are growing over whether private equity funds – increasingly sensitive to ESG pressure from their limited partners – can continue in an industry that creates wasteful single-use plastic packaging, writes Joao Grando
Digital Horizon has launched the $200m-targeting second venture fund after providing 40% of annual return to investors from Fund I. The post VC Digital Horizon launches $200m-targeting sophomore fund after seeing 40%IRR from Fund I
Nordic B2B software investor Monterro has raised the largest tech-focused private equity fund in the region by hitting a €700m final close. The post Monterro raises Nordic region’s biggest tech private equity fund with €700m
German asset management major DWS Group has beaten its hard cap for its inaugural mid-life secondaries private equity fund to reach a $550m final close. The post DWS beats hard cap for debut mid-life secondaries
Global private markets investment major StepStone Group has hit a $690m final close for its third tactical growth fund. The post StepStone follows Greenspring takeover with $690m growth fund close first appeared on AltAssets Private
Lower mid-market private equity house The Riverside Company has brought in former Lightyear Capital fundraising and IR head to lead its own capital raising efforts. The post Riverside brings in ex-Lightyear Capital, CCMP fundraising and
Buyout giant EQT has agreed to buy into €2.2bn-managing European life science venture capital firm LSP for €450m to strengthen its position in the healthcare sector. A potential earn-out payment of €25m will also be
Brookfield Asset Management has passed its $500m goal for the final close of its second growth fund. The post Brookfield beats $500m goal for second growth fundraise first appeared on AltAssets Private Equity News.
EQT is to acquire life sciences-focused venture capital firm Life Sciences Partners (LSP); the LSP team and its funds are to form a new EQT Life Sciences arm.
US private equity house Beringer Capital has struck a $307m final close for its fourth flagship fund dedicated to the media, marketing services, consumer and technology sectors. The post Beringer Capital raises $307m Fund IV
