Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: Blackstone Group Inc.'s private equity business raised $8 billion for a fund that aims to hold companies for longer periods than its typical investments. The New York firm said its Blackstone...Article
Bailey McCann, Opalesque New York: Tech-focused private equity firm Thoma Bravo has raised more than $22.8 billion across several funds - a new record for the firm. New vehicles include the $17.8 billion Thoma Bravo
Leon Black, Apollo Global Management’s co-founder and leader, has been facing questions from investors over his ties to the convicted sex offender. One has already opted to withhold new investment.
Sale-and-leaseback transaction involves 27 distribution centres in France and Germany
BGF and Sir Anthony Seldon have made a call for a £15bn National Renewal Fund to recapitalise 21,000 businesses in the UK.
More than two-thirds of British pension funds are set to increase their investments into renewables, according to a new survey by Pureprofile and Alpha Real Capital. Having polled 50 pension fund investors, the researchers found
Agilitas portfolio company Danoffice, a Denmark-based IT service, has entered into an agreement to acquire NPVision Group.
From: RegTech Analyst Private-equity firm Thoma Bravo has raised $22.8bn to three tech-focused funds, making it one of the largest fundraising hauls ever, according to the Wall Street Journal. The Chicago-based firm has previously bought
Mid-market private equity firm Bowmark Capital has acquired UK-based Totalmobile, a developer of field service management software, from Horizon Capital.
New York-based private equity firm Endicott Growth Equity Partners (EGEP) has named Dan Seideman as a new principal.
The Carlyle Group has acquired a majority stake in B2B fund network Calastone from its current shareholders, including Accel Partners and Octopus Ventures.
Nordian Capital has acquired a majority stake in accessories producer J-Club; the GP intends to draw a line under the dispute that saw Nordian attempt to pull out of the deal as the coronavirus crisis
From: FinTech Global An investor who’ve previously backed FinTech companies is facing a revolt due to his ties with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Leon Black is the chairman, CEO and founder of Apollo Global
Construction services provider Konzmann, a portfolio company of Adiuva Capital, has acquired construction service TCon Ingenieurgesellschaft and refrigeration business HSV Unternehmensgruppe.
Brightstar Capital Partners (BCP) has completed the acquisition of a majority stake in Brightstar, which builds end-to-end device lifecycle management solutions.
Private equity giant The Carlyle Group has acquired a majority stake in global funds network Calastone from Octopus Ventures and Accel.
Digital bank Lunar has raised €40m in series-C funding from existing investors.
Cornerstone Capital has sold Germany-based metal foils producer EppsteinFoils to Switzerland-based market peer Artum.
The London-headquartered firm provides automated order routing, settlement, dividend and transfer services to asset and fund managers
Lorax Capital Partners has pulled in $142m for its sophomore fund and has named Apex Group to supply administration and corporate services.
