AlleyCorp launches $100m healthcare investment fund targeting NYC startups

Evergreen investment fund AlleyCorp has launched a $100m healthcare investment vehicle targeting early-stage VC and incubation-stage deals. The post AlleyCorp launches $100m healthcare investment fund targeting NYC startups first appeared on AltAssets Private Equity News.

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Calpers, Carlyle lead LP-GP ESG Data Convergence Project

Calpers, Carlyle lead LP-GP ESG Data Convergence Project

The California Public Employees' Retirement System (Calpers) and investment firm Carlyle are leading the newly launched ESG Data Convergence Project, an LP-GP initiative that aims to commit to a standardisation of ESG reporting.

Ex-3Com, Palm CEO seals fund size jump with $110m Fund IV close

BGV, the venture capital house launched by former 3Com and Palm CEO Eric Benhamou, has sealed an impressive fund size jump by closing its fourth vehicle on $110m. The post Ex-3Com, Palm CEO seals fund

PE firms better placed than corporates for European Covid-19 buying opportunities – report

Private equity firms are better placed than corporate to take advantage of Covid-19 buying opportunities in Europe, new research suggests. The post PE firms better placed than corporates for European Covid-19 buying opportunities – report

Ardian plans world’s biggest clean hydrogen investment platform in team-up with FiveT, eyes €1.5bn fund

Investment giant Ardian has teamed with FiveT Hydrogen to create Hy24, which it hopes will become the world's largest investment platform focused on clean hydrogen infrastructure. The post Ardian plans world’s biggest clean hydrogen investment

KKR to Acquire Probe CX

MELBOURNE, Australia--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Quadrant Private Equity, Five V Capital, Rodney Kagan and other shareholders of Probe CX (“Probe” or the “Company”) today announced they have entered into an agreement under which KKR will acquire a

Franklin Templeton acquires O'Shaughnessy Asset Management

Opalesque Industry Update - Franklin Resources, Inc., a global investment management organization operating as Franklin Templeton, today announced that it will acquire O'Shaughnessy Asset Management, LLC , a leading quantitative asset management firm. Through this

BlackRock launches new private market allocation tool

Opalesque Industry Update - With interest rates near record lows and stock market valuations near record highs, many advisors are looking to private markets to diversify and potentially amplify returns for their clients. BlackRock has

Hedge funds: investors keep faith as event-driven revival continues while macro trails other strategies YTD after mixed August

Opalesque Industry Update - HFM's event-driven index was up 1.4% in August, making it the month's second-top-performing strategy index, after downticks of -0.1% and -1.2% in June and July respectively. The average event-driven fund has

Europe
AFB holds EUR 86m first close for second fund

AFB holds EUR 86m first close for second fund

Advent France Biotechnology (AFB) has held a EUR 86m first close for its second fund, which will continue the firm's focus on European early-stage life sciences investments.

AE Industrial Partners picks up air purification business HealthWay

AE Industrial Partners has acquired HealthWay, a specialist in air purification solutions for commercial and residential settings. The post AE Industrial Partners picks up air purification business HealthWay first appeared on AltAssets Private Equity News.

Deal Sourcing / Execution
SGT, Tyrus announce strategic partnership

SGT, Tyrus announce strategic partnership

Listed, Germany-based sponsor SGT German Private Equity and Tyrus Capital have announced a strategic partnership aimed at sourcing and executing capital-markets-related private equity deals.

Apollo seals second Japan PE deal of the year with Mitsubishi Chemical unit carve-out

Global private equity major Apollo has agreed a buyout Mitsubishi Chemical's thermal and emission control materials business to mark its second Japanese corporate carve-out deal this year. The post Apollo seals second Japan PE deal

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Mirova launches debut impact fund with EUR 300m target

Mirova launches debut impact fund with EUR 300m target

Natixis subsidiary Mirova has announced the launch of its first impact fund, Mirova Environment Acceleration Capital Fund, which has a EUR 300m target.

Kyma hits €100m for Italian SME digital transformation fund, seals debut deal

Kyma Investment Partners has hit a substantial first close for a €130m-targeting fund focused on digital transformation of Italian SMEs. The post Kyma hits €100m for Italian SME digital transformation fund, seals debut deal first

Advent France Biotechnology holds €86m first close for Fund II amid ‘huge, unmet need’ for early life sciences financing

Advent France Biotechnology has held an €86m first close for its second fund, already surpassing the size of its debut vehicle in the strategy. The post Advent France Biotechnology holds €86m first close for Fund

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