AMB :- KKR taps $1.3bn Global Impact Fund to invest in Australian carbon offset business Greencollar

Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: Global private equity giant KKR has backed Australian carbon offsetting specialist GreenCollar through its $1.3bn Global Impact Fund, which is focused on generating risk-adjusted returns by in...Article Link

LLR Sells WorldAware to Rhone’s GardaWorld

GardaWorld Security has acquired WorldAware from LLR Partners. LLR acquired WorldAware (then iJET International) in December 2013. GardaWorld was acquired by Rhone Capital and members of its senior management team in March 2017 from Apax

PE Weathering COVID-19

According to a new study by Willis Towers Watson (WTW), private equity-owned companies appear to be weathering the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic across multiple sectors and geographies. According to WTW, despite the subdued operating

Livingbridge-backed Bistrot Pierre sold in pre-pack administration deal

Bistrot Pierre is the latest restaurant chain to restructure as the Covid-19 crisis creates funding challenges for the sector

Neva Finventures leads €3m round for Yolo

Neva Finventures, the corporate venture arm of Italian bank Intesa Sanpaolo, has led a €3m round for Italian mobile insurance application Yolo.

Novo Holdings et al. in $20m round for Reapplix

Reapplix, a Danish developer of a treatment for diabetic foot ulcers, has raised $20m in funding from investors including North-East Healthcare Investment, Lauxera Capital Partners and MK Ventures.

Yellow Wood eyes massive fund size hike latest raise, could collect up to $750m

Consumer-focused private equity firm Yellow Wood Partners is back on the fundraising trail eyeing up to $750m - more than twice the amount it collected for its last fund.

Private equity funds being used for mass-scale money laundering: FBI

Private equity funds are being used for mass-scale money laundering according to the US Federal Bureau of Investigation, which said the industry lacks adequate money-laundering programmes.

TPG takeover of Covid-ravaged Cirque du Soleil looks dead amid impending creditor deal – report

Private equity plans to take over world-famous Cirque du Soleil on the cheap after coronavirus pushed it into bankruptcy protection have been scuppered by creditors, who are reportedly set to agree a recapitalisation of the

Munich Private Equity Partners soars past Fund III goal with €162m final close

Munich Private Equity Partners has hit a €162m final close for its third buyout fundraise, soaring past its initial €100m target.

Live Briefing: ESG and rebalancing through secondaries

Unquote has teamed up with private equity fund marketplace Palico for a live briefing on Tuesday 21 July at 4pm BST.

VC surge sees record-breaking private equity year for Central and Eastern Europe

A record-breaking year for private equity investment in Central and Eastern Europe saw €2.95bn of capital invested in over 460 companies, new data from Invest Europe shows.

KKR taps $1.3bn Global Impact Fund to back Australian carbon offset business Greencollar

Global private equity giant KKR has backed Australian carbon offsetting specialist GreenCollar through its $1.3bn Global Impact Fund.

LPEA names director of strategy Pesch as new CEO

The Luxembourg Private Equity and Venture Capital Association has named Stephane Pesch as its new CEO, nine months after he joined LPEA as director of strategy.

KKR Invests in Leading Australian Environmental Markets Platform GreenCollar

SYDNEY--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Global investment firm KKR and leading Australian environmental markets platform GreenCollar (“the Company”) today announced that KKR has invested in GreenCollar to advance the Company’s mission to provide commercial solutions to climate change

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