AMB :- Other Voices: SEC updates rule on performance fees

By: Anthony Drenzek, Robert Plaze On June 17th, the Securities and Exchange Commission issued an order adjusting the dollar amount thresholds for clients of registered advisers to be "qualified clients" under ...Article Link

PE industry still lags on ESG and diversity, report finds

Some 35% of private equity firms have not yet committed to specific ESG standards, says report

Why American bargain hunters are grabbing UK companies

UK-listed companies have never been so attractive to overseas private equity buyers

Software and Hi-Tech
Oakley to sell majority stake in Ace Education to trade

Oakley to sell majority stake in Ace Education to trade

Oakley Capital and other co-investors have signed an agreement to sell their stakes in education platform Ace Education to trade buyer Groupe Amaury.

Hg to sell workforce management software Allocate after seven year hold

European software-focused private equity house Hg has agreed to sell workforce management software provider Allocate to RLDatix in a trade deal, seven years after taking the company private from the London Stock Exchange. The post

Partners Group looks to build $1bn US community solar business with Dimension deal

Swiss private equity investor Partners Group has agreed to buy a controlling equity stake in US community solar and battery storage business Dimension Renewable Energy. The post Partners Group looks to build $1bn US community

Politics
Hg, Vista Equity Partners to sell Allocate to trade

Hg, Vista Equity Partners to sell Allocate to trade

Private equity firms Hg and Vista Equity Partners have agreed to sell portfolio company Allocate to RLDatix, a software-as-a-service company backed by Rothschild and TA Associates.

KKR doubles down on Philippines payments business Voyager as company eyes expansion to digital bank

KKR has doubled down on its investment in Philippines payments business Voyager Innovations by taking part in a $167m funding round. The post KKR doubles down on Philippines payments business Voyager as company eyes expansion

TDR Capital to end 17-year investment with $5bn sale of Modulaire Group to Brookfield Business Partners

TDR Capital has ended a 17-year investment with an agreement to sell modular buildings specialist Modulaire Group to Brookfield Business Partners. The post TDR Capital to end 17-year investment with $5bn sale of Modulaire Group

Investcorp buys into Italian digital marketing, price comparison platform CloudCare with ambitious plans

Investcorp has bought into Italian digital sales and marketing platform CloudCare with an "ambitious plan" to expand the already booming company into new market segments. The post Investcorp buys into Italian digital marketing, price comparison

Consumer Services
Cinven buys Arcaplanet from Permira in €1bn-plus deal

Cinven buys Arcaplanet from Permira in €1bn-plus deal

Private equity firm Cinven has acquired a majority stake in Arcaplanet, a pet care retail chain in Italy, from Permira and co-investor Winch Capital Partners.

Oakley Capital set for 2.1x return exiting ACE after four years of bolt-on success

Oakley Capital has sealed a better than 2x return selling French and Spanish vocational higher education platform ACE. The post Oakley Capital set for 2.1x return exiting ACE after four years of bolt-on success first

Europe
Brookfield buys Modulaire from TDR in $5bn deal

Brookfield buys Modulaire from TDR in $5bn deal

Canada-based listed private equity firm Brookfield Business Partners has agreed to acquire Modulaire Group, a European modular workspace rental specialist backed by TDR Capital, for $5bn.

Software and Hi-Tech
Pandemic sinks dealflow in restaurants & bars to 10-year low

Pandemic sinks dealflow in restaurants & bars to 10-year low

The restaurants and bars sector bore the brunt of the Covid-19 lockdowns over the past 15 months, with a correspondingly very low level of investment from private equity activity, according to Unquote Data.

Software and Hi-Tech
Ares takes 33% stake in Atlético Madrid

Ares takes 33% stake in Atlético Madrid

The shareholders of Spanish football club Atlético Madrid have unanimously agreed to a €181m capital increase in which Ares Management will take part.

Iceland’s Frumtak Ventures eyes next generation of Nordic winners with new fund

Icelandic early-stage investment house Frumtak Ventures has launched a $57m third fund focused on post-seed and Series A startups. The post Iceland’s Frumtak Ventures eyes next generation of Nordic winners with new fund first appeared

Pandemic will prove a watershed moment for sustainability skills

ESG talent is needed now more than ever

Apollo Global brings in Evercore Asia lead to run its own Asia-Pacific IR, fundraising activity

Private equity giant Apollo Global has brought in placement agent major Evercore's former Asia-Pacific private fund group lead Ian Bell to head up its own fundraising activity in the region. The post Apollo Global brings

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