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Private equity firms to pay down The AA’s heavy debt after agreeing £219m buyout of the roadside recovery business

Private equity firms to pay down The AA’s heavy debt after agreeing £219m buyout of the roadside recovery business

UK roadside recovery business The AA has agreed to be bought by private equity houses Warburg Pincus and Towerbrook Capital Partners at a £219m valuation.

Bain Capital
Bain Capital, Pacific Lake team up for OneShield Software investment

Bain Capital, Pacific Lake team up for OneShield Software investment

Bain Capital Partners and Pacific Lake Partners have teamed up to back P&C insurance core software provider OneShield Software.

Business Services
LDC sells Panther Logistics to trade

LDC sells Panther Logistics to trade

LDC has sold delivery firm Panther Logistics to US-based AIT Worldwide Logistics.

Software and Hi-Tech
Alcedo buys Friulair

Alcedo buys Friulair

Italian private equity firm Alcedo has acquired an 80% stake in Friulair, an Italian air filtration specialist.

Angel / Venture
Early-stage funding rounds dominate VC investment landscape in APAC during Q3 2020

Early-stage funding rounds dominate VC investment landscape in APAC during Q3 2020

Opalesque Industry Update - Despite volatile market conditions, venture capital (VC) investors seem to continue placing bets on promising start-ups as the COVID-19 pandemic has dramatically accelerated the rate of digital adoption by companies across

Politics
NorthEdge invests in Altia-ABM

NorthEdge invests in Altia-ABM

NorthEdge has backed the management buyout of Altia-ABM, a specialist investigation and covert operation software business.

Angel / Venture
Stripe’s PE, VC backers lick their lips amid talk of possible $100bn valuation through new funding round

Stripe’s PE, VC backers lick their lips amid talk of possible $100bn valuation through new funding round

Payments giant Stripe is reportedly looking to raise a funding round which could see its valuation reach somewhere between $70bn and $100bn.

Fintech and Finance
Keyhaven sells PIC for 1.7x return

Keyhaven sells PIC for 1.7x return

Keyhaven Capital Partners has sold Pension Insurance Corporation (PIC) for a 1.7x return.

Event
GP Profile: Consilium Private Equity

GP Profile: Consilium Private Equity

Consilium Private Equity founding partner and CEO Stefano Iamoni talks to Alessia Argentieri about the launch of a new fund, as well as deal activity and market perspectives.

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The Jordan Company sells Dimora Brands to private equity peer Clearlake Capital

The Jordan Company sells Dimora Brands to private equity peer Clearlake Capital

The Jordan Company has agreed to sell speciality hardware and home accessories business Dimora Brands to fellow private equity house Clearlake Capital.

advisory
Stanhope Capital, FWM announce $24.2bn merger to create global wealth management major

Stanhope Capital, FWM announce $24.2bn merger to create global wealth management major

Stanhope Capital and FWM have merged to create one of the world's largest independent wealth management and advisory firms, with more than $24bn under management.

Buyout
Committed Advisors soars to €1.6bn hard cap Fund IV close as it celebrates 10 years in business

Committed Advisors soars to €1.6bn hard cap Fund IV close as it celebrates 10 years in business

Secondaries private equity specialist Committed Advisors has surged past the target for its fourth fund to hit a €1.6bn hard cap final close.

Digital Transformation
Nordic Capital-backed Nordnet prices IPO at SEK96 a share

Nordic Capital-backed Nordnet prices IPO at SEK96 a share

The company is a pan-Nordic digital savings and investments platform Nordic Capital first invested in 2016

Buyout
Charlesbank Capital could raise up to $3.75bn for tenth flagship fund, LP documents show

Charlesbank Capital could raise up to $3.75bn for tenth flagship fund, LP documents show

Charlesbank Capital Partners is already back in the fundraising market eyeing its biggest ever vehicle, just a couple of years after beginning to invest its $3bn ninth flagship fund.

Software and Hi-Tech
BGF takes minority in Datum360

BGF takes minority in Datum360

BGF has taken a minority stake in engineering information company Datum360.

Angel / Venture
Round Hill Ventures raises €200m fund for growing European proptech opportunities

Round Hill Ventures raises €200m fund for growing European proptech opportunities

Round Hill Ventures has hit a €200m final close for a European proptech fund targeting late seed to Series B investments.

Appointments
Joe Biden fires warning against ‘guarded’ Irish border post-Brexit

Joe Biden fires warning against ‘guarded’ Irish border post-Brexit

The US president-elect’s statement comes as he finalises the appointments for those in his transition team

Politics
AA accepts £219m takeover from TowerBrook Capital, Warburg Pincus

AA accepts £219m takeover from TowerBrook Capital, Warburg Pincus

The debt-laden roadside recovery group has agreed a 35p-a-share deal

Limited Partners
How private equity can help billionaires save the planet

How private equity can help billionaires save the planet

The super wealthy alone will not stop climate change, but together with the private equity industry, they certainly have a role

Software and Hi-Tech
KKR to Present at the Goldman Sachs US Financial Services Conference 2020

KKR to Present at the Goldman Sachs US Financial Services Conference 2020

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- KKR & Co. Inc. (NYSE: KKR) announced today that Scott C. Nuttall, Co-President and Co-Chief Operating Officer, will present at the Goldman Sachs US Financial Services Conference 2020 on Tuesday, December 8,

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