Buyout
NREP raises Nordic region’s biggest-ever private equity real estate fund at €1.9bn

NREP raises Nordic region’s biggest-ever private equity real estate fund at €1.9bn

NREP has raised €1.9bn to close the biggest real estate private equity fund ever raised targeting the Nordic region.

Buyout
MidOcean Partners buys into Huron Capital’s IT, managed services portfolio company InterVision

MidOcean Partners buys into Huron Capital’s IT, managed services portfolio company InterVision

MidOcean Partners has bought into Huron Capital portfolio business InterVision Systems.

Angel / Venture
Life science investor RiverVest Venture Partners eyes up to $200m for Fund V

Life science investor RiverVest Venture Partners eyes up to $200m for Fund V

Life science-focused RiverVest Venture Partners is out eyeing up to $200m for its fifth fundraise.

Pension Funds
US pension fund aims $400m at private equity deals

US pension fund aims $400m at private equity deals

The Texas Municipal Retirement System has set up a multiyear co-investment account with HarbourVest Partners

Angel / Venture
Shamrock Capital picks ex-Harris Wilkins global TMT co-head Wilkins as newest partner

Shamrock Capital picks ex-Harris Wilkins global TMT co-head Wilkins as newest partner

Los Angeles private equity house Shamrock Capital has named former Harris Williams global TMT co-head Michael Wilkins as its newest partner.

Buyout
Gridiron Capital backs innovative fitness equipment maker Cubii

Gridiron Capital backs innovative fitness equipment maker Cubii

Private equity house Gridiron Capital has agreed to back fitness equipment maker Cubii.

Large
PE-backed Chrysaor takes over Premier Oil

PE-backed Chrysaor takes over Premier Oil

Harbour Energy, the private equity-owned group led by former Royal Dutch Shell exec Linda Cook, has already turned Chrysaor into the largest oil and gas producer in the UK North Sea

business
FTV Capital hopes to profit from Colombia’s US outsourcing boom with Lean Staffing Solutions deal

FTV Capital hopes to profit from Colombia’s US outsourcing boom with Lean Staffing Solutions deal

Colombian Transportation and logistics outsourcing services provider Lean Staffing Solutions has picked up a $42.5m minority growth investment from FTV Capital.

AI
DialPad hits $1.2bn valuation thanks to VC round, Covid-19 demand rise

DialPad hits $1.2bn valuation thanks to VC round, Covid-19 demand rise

AI-powered cloud business phone and contact center provider Dialpad has hit a $1.2bn valuation thanks to a new round of venture capital investment.

Buyout
Ex-Sun Capital pair hoping to save struggling companies with new private equity firm Navaid Equity

Ex-Sun Capital pair hoping to save struggling companies with new private equity firm Navaid Equity

A pair of former Sun Capital managing directors have launched a new private equity house looking to back businesses struggling under turbulent financial and operational conditions.

Angel / Venture
Education loan startup Knoma grabs £21m debt, equity investment round

Education loan startup Knoma grabs £21m debt, equity investment round

UK-based education loan platform Knoma has reportedly raised £21m in a funding round comprised of both debt and equity.

Angel / Venture
String of venture capital firms line up to back retirement planning company Lendtable

String of venture capital firms line up to back retirement planning company Lendtable

Retirement planning company Lendtable has secured $3.5m in a seed funding round to support its continued development.

analytics
VC houses help banking data, analytics platform Fligoo to $40m investment round

VC houses help banking data, analytics platform Fligoo to $40m investment round

Data and analytics platform for banks Fligoo has reportedly secured $40m in a funding round that will help it enter Brazil.

Public
Meet the only Black, female, head of a public real estate company

Meet the only Black, female, head of a public real estate company

Leslie Hale, a Harvard graduate who worked at Goldman Sachs and GE Capital, has led RLJ Lodging Trust for two years

Europe
Jean Pisani-Ferry on Europe’s recovery gamble

Jean Pisani-Ferry on Europe’s recovery gamble

If the European Union's new recovery program succeeds, it may ultimately pave the way for the establishment of a fiscal union. But if the EU funds fail to deliver on the plan's stated goals, federal

Angel / Venture
Life sciences investor Catalio Capital strikes $100m hard for for second venture capital fundraise

Life sciences investor Catalio Capital strikes $100m hard for for second venture capital fundraise

Life sciences investor Catalio Capital Management has hit the $100m hard cap for its second venture capital fundraise.

Buyout
Lincolnshire Management taps into $23bn global power supply market with Schumacher Electric investment

Lincolnshire Management taps into $23bn global power supply market with Schumacher Electric investment

US private equity house Lincolnshire Management has backed power supply conversion product business Schumacher Electric Corporation.

Software and Hi-Tech
Hedge funds have maintained their strong performance since end-March supported by equity market recovery

Hedge funds have maintained their strong performance since end-March supported by equity market recovery

Opalesque Industry Update - Hedge fund managers ended August 2020 up 2.02% on an equal-weighted basis, and 1.43% on an asset-weighted basis, driven by the strong performance of the global equity market as seen from

Appointments
Swiss boutique Quaero Capital hires manager for new Global Convertible Bonds strategy

Swiss boutique Quaero Capital hires manager for new Global Convertible Bonds strategy

Opalesque Industry Update - Geneva-based specialist asset manager Quaero Capital has hired Eric Daniel as Fund Manager. Supported by two dedicated analysts, he is in charge of managing the Global Convertible Bonds strategy launched in

Politics
Coronavirus hits global LBO performance

Coronavirus hits global LBO performance

Opalesque Industry Update - eFront, the financial software and solutions provider dedicated to Alternative Investments, has published its latest Quarterly Private Equity Performance report, showing that after a long period of benign market conditions and

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