In the week ending February 26th 2020, eVestment Hedge Fund Asset Flows Report revealed that overall AUM for the hedge fund business in January stood at $3.345 trillion. Hedge funds attracted USD6.39 billion of new
VC fund investors not raising alarms over SPAC trend From Axios: Venture capital firms, formed to invest in startups, are increasingly becoming sponsors of SPACs, blank-check companies that bring later-stage businesses into the public markets.
Vance Street Capital has formed Spectra A&D Holdings to acquire and merge three aerospace and defense technology companies. The three acquired businesses include Las Cruces, New Mexico-based Calculex; and Alpharetta, Georgia-based Argon Corporation and FDS
Probo Medical, a portfolio company of Varsity Healthcare Partners since October 2018, has acquired IMAX Medical. IMAX specializes in the sale, purchase, inspection, installation/de-installation, and transport of pre-owned medical diagnostic imaging equipment including ultrasound, X-Ray,
Goldman Sachs Asset Management (GSAM) has made a non-voting minority equity investment in Arlington Capital Partners. Arlington Capital was founded in 1999 and has completed over 90 acquisitions since its inception. Sectors of interest include
Prelude Growth Partners, an investor in consumer brands, has closed Prelude Growth Partners II LP at its hard cap of $250 million. The firm’s second fund was oversubscribed and was raised in just four months.
Lobbyists in the City with knowledge of the talks are sceptical — calling such a model the 'lowest possible version' of a future UK-EU framework
Hong Kong firm transfers some operations to Singapore to reduce exposure to Chinese scrutiny, say people briefed on move
Venture funds, which invest in startups that are in early to late stages of development, can lead to higher returns — but of course with more risk.
Court heard evidence from 17 witnesses over 30 days, four expert witnesses over six days
Sale follows over €200m of capital investment over the last two years to support the delivery of new school and child day care buildings in Finland and Sweden
Private equity investor Partners Group has agreed a buyout of modular education building developer Parmaco from a consortium led by European private equity firms Terra Firma and Metric Capital.
L Catterton is to acquire a majority stake in Germany-based footwear company Birkenstock.
Iconic sandalmaker Birkenstock has sold a majority stake in itself to consumer-focused private equity firm L Catterton in a €4bn deal amid the company reporting a record year despite the Covid-19 crisis.
Esports-focused venture capital firm Hiro Capital has invested €15m in video game studios Snowprint, Double Loop Games and Happy Volcano, based in Stockholm, San Fransisco and Leuven, Belgium, respectively.
Chicago private equity firm Core Industrial Partners has become the latest buyout house to hit fundraising success through an entirely virtual process, racing to a $465m one-and-done Fund II close in less than four months.
Swiss PE firm Partners Group has acquired education building provider Parmaco from a consortium led by Terra Firma and Metric Capital.
Italian venture capital house P101 has invested €6m in a series-B financing round for Madrid-based car rental platform Bipi Mobility.
EGo Mobile majority shareholder ND Group has led a funding round totalling more than €30m for the Germany-based electric car manufacturer.
Bernard Arnault family office and L Catterton buy into maker of chunky sandals
