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Iron Man star Robert Downey Jr looks to fight ‘global existential threat’ by launching two VC funds

Iron Man star Robert Downey Jr has taken a leaf out of his superhero character's book by launching a pair of venture capital fund focused on sustainable tech investments.

New Jersey pension fund commits $475m across debt, infra, VC fundraises

The $83.3bn-managing New Jersey Division of Investment has committed $475m across four infrastructure, venture capital and debt funds.

Palatine appoints Crowley as IR director

Palatine Private Equity has appointed Tim Crowley as director of investor relations.

Palatine acquires TranScrip minority

Palatine Private Equity has acquired a minority stake in drug development company TranScrip.

Qualitas Equity ups size of debut impact investment fund after rapid first close capital deployment

Qualitas Equity's impact division has bumped up the target for its debut fund to €50m amid after quickly deploying the vehicle's first close capital.

Unquote Private Equity Podcast: Venture's immunity

The Unquote podcast turns its attention to venture, which has showcased its resilience in recent months and could see its attractiveness boosted further in a post-pandemic world

ICG taps up Silverfern private equity investor Brouwer as new managing director

Intermediate Capital Group has hired Rist Brouwer from private equity house Silverfern as a managing director in its European sub-ordinated debt and equity team.

New European healthtech investor Lauxera Capital hits €100m first close for debut fundraise

Newly-created healthcare investor Lauxera Capital Partners has pulled in about €100m for the first close of its debut fundraise.

London banks need to shift more staff in wake of Brexit, says EU

'We have sufficient strategic and risk-management capacity onshore here. We are not there yet, for some banks we are but not for all the banks'

AMB :- Europe: Dry powder for direct lending far outstrips other private debt strategies

Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: Direct lending funds targeting Europe stand to benefit from tighter lending criteria at eurozone banks, said a report by Preqin. As per the report, over the past eight years, direct lending

AMB :- Opalesque Exclusive: A new event driven fund finds opportunity in Europe

Bailey McCann, Opalesque New York for New Managers: 2020 was a great year for event driven strategies. The category was up 9.3% at the end of the year, according to data from HFR. Event driven

Opalesque Exclusive: A new event driven fund finds opportunity in Europe

Bailey McCann, Opalesque New York for New Managers: 2020 was a great year for event driven strategies. The category was up 9.3% at the end of the year, according to data from HFR...Article Link

AMB :- VC investment in the Asia-Pacific region remained strong with $25.2bn in Q4 2020

Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: In its strongest performing quarter of the year, Asia attracted $25.2 billion in VC investment in Q4&`20 - up from $24.4 billion in Q3&`20, said a study. "VC investment in Asi...Article

British judge grants US extradition request for Abraaj founder

Arif Naqvi faces racketeering, fraud, theft and bribery charges in the US

Carlyle invests in French AI startup after a year as client

The private-equity firm is co-leading a roughly $9.1m investment in SESAMm SAS

KKR appoints partner in European credit & markets team

Michael Small to join KKR's London office in mid-2021

Advent-backed InPost prices IPO at €8bn valuation

Advent International-backed Polish parcel locker company InPost has priced its IPO at €16 per share, corresponding to a market capitalisation of €8bn.

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