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Azelis covers jumbo IPO on day one

The Belgian food ingredients and speciality chemicals company is proceeding quickly with home listing

Real-time accent reduction firm gets seed capital

Sanas.ai raises $5.5m after developing software that modifies pronunciation to make accented speech more like Standard American English

Oakley invests USD 35m in Seedtag

Oakley Capital has made a USD 35m investment in Spain-based Sedtag, a contextual advertising software platform.

Blackstone said to engage Goldman Sachs to auction off Schenck Process in €1.4bn deal

Global buyout giant Blackstone is working with Goldman Sachs to auction off portfolio company Schenck Process in a potential €1.4bn deal, 12x the company’s full year core earnings of about €120m. The post Blackstone said

BGV hires veteran pair to boost life science investment expertise

Early-stage European biopharma investment specialist BioGeneration Ventures has named Keno Gutierrez as a partner and Wouter Verhoeven as a venture partner. The post BGV hires veteran pair to boost life science investment expertise first appeared on

Apollo in talks to buy European PVC production major Kem One

Global buyout giant Apollo has entered exclusive talks to buy European PVC producer Kem One. The post Apollo in talks to buy European PVC production major Kem One first appeared on AltAssets Private Equity News.

Accel leads USD 140m round for CommerceTools

Accel has led a USD 140m Series C funding round for Germany-headquartered e-commerce software developer CommerceTools.

Cerberus seals double-buyout of mattress makers Brooklyn Bedding, Helix Sleep

US private equity major Cerberus Capital Management has agreed the double-buyout of mattress makers Brooklyn Bedding and Helix Sleep. The post Cerberus seals double-buyout of mattress makers Brooklyn Bedding, Helix Sleep first appeared on AltAssets

Pictet holds USD 300m final close for Technology Fund

Pictet Alternative Advisors (PAA) has held a final close for Pictet Thematic Private Equity Technology Fund, its first technology-focused fund-of-funds, on USD 350m.

Pictet strikes $350m hard cap for debut tech-focused PE fundraise, new healthcare/biotech vehicle coming soon

Pictet Alternative Advisors has hit a $350m hard cap final close for its debut thematic private equity fund focused on technology. The post Pictet strikes $350m hard cap for debut tech-focused PE fundraise, new healthcare/biotech vehicle

Funds swarm first Allfunds block since IPO

The €880m share sale by Credit Suisse, BNP Paribas and Hellman & Friedman was multiple times covered, according to sources

AFC eyes up to $2bn for new fund fighting huge climate change impact on Africa’s infrastructure

Africa Finance Corp has launched a new asset management arm with plans to raise up to $2bn over the next three years, targeting infra investments aimed at managing climate change challenges such as rising temperates

Software investor Diversis collects $675m for second fund in just three months, almost triple Fund I size

Diversis Capital has closed its second software-focused fund on $675m within three months of its formal launch, surging past its initial $500m target. The post Software investor Diversis collects $675m for second fund in just

Carlyle revives USD 1.2bn Hunkemoller sale – report

Carlyle has resumed its plans to sell Hunkemoller, a Dutch retailer of lingerie and swimwear, for up to USD 1.2bn, according to a Reuters report.

Valuations rising as food & beverage whets PE's appetite

With valuations for food and beverage assets rising significantly over the past year, Unquote and Clearwater International explore the trends driving activity and pricing in the sector.

Jungle Ventures cements position as SE Asian VC leader with first close of new fund

Southeast Asia's Jungle Ventures has brought its assets under management to about $600m through the first close of its fourth fund. The post Jungle Ventures cements position as SE Asian VC leader with first close

African debt fund pair get commitments boost from development finance institution CDC Group

UK development finance institution CDC Group has backed a pair of Africa-focused investment funds with a total of $60m as the first investments from its new credit strategy. The post African debt fund pair get

AEW piles on another $1.54bn targeting burgeoning Asia-Pacific commerical real estate opportunity

AEW Capital Management has soared to $1.54bn for a target-busting final close of its fourth Asia-Pacific value-add real estate investment fund. The firm beat its $1.2bn goal for AEW Value Investors Asia IV thanks to

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