Japan’s T Capital hits JPY81bn hard cap close for first fund since Tokio Marine spinout

Japanese private equity investor T Capital Partners has struck a JPY81bn ($780m) final close for its first independent fundraise.

Pollen Street brings in experienced head of business development as Fund IV raise continues

Former RBS private equity arm Pollen Street Capital has brought in investment industry veteran Hugh Cutler as head of business development.

Capza hires two co-heads for pandemic recovery fund investing €500m AXA France mandate

Asset manager Capza has hired two co-heads of its Expansion fund, which is investing a €500m mandate from insurance giant AXA France.

Sustainable investments face tougher times after 2020 boom

The ESG investing boost is a rare bright spot to come out of the pandemic, but can it last?

When Spacs attack! A new force is invading Wall Street

‘Blank cheque’ firms are in pursuit of America’s hottest startups. Is the invasion a sign of a market euphoria that can’t last?

AMB :- European VC deal value up 14.8% to hit record €42.8bn across 9,341 deals in 2020

Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: European VC deal value hitting a new annual record of €42.8 billion across 9,341 deals, representing a 14.8% YoY increase in value from the previous record set in 2019, said a

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EQT Ventures et al. sell Peakon to trade for $700m

Employee feedback business Peakon, backed by several venture capital firms including EQT Ventures, is to be sold to listed HR software provider Workday in an all-cash deal worth $700m.

VC industry scores ‘exceptional year’ for returns amid negligible Covid-19 impact

The venture capital industry scored an "exceptional" year for performance in 2020 as the effects of the global coronavirus crisis failed to bite into returns from the asset class, new research shows.

VCs sell stakes in Rhebo to trade

eCapital has sold its stake in Germany-based cybersecurity company Rhebo to energy measurement business Landis + Gyr.

Q-Impact Fund increases target to €50m

Qualitas Equity has increased the target size of its impact investment fund Q-Impact to €50m.

Mary Meeker’s Bond Capital said to eye $1.5bn for second fundraise

Bond Capital, the venture capital house founded by former executive at Kleiner Perkins, is reportedly eyeing $1.5bn for its second fundraise.

GGV Capital closes more than $3bn across string of new USD funds, latest RMB vehicle

Sino-US investor GGV Capital has raised more than $2.5bn for the largest family of funds in its history.

VCs in €15m funding round for Compeon

Iris Capital, NRW Bank and the Qatar Development Bank have participated in a €15m series-C funding round for SME financing software platform Compeon.

Iron Man star Robert Downey Jr looks to fight ‘global existential threat’ by launching two VC funds

Iron Man star Robert Downey Jr has taken a leaf out of his superhero character's book by launching a pair of venture capital fund focused on sustainable tech investments.

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