Software and Hi-Tech
Refresco admits Jacobs, KKR, Platinum to second round

Refresco admits Jacobs, KKR, Platinum to second round

Sponsors including Jacobs, KKR and Platinum have been admitted to the second round of the auction for Dutch beverage bottler Refresco, according to three sources familiar with the situation.

asia
Eurazeo holds €150m second close for Smart City Fund II with new European and Asia LPs

Eurazeo holds €150m second close for Smart City Fund II with new European and Asia LPs

Eurazeo has hold a second closing for its Smart City II fund on €150m, bringing in new institutional and corporate partners in Europe and Asia. The post Eurazeo holds €150m second close for Smart City

Carlyle lines up €7.5bn European buyout fundraise – report

Carlyle is reportedly readying itself for its biggest-ever European fundraise with eyes on up to €7.5bn. The post Carlyle lines up €7.5bn European buyout fundraise – report first appeared on AltAssets Private Equity News.

Here’s why edtech investing’s pandemic boom can continue post-Covid

Rather than dipping its toe back into the fundraising waters, it’s fair to say GSV Ventures dived in with both feet, launching not one, but two new funds just a few months apart. That confidence

Vista Equity makes professional services software play with $100m BigTime investment

Vista Equity Partners has made a $100m investment in BigTime Software, a provider of cloud-based software for professional services firms. The post Vista Equity makes professional services software play with $100m BigTime investment first appeared on

IPO
Highland, HPE Growth-backed WeTransfer announces IPO pricing

Highland, HPE Growth-backed WeTransfer announces IPO pricing

WeTransfer, a Netherlands-based online file transfer service backed by Highland Capital Partners and HPE Growth Capital, has set its IPO price range at EUR 17.50-20.50 per share.

L Catterton buys into LightBay Capital’s Alliance Animal Health

Consumer-focused private equity house L Catterton has made a growth investment in Alliance Animal Health, an acquirer and operator of veterinary hospitals for companion animals. The post L Catterton buys into LightBay Capital’s Alliance Animal Health

asia
Big Asian Infrastructure Bank commitment helps Keppel Capital to $1.1bn data centre fund close

Big Asian Infrastructure Bank commitment helps Keppel Capital to $1.1bn data centre fund close

A hefty commitment from the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank has helped Keppel Capital close its second data centre-focused fundraise on $1.1bn of capital. The post Big Asian Infrastructure Bank commitment helps Keppel Capital to $1.1bn

Software and Hi-Tech
Summa holds EUR 2.3bn final close for Fund III

Summa holds EUR 2.3bn final close for Fund III

Stockholm-headquartered ESG-focused private equity firm Summa Equity has held a final close for its third fund on approximately SEK 23bn (EUR 2.3bn).

Robert Downey Jr, Scarlett Johansson back 1Password Series C at $6.8bn valuation

Password management and online security platform 1Password has hit a $6.8bn valuation thanks to a hefty Series C round led by ICONIQ Growth and backed by celebrities including Scarlett Johansson and Robert Downey Jr. The

Blackstone bags electric vehicle connector specialist Interplex from Baring PE Asia

Global buyout giant Blackstone has bought Interplex, a specialist in customized connector solutions for the auto, medical and ICT markets, from Baring Private Equity Asia. The post Blackstone bags electric vehicle connector specialist Interplex from

Former CIO of $35bn TERS pension fund joins Star Mountain Capital as senior advisor

Tom Tull, the former CIO of US pension major the Employees Retirement System of Texas, has joined Star Mountain Capital as a senior advisor. The post Former CIO of $35bn TERS pension fund joins Star

Viola Ventures reaches $1.25bn AUM with $250m sixth fund close

Israel investment firm Viola Ventures has gathered over $1.25bn for assets under management thanks for the closing of its $250m sixth fund. The post Viola Ventures reaches $1.25bn AUM with $250m sixth fund close first

Summa closes massive Fund III on €2.3bn, biggest European impact fund to date

Summa Equity has raised the largest European impact fund to date with €2.3bn of capital commitments, triple the size of its predecessor fund. The post Summa closes massive Fund III on €2.3bn, biggest European impact

SWEN Capital halfway to €300m target for second renewable gas infra fundraise

Sustainability-focused private equity house SWEN Capital Partners has struck a €150m first close for its second infrastructure fund dedicated to renewable gas and the circular economy. The post SWEN Capital halfway to €300m target for second

Angel / Venture
Cherry Ventures launches new EUR 300m growth fund

Cherry Ventures launches new EUR 300m growth fund

Germany-based early-stage venture capital firm Cherry Ventures Capital has announced the launch of its new pre-seed and seed-stage fund, Cherry IV, to invest in technology across Europe.

Appointments
Livingbridge promotes three new partners

Livingbridge promotes three new partners

UK mid-market private equity firm Livingbridge has promoted Susie Stanford, Simon Hollingsworth and Simon Peet to partner.

Pharma and Healthcare
Permira merges Kedrion, BPL

Permira merges Kedrion, BPL

Private equity firm Permira has bought a controlling stake in Italy-based pharmaceuticals company Kedrion Biopharma, onto which it will bolt on Bio Products Laboratory (BPL), with reinvestment from Kedrion's controlling Marcucci family and PE peer

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