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Some 35% of private equity firms have not yet committed to specific ESG standards, says report
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Oakley Capital and other co-investors have signed an agreement to sell their stakes in education platform Ace Education to trade buyer Groupe Amaury.
European software-focused private equity house Hg has agreed to sell workforce management software provider Allocate to RLDatix in a trade deal, seven years after taking the company private from the London Stock Exchange. The post
Swiss private equity investor Partners Group has agreed to buy a controlling equity stake in US community solar and battery storage business Dimension Renewable Energy. The post Partners Group looks to build $1bn US community
Private equity firms Hg and Vista Equity Partners have agreed to sell portfolio company Allocate to RLDatix, a software-as-a-service company backed by Rothschild and TA Associates.
KKR has doubled down on its investment in Philippines payments business Voyager Innovations by taking part in a $167m funding round. The post KKR doubles down on Philippines payments business Voyager as company eyes expansion
TDR Capital has ended a 17-year investment with an agreement to sell modular buildings specialist Modulaire Group to Brookfield Business Partners. The post TDR Capital to end 17-year investment with $5bn sale of Modulaire Group
Investcorp has bought into Italian digital sales and marketing platform CloudCare with an "ambitious plan" to expand the already booming company into new market segments. The post Investcorp buys into Italian digital marketing, price comparison
Private equity firm Cinven has acquired a majority stake in Arcaplanet, a pet care retail chain in Italy, from Permira and co-investor Winch Capital Partners.
Oakley Capital has sealed a better than 2x return selling French and Spanish vocational higher education platform ACE. The post Oakley Capital set for 2.1x return exiting ACE after four years of bolt-on success first
Canada-based listed private equity firm Brookfield Business Partners has agreed to acquire Modulaire Group, a European modular workspace rental specialist backed by TDR Capital, for $5bn.
The restaurants and bars sector bore the brunt of the Covid-19 lockdowns over the past 15 months, with a correspondingly very low level of investment from private equity activity, according to Unquote Data.
The shareholders of Spanish football club Atlético Madrid have unanimously agreed to a €181m capital increase in which Ares Management will take part.
Icelandic early-stage investment house Frumtak Ventures has launched a $57m third fund focused on post-seed and Series A startups. The post Iceland’s Frumtak Ventures eyes next generation of Nordic winners with new fund first appeared
ESG talent is needed now more than ever
Private equity giant Apollo Global has brought in placement agent major Evercore's former Asia-Pacific private fund group lead Ian Bell to head up its own fundraising activity in the region. The post Apollo Global brings
