Pharma and Healthcare
Hg makes further investment in Evaluate

Hg makes further investment in Evaluate

Hg has secured a majority stake in portfolio company Evaluate following an additional investment in the pharmaceuticals analytics business.

Amazon
Blackstone brings in ex-Amazon Web Services senior exec Feng to target tech investments

Blackstone brings in ex-Amazon Web Services senior exec Feng to target tech investments

Blackstone has hired former Amazon Web Services senior exec Christine Feng as a senior managing director targeting tech deals for its opportunistic investment platform Tactical Opportunties.

Appointments
SZA hires CMS’s Kolbiger

SZA hires CMS’s Kolbiger

Germany-based law firm Schilling Zutt & Anschütz (SZA) has hired Martin Kolbiger as a partner in its Munich office, effective as of 1 August 2020.

bondholder
Hony Capital burned by Pizza Express as bondholders agree deal for struggling restaurant chain

Hony Capital burned by Pizza Express as bondholders agree deal for struggling restaurant chain

Struggling private equity-backed restaurant group Pizza Express is set to be largely taken over by bondholders as the business reels under the strain of the coronavirus lockdown.

ADT
Apollo-backed home security company ADT sees shares soar after Google agrees stake buy

Apollo-backed home security company ADT sees shares soar after Google agrees stake buy

Apollo Global-backed home security business ADT saw its valuation surge past $14bn after Google revealed it was buying a 6.6% stake in the company.

AA
Debt-laden AA could come back into private equity hands as buyout majors enter talks with company

Debt-laden AA could come back into private equity hands as buyout majors enter talks with company

Debt-heavy UK roadside recovery business AA could be coming back into private equity hands after receiving buyout interest from a string of big-name firms.

AALP
US homeschool curriculum business AALP bought by Surge Private Equity

US homeschool curriculum business AALP bought by Surge Private Equity

Dallas-based buyout house Surge Private Equity has bought US homeschool curriculum publisher All About Learning Press.

Software and Hi-Tech
French firm Gaia Capital Partners increases debut tech fund’s target to €300m

French firm Gaia Capital Partners increases debut tech fund’s target to €300m

The Paris-based firm said it was recently granted access to a government scheme to drive investments in French start-ups and it has seen growing appetite from institutional investors

air springs
Goodyear air springs business bought by special situations private equity house Turnspire Capital

Goodyear air springs business bought by special situations private equity house Turnspire Capital

Special situations private equity specialist Turnspire Capital Partners has agreed to buy the Goodyear air springs business from EnPro Industries.

Software and Hi-Tech
Comment: The challenges of the post-pandemic agenda

Comment: The challenges of the post-pandemic agenda

The pandemic has highlighted the vulnerability of human societies and fortified support for urgent climate action. But transitions between phases of capitalist development can be harsh and uncertain

General Partners
GP Profile: Tenzing Private Equity

GP Profile: Tenzing Private Equity

Following a busy start to 2020, topped by its £400m fundraise, Tenzing is setting its sights on making further investments later this year. Katharine Hidalgo reports

Software and Hi-Tech
Commerzbank defies major investor Cerberus with new chair appointment

Commerzbank defies major investor Cerberus with new chair appointment

Hans-Jörg Vetter will take over at the beleaguered German lender

Appointments
US firm backed by Michael Dell’s family office preps for outside investors

US firm backed by Michael Dell’s family office preps for outside investors

The firm named Kevin Brown as co-head of its private capital group along with newly hired John Civantos

Buyout
Growth Capital Partners continues dealmaking activity flurry with GTS investment

Growth Capital Partners continues dealmaking activity flurry with GTS investment

UK private equity house Growth Capital Partners has made its tenth investment from its £205m fourth fund by picking up adhesives, laminates and insulation materials maker GTS.

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