Alphabet Inc
Ex-Morgan Stanley veteran, Google CFO Porat joins Blackstone board of directors

Ex-Morgan Stanley veteran, Google CFO Porat joins Blackstone board of directors

Former Google and Morgan Stanley veteran Ruth Porat has joined private equity giant Blackstone's board of directors.

bank
Swathe of big-name finance firms pour capital into fintech platform Capital Markets Gateway

Swathe of big-name finance firms pour capital into fintech platform Capital Markets Gateway

Capital Markets Gateway, a FinTech business specialising in equity capital markets, has secured a strategic investment of $25m from a string of big-name financial firms.

analytics
Big data analytics specialist SQream closes $39.4m Series B+ round

Big data analytics specialist SQream closes $39.4m Series B+ round

Data analytics platform SQream has closed its Series B+ round on $39.4m, with Mangrove Capital Partners and Schusterman Family Investments leading the round.

Angel / Venture
French digital startup Memo Bank raises €20m in BlackFin Capital-led Series A

French digital startup Memo Bank raises €20m in BlackFin Capital-led Series A

FinTech startup Memo Bank has raised €20m in a Series A round led by BlackFin Capital.

Distressed
Other Voices: A guide to 'recycling' options for fund managers

Other Voices: A guide to 'recycling' options for fund managers

By: Edward Lee, Cameron Roper, Nick Rose, Proskauer The ongoing COVID-19 crisis is presenting fund managers with numerous challenges. One key challenge is to make sure that their portfolio companies have sufficient capital available to

Distressed
AMB :- Other Voices: A guide to ‘recycling’ options for fund managers

AMB :- Other Voices: A guide to ‘recycling’ options for fund managers

By: Edward Lee, Cameron Roper, Nick Rose, Proskauer The ongoing COVID-19 crisis is presenting fund managers with numerous challenges. One key challenge is to make sure that their portfolio companies have sufficient capit...Article Link

Buyout
Oaktree secures up to $500m for its new private equity fund

Oaktree secures up to $500m for its new private equity fund

Oaktree Capital appears to be back in the fundraising market and has pulled in up to $500m for a new fund.

Software and Hi-Tech
Blackstone’s Tony James says pandemic window of opportunity closed quickly

Blackstone’s Tony James says pandemic window of opportunity closed quickly

The chance to bargain-hunt after March’s market crash lasted just two weeks, buyout executive says

Software and Hi-Tech
Covid-19 halts Brexit-driven deal bonanza in France & Benelux- report

Covid-19 halts Brexit-driven deal bonanza in France & Benelux- report

Deal flow is pacing considerably below levels of recent years, when aggregate deal value exceeded €100bn each year since 2017

Add-on
ParkerGale Partners-Up for ATP Expansion

ParkerGale Partners-Up for ATP Expansion

Flightdocs, a portfolio company of Argentum, has been sold to Aircraft Technical Publishers (ATP), a portfolio company of ParkerGale Capital. As part of this transaction, Accel-KKR has made a minority equity investment in ATP and

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Wind Point Acquires CTSI from Tower Arch

Wind Point Acquires CTSI from Tower Arch

Wind Point Partners has acquired Corbett Technology Solutions (CTSI) from Tower Arch Capital. Tower Arch acquired CTSI in November 2016. CTSI designs, installs and maintains audiovisual, sound, fire safety, healthcare, and education communications technology for

Add-on
HCI Builds Pharma Delivery Platform

HCI Builds Pharma Delivery Platform

Strategic Delivery Solutions (SDS Rx), a portfolio company of HCI Equity Partners, has acquired Medical Delivery Services (MDS). Tampa-based MDS manages the transportation of radiopharmaceuticals – pharmaceutical drugs containing radioactive isotopes that are used in

Africa
New Head of PE Services at Grant Thornton

New Head of PE Services at Grant Thornton

Grant Thornton has named Carlos Ferreira as its national managing partner for private equity beginning on August 1, 2020. Mr. Ferreira retains his position as the global co-leader for transaction advisory services at Grant Thornton.

Manufacturing and Industrial
DUBAG sells Scheven to trade

DUBAG sells Scheven to trade

DUBAG has sold Germany-based civil engineering service provider Scheven to construction company Diringer & Scheidel.

Manufacturing and Industrial
Volkswagen in talks to acquire Eurazeo’s Europcar stake – report

Volkswagen in talks to acquire Eurazeo’s Europcar stake – report

German car manufacturing group Volkswagen is reportedly in talks to buy PE-backed Europcar Mobility, the French car rental company.

Angel / Venture
Connect Ventures closes $80m seed fund

Connect Ventures closes $80m seed fund

Connect Ventures, a London-based venture capital house focused on seed-stage technology investments, has closed its third fund on $80m.

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Private equity dealmaking slump continues as coronavirus pushes figures to new 12-month low

Private equity dealmaking slump continues as coronavirus pushes figures to new 12-month low

Private equity dealmaking volume has continued its slump as the coronavirus pandemic weighs heavily on activity, with figures falling to a new 12-month low, data from Moody's subsidiary BvD shows.

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