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Permira acquires reimbursement software Motus from Thoma Bravo to capitalize on flexible working trend 

UK buyout house Permira has agreed to acquire reimbursement software Motus from fellow private equity firm Thoma Bravo.  The post Permira acquires reimbursement software Motus from Thoma Bravo to capitalize on flexible working trend  first appeared on AltAssets Private Equity News.

Hellman raises Zooplus offer again to €3.36bn to match buyout peer EQT’s bid

Hellman & Friedman has upped its offer for German online pet supplies retailer Zooplus again to €3.36bn to match a rival bid from fellow private equity house EQT. Hellman previously had a €3bn offer for

Summa sells Lakers for 5x money

Summa Equity is to sell waste and wastewater pump service Lakers to listed construction services and infrastructure holding Vestum for SEK 2bn (EUR 197m).

European GPs raise record amounts in first nine months of 2021

European private equity managers closed funds totalling EUR 105.5bn in commitments between January and September, a 30% increase on the average amount raised in comparable periods over the previous four years.

Blackstone hires Amisha Parekh as head of private equity ESG for PE as team’s sixth senior hire this year 

Global buyout giant Blackstone has hired Amisha Parekh from Bloomberg as global head of ESG for private equity. The firm said Parekh will be a managing director within the firm’s portfolio operations group leading ESG

Renovus Capital backs college marketing, enrolment services specialist EducationDynamics

Learning and training-focused private equity house Renovus Capital Partners has backed higher education marketing, enrolment management and student success coaching business EducationDynamics. The post Renovus Capital backs college marketing, enrolment services specialist EducationDynamics first appeared

Apollo backs launch of media, entertainment investment firm HarbourView Equity

Buyout giant Apollo Global has backed the launch of HarbourView Equity Partners, a global alternative asset manager focused on the media and entertainment space. The post Apollo backs launch of media, entertainment investment firm HarbourView

Giant Saudi sovereign fund teams with PCP Capital for Newcastle United Football Club takeover

One of the world's biggest sovereign wealth funds has teamed with PCP Capital Partners to buy British football club Newcastle United. The post Giant Saudi sovereign fund teams with PCP Capital for Newcastle United Football

Finberg to raise USD 25m for new IFR fund

Finberg, the Turkish corporate venture capital firm backed by Fibabanka and Fiba Group, is looking to raise USD 25m for its newly established Innovative Fintech and Retail Tech Solutions (IFR) fund, according to CEO Ihsan

New Sofinnova, Lightspeed fundraises among latest San Francisco City & County pension commitments

The $36.1bn-managing San Francisco City & County Employees' Retirement System has picked a string of venture capital funds as its latest swathe of commitments. The post New Sofinnova, Lightspeed fundraises among latest San Francisco City

Accent Equity Partners to launch Inteno Group sale

Accent Equity Partners is about to launch a process to exit portfolio company Inteno Group, a Swedish broadband specialist, in a sale guided by Stifel, according to two sources familiar with the situation.

Francisco Partners said to eye $10bn for new flagship fund, just a year after Fund VI close

Tech-focused private equity investor Francisco Partners is reportedly eyeing up to $10bn for its latest flagship fundraise, with eyes on kicking off marketing later this year. The post Francisco Partners said to eye $10bn for

Summa seals SEK2bn exit of water pump aftermarket specialist Lakers Group

Summa Equity has agreed an SEK2bn ($227m) sale of water and wastewater pump aftermarket services business Lakers Group to Vestum. The post Summa seals SEK2bn exit of water pump aftermarket specialist Lakers Group first appeared

A $1 Billion Competitor for Music Rights Says ‘Content Is Queen’

Sherrese Clarke Soares, the founder of HarbourView Equity Partners, is a Black woman approaching the high-stakes world of catalog sales from a different perspective.

ECI sells CPOMS to PE-backed Raptor

ECI Partners has sold its stake in educational safeguarding software developer CPOMS to US-based Raptor Technologies, a portfolio company of Thoma Bravo and JMI Equity.

LDC sells Mandata to Tenzing

LDC has sold its stake in transport and logistics software developer Mandata to Tenzing.

HealthCap makes raft of senior appointments

Life-sciences- and healthcare-focused venture capital firm HealthCap has announced a raft of senior appointments, including that of partner Mårten Steen to co-managing partner.

Secondaries giant Ardian teams with Nuveen’s Churchill AM for $1.5bn double fundraise

Churchill Asset Management has collected $1.5bn for two funds established with global private investment house Ardian. The post Secondaries giant Ardian teams with Nuveen’s Churchill AM for $1.5bn double fundraise first appeared on AltAssets Private

Ara Partners follows spectacular Fund II close with Fluitron buyout

Ara Partners has followed last month's spectacular fundraising success with a deal for industrial gas compression and dispensing equipment Fluitron. The post Ara Partners follows spectacular Fund II close with Fluitron buyout first appeared on

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