Software and Hi-Tech
Panakes et al. in €20m series-B for InnovHeart

Panakes et al. in €20m series-B for InnovHeart

Panakes Partners has invested in a €20m series-B round for InnovHeart, an Italian developer of heart valve replacement systems.

Angel / Venture
Industry Ventures raises $180m sophomore co-investment fund amid coronavirus lockdown

Industry Ventures raises $180m sophomore co-investment fund amid coronavirus lockdown

Industry Ventures has hit a $180m final close for its second co-investment fund amid talking up the "compelling opportunity" to invest in digital transformation in the coronavirus pandemic.

Oil and Energy
PE-backed Nylacast acquires Supergrip

PE-backed Nylacast acquires Supergrip

Equistone Partners-backed company Nylacast, a Leicester-based provider of precision engineered polymers, has wholly acquired engineering company Supergrip. 

Event
Jet Investment plans Jet 3 launch for late 2021

Jet Investment plans Jet 3 launch for late 2021

Jet Investment, one of the largest private equity firms in the Czech Republic, plans to begin fundraising €300m for its third fund, Jet 3, in H2 2021 or Q1 2022, according to partner and board member Marek Malik.

Australia
BGH Capital agrees cut-price Village Roadshow buyout in wake of coronavirus shuttering

BGH Capital agrees cut-price Village Roadshow buyout in wake of coronavirus shuttering

Australian theme park and cinema operator Village Roadshow has agreed to a cut-price offer from BGH Capital as it looks to recover from the impact of the coronavirus crisis.

Event
Southeast Asia IPOs return to form as Covid concerns ease

Southeast Asia IPOs return to form as Covid concerns ease

Southeast Asian bankers are enjoying a revival in primary equity raising, after three large deals were launched or set to be priced this week. Bankers are guardedly optimistic they can keep up the momentum. Jonathan

India
Indian loan market shows signs of revival, but faces challenges

Indian loan market shows signs of revival, but faces challenges

Indian borrowers are finally returning to the offshore loan market after months of little to no action. But even as a pipeline builds, bankers remain wary of challenges around execution. Pan Yue reports.

Europe
France, southern Europe drive dealflow uptick in July

France, southern Europe drive dealflow uptick in July

The buyout market is picking up again following one of the worst slumps on record, with some of the regions originally hardest hit becoming busier in July. Mariia Bondarenko reports

Limited Partners
Why Microsoft could have rivals for TikTok. It may not just be Twitter

Why Microsoft could have rivals for TikTok. It may not just be Twitter

Private equity firm Silver Lake, a Twitter investor, is reported to be interested in helping fund a possible deal

Property
Agile prices $300m bond

Agile prices $300m bond

Chinese property company Agile Group Holdings raised $300m from its Wednesday bond sale, but found less investor support than excepted.

Software and Hi-Tech
Breaking news: Friends keep secrets too

Breaking news: Friends keep secrets too

Sometimes, it seems, the best way to get to know a friend is not through drinks, but from the news.

Buyout
Kester Capital hits hard cap close for sophomore private equity fundraise

Kester Capital hits hard cap close for sophomore private equity fundraise

Kester Capital has hit the £90m hard cap for the final close of its oversubscribed sophomore fund.

Buyout
CapMan has goal in sight for sophomore growth fund thanks to €74m first close

CapMan has goal in sight for sophomore growth fund thanks to €74m first close

Nordic private equity investor CapMan is in sight of its €85m goal for its latest growth fundraise.

Bain Capital
PE-backed Vertafore targeted by rival Roper, other buyout firms, deal could reach $5.5bn – report

PE-backed Vertafore targeted by rival Roper, other buyout firms, deal could reach $5.5bn – report

Private equity-backed insurance software company Vertafore is in the sights of other buyout houses and rival Roper Technologies in what could end up as a $5.5bn buyout.

Buyout
Tembo Capital looks to equal total raised by all PE mining funds last year through a single fundraise

Tembo Capital looks to equal total raised by all PE mining funds last year through a single fundraise

Mining-focused private equity house Tembo Capital is targeting up to $300m for a new fund to follow its stand-out sophomore raise in the sector last year.

Buyout
ICG could raise €1bn for recovery fund targeting coronavirus opportunities – report

ICG could raise €1bn for recovery fund targeting coronavirus opportunities – report

Intermediate Capital Group is reportedly in talks with LPs over raising a €1bn 'recovery fund' to invest in business opportunities thrown up by the Covid-19 pandemic.

Appointments
People news in brief: October 8, 2020

People news in brief: October 8, 2020

Goldman picks Drayton as Asia IB co-head — Credit Suisse names new Japan IB chief — Li to retire early from HKEX — ANZ appoints Philippines head

The investor looking for ‘consumer revolutions’

Eric Melloul, the managing director of Belgian investment group Verlinvest, said he would like to make up to three more deals by the end of 2020

Software and Hi-Tech
Pandemic slowed private equity fund closings in first half

Pandemic slowed private equity fund closings in first half

Globally, 552 private equity funds reached their final close in the first half of the year, 31% fewer than in the same period last year

asia
Blackstone said to near biggest Indian RE portfolio buyout to date with $1.7bn Prestige Group deal

Blackstone said to near biggest Indian RE portfolio buyout to date with $1.7bn Prestige Group deal

Global private equity giant Blackstone is reportedly near a $1.7bn buyout of Indian property developer Prestige Group's rental income assets in what is said to be the largest real estate portfolio buyout in the country

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