Inflexion-backed Bollington Wilson acquires Watson Laurie
Inflexion Private Equity portfolio company Bollington Wilson has acquired insurance broker Watson Laurie.
Inflexion Private Equity portfolio company Bollington Wilson has acquired insurance broker Watson Laurie.
Former TPG credit arm Sixth Street Partners has reportedly brought in another $10bn for its nine-year-old flagship fund after it re-opened the vehicle amid huge opportunities thrown up by the coronavirus crisis.
Former KKR dealmaker Jim Momtazee has reportedly launched his own private equity house targeting investments in the burgeoning healthcare sector.
General Atlantic has invested in fitness brand Gymshark at a £1bn valuation.
A string of UK private equity houses are part of a new initiative to help fight what it describes as the chronic under-representation of black talent in British financial institutions.
Mobeus Equity Partners has sold security devices manufacturer Access-IS to trade buyer HID, reaping an IRR of 23.4%.
Following an intensive period of oversight over portfolio companies, FPE Capital is now gearing up to begin making investments again in the technology sector, moving into exclusivity on a deal. By Katharine Hidalgo
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The $431bn-managing Canada Pension Plan Investment Board is the latest major institutional investor to see its quarterly returns stutter amid the coronavirus pandemic.
The UK government is reportedly searching for a way to offer state-backed loans to debt-heavy private equity-backed businesses to bolster struggling high street retailers, the FT has said.
There is now more than $40bn of SPAC capital on the market searching for acquisition targets, but not all of those will agree to home-run deals, or be able to find ones before their deadlines
Former affiliate of private equity firm TPG would rival the €21.3bn buyout fund CVC Capital Partners completed this summer
The story of Portopiccolo’s growth underscores issues such as understaffing and infection control
UK proptech Hammock has secured £1m in a seed funding round backed by Fuel Ventures, Ascension Ventures, Founders Factory and several unnamed angel investors.
