Belgium
Hg continues legaltech buying spree with The Septeo Group purchase

Hg continues legaltech buying spree with The Septeo Group purchase

European software-focused private equity investor Hg has bought into legaltech business The Septeo Group.

Economy
Comment: Will Boris tax Britain to death?

Comment: Will Boris tax Britain to death?

Killing the economy is no way to pay for pandemic relief.

Fintech and Finance
Onex, GIC lead investment in $1bn Convex

Onex, GIC lead investment in $1bn Convex

Onex Group and GIC have led a consortium to invest $1bn in speciality insurer Convex Group.

Buyout
Livingbridge, LDC sell Giacom to trade buyer in wake of Covid-19 revenue rise

Livingbridge, LDC sell Giacom to trade buyer in wake of Covid-19 revenue rise

UK private equity houses Livingbridge and LDC have agreed to sell specialist cloud services marketplace Giacom to trade buyer Digital Wholesale Solutions.

Europe
Baird’s head of European investment banking steps down after two decades

Baird’s head of European investment banking steps down after two decades

David Silver, a veteran dealmaker and one of the founding partners of Baird's push into Europe and beyond its home US market, will leave later this month

Software and Hi-Tech
Aberdeen secondaries fund on track for early 2021 final close

Aberdeen secondaries fund on track for early 2021 final close

Aberdeen Standard Secondary Opportunities Fund IV is slated for a H1 2021 final close, with more than half of its $500m target already secured, Unquote has learned.

Angel / Venture
Veteran VC fund of funds VenCap ready for “major transformation” in tech with new fund close

Veteran VC fund of funds VenCap ready for “major transformation” in tech with new fund close

Veteran venture capital fund of funds investor VenCap has closed its latest fundraise to take advantage of a "major economic transformation" in tech.

Buyout
Institutional investors shelve ESG priorities amid Covid-19

Institutional investors shelve ESG priorities amid Covid-19

More than three-quarters of institutional investors have deprioritised ESG as an investment criterion amid the coronavirus pandemic - but are prepping to reintensify their commitment as the recovery continues.

India
Covid-19, oversubscribed funds fuel interest in early secondaries

Covid-19, oversubscribed funds fuel interest in early secondaries

Early secondaries are tipped to become more plentiful in the coming months, as some LPs will want to offload undrawn liabilities while buyers look for alternative ways to get into oversubscribed, must-have funds. But market

Ahold Delhaize
Centerbridge Partners teams with global food giant Ahold to buy PE-backed FreshDirect

Centerbridge Partners teams with global food giant Ahold to buy PE-backed FreshDirect

Centerbridge Partners has teamed with global food retail giant Ahold Delhaize to buy private equity-backed online grocer FreshDirect.

Angel / Venture
Sinai Capital seals $600m across double fundraise targeting late-stage tech, cutting-edge media

Sinai Capital seals $600m across double fundraise targeting late-stage tech, cutting-edge media

Sinai Capital Partners has raised more than $600m across a pair of venture capital vehicles targeting tech and media investments.

Buyout
Searchlight Capital more than doubles AUM with dazzling $3.4bn Fund III raise

Searchlight Capital more than doubles AUM with dazzling $3.4bn Fund III raise

Searchlight Capital has more than doubled its capital under management through the $3.4bn final close of its hefty new fund.

Black Sabbath
Black Sabbath to Bruno Mars: Round Hill reaps savvy music investment rewards with biggest fund close yet

Black Sabbath to Bruno Mars: Round Hill reaps savvy music investment rewards with biggest fund close yet

Specialist investor Round Hill Music Royalty Partners has raised $291m to close its biggest fund to date targeting music copyright deals.

Buyout
Impressive first-time fundraise sees Jadian Capital soar past goal to reach over $650m

Impressive first-time fundraise sees Jadian Capital soar past goal to reach over $650m

Jadian Capital has scored an impressive first-time fundraise by closing its debut vehicle on over $650m, more than 50% larger than its initial target.

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