Falfurrias Exits American Safety Council

Falfurrias Capital Partners has sold its portfolio company, American Safety Council, to Ridgemont Equity Partners. Falfurrias acquired ASC in May 2014. American Safety Council (ASC) is a provider of online training, education, and certification services

Pfingsten Builds Lab Instrumentation Platform

Full Spectrum Group, a portfolio company of Pfingsten Partners, has acquired the assets of the third party field services division of Pion (Pion TPFS). Full Spectrum (FSG) is a provider of repair, maintenance, and validation

Carlyle finds financial utility in ESG impact data

Jeanologia, a Carlyle-backed manufacturer in Spain, recently got a loan with interest rates tied to meeting environmental-impact targets

Mediobanca & Russell Investments launch fund to ‘exploit’ opportunities amid crisis

The fund, dedicated to Mediobanca's Italian private clients, is an expansion of the bank's partnership with the asset manager

VCs exit UltraSoc to Siemens

VC backers including Octopus Ventures and eCapital have sold their stakes in Cambridge-based electronic chip developer UltraSoc to Siemens

KKR close to raising Asia’s biggest-ever private equity fund after reaching $10bn mark – report

KKR has hauled in more than $10bn for its fourth pan-Asian private equity fund, putting it within a whisker of becoming the biggest-ever PE vehicle raised targeting the region.

Tenzing shrugs off Covid-19 to race to $400m Fund II close, believed to be first entirely virtual buyout fundraise

UK-based private equity house Tenzing has raced to a £400m final close for its sophomore fund in what is believed to be the first buyout fund raised entirely virtually.

Africa sees VC deals surge to reach record dollar total last year: AVCA data

African venture capital activity reached its highest dollar total on record last year thanks to a surge in dollars being invested in the continent's startups.

Index Ventures leads €70m series-C for Swile

French corporate restaurant card business Swile has raised €70m in a series-C round led by Index Ventures.

Upfront Ventures back with Fund VII raise to follow last year’s growth fund launch

LA-based early-stage investment house Upfront Ventures is back in the fundraising market with its seventh flagship fund.

Video: Cambridge Associates’ Marcandalli on impact investing moving centre stage

In a new instalment of Unquote's Lockdown series, Cambridge Associates managing director Annachiara Marcandalli explains why it is unlikely that impact investing will be sidelined post pandemic.

Ex-Warburg Pincus execs raise €392m for debut tech-driven B2B fund

Specialist investment firm Corten Capital has held the €392m final close for its maiden fund, which will back technology-driven B2B services.

Cybersecurity startup SecurityGate.io seals Houston Ventures-led Series A round

Cybersecurity startup SecurityGate.io has closed its Series A funding round, with Houston Ventures leading the investmen

Sherpa Capital shrugs of coronavirus fears to close the first private equity fund in Spain since the pandemic began and doing so in just a matter of weeks

Iberian private equity firm Sherpa Capital has held the final close for its fourth fund, securing a capital pool of €120m.

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