Brookfield raises $7bn towards world’s biggest ‘net-zero’ emissions investment fund, eyes $12.5bn hard cap

Brookfield Asset Management has raised an initial $7bn for the world's biggest investment fund focused on the global transition to a net-zero economy. The post Brookfield raises $7bn towards world’s biggest ‘net-zero’ emissions investment fund,

Ares’ Asia arm raises what could be biggest pan-Asian secured lending fund

Ares Management's Asian investment arm Ares SSG has raised more than $1.6bn for the final close of its third secured lending opportunities fund. The post Ares’ Asia arm raises what could be biggest pan-Asian secured

Software and Hi-Tech
Wm Morrison shareholder JO Hambro to decline Fortress takeover offer

Wm Morrison shareholder JO Hambro to decline Fortress takeover offer

Wm Morrison top-10 shareholder JO Hambro has said it will not accept Fortress Investment Group’s 254p per share takeover bid for the FTSE-250 supermarket group, The Daily Mail reported.

Consumer Services
Qualium sells La Foir'Fouille stake to manager and funds – report

Qualium sells La Foir'Fouille stake to manager and funds – report

Investment fund Qualium Investissement has sold its stake in La Foir'Fouille, a French retailer of house equipment products at discount prices, to manager Ivan Rapoport for an undisclosed amount, French daily L’Agefi reported.

Ali Khan, former CTO of FS-ISAC, the world’s largest financial…

ArmorText is the fastest growing secure collaboration platform in critical infrastructure. As ArmorText expands beyond its stronghold in energy, defense, and government, Ali Khan, former CTO of...(PRWeb July 30, 2021)Read the full story at https://www.prweb.com/releases/ali_khan_former_cto_of_fs_isac_the_worlds_largest_financial_services_cyber_threat_intelligence_sharing_community_joins_the_armortext_advisory_board/prweb18104824.htm

AMB :- Greater China's PEVC assets under management cross $1.04tn equating to 61% of capital targeting Asia-Pacific

Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: Greater China's private equity and venture capital (PEVC) has obtained critical mass, with more than 1.04tn USD assets under management (AUM) as of September 2020, equating to 61% of capital t...Article

Advanz, Cinven and Hg fined £100m over drug price hike

Unjustified drug price hike cost the NHS an extra £29.4m over ten years

Carlyle’s Q2 earnings jump on strong investment performance

Growth in the value of the firm’s private-equity portfolio outpaces the broader market

Limited Partners
Novalpina to lose control of EUR 1bn debut fund

Novalpina to lose control of EUR 1bn debut fund

London-headquartered Novalpina Capital is to be liquidated and is expected to be replaced as the manager of its EUR 1bn debut fund by a third-party fund manager, a source close to the situation confirmed to

Cerulli: The rising importance of commodity investing

Opalesque Industry Update - This year's surge in redemptions from precious metals exchange-traded products (ETPs) in Europe has been offset by a growing demand for broad-basket commodities funds and, separately, investment opportunities in the industrial

L/S equity performance decelerated in June but was robust enough for a +10% H1

Opalesque Industry Update - L/S equity hedge funds lost momentum in June as performance gains decelerated and flows took a dramatic swing into negative territory. HFM's L/SEquity Composite returned 0.8% last month, above the 0.4%

Hughes and Company holds $116m first close for debut fund

Specialist private equity firm Hughes and Company has held the first close of its debut fund on $116m, beating its $100m target. The post Hughes and Company holds $116m first close for debut fund first

Booming payments platform Airwallex launches $200m venture capital fundraise

Global payments platform Airwallex has launched a $200m venture capital fundraise to target early stage, high-growth technology-enabled companies powered by the company's infrastructure. The post Booming payments platform Airwallex launches $200m venture capital fundraise first

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Carlyle raises USD 18.2bn in H1 2021

Carlyle raises USD 18.2bn in H1 2021

Carlyle has raised USD 18.2bn this year across all business lines, principally driven by its real estate and credit strategies, according to its latest quarterly results.

Recently-created asset management major Blue Owl closes Opportunistic Fund with $2.5bn of firepower

Blue Owl Capital, the asset manager created in May through the merger of Owl Rock and Altimar Acquisition Corp, has closed its inaugural Opportunistic Fund. The post Recently-created asset management major Blue Owl closes Opportunistic

EQT has second Iress bid rejected, this time valuing company at A$2.96bn

Private equity major EQT has had two bids for Australian financial software provider Iress rebuffed, with the latter valuing the company at up to A$2.96bn. The post EQT has second Iress bid rejected, this time

SLR eyes big spend on Covid-19-boosted health care industry amid first close for new fund

SLR is expecting more than $1bn of capital to be available for its healthcare direct lending funds after leverage, following an initial close of $480m in equity commitments. The fund is expected to hold its

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Belgian unicorn Odoo raises USD 215m from Summit

Belgian unicorn Odoo raises USD 215m from Summit

Summit Partners has invested USD 215m in Odoo, a Belgian developer of open-source business software.

Wynnchurch Capital buys up residential doormaker Trimlite

US private equity firm Wynnchurch Capital has acquired residential doormaker Trimlite using its $2.2bn fifth fund. The post Wynnchurch Capital buys up residential doormaker Trimlite first appeared on AltAssets Private Equity News.

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