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One Rock Capital raises up to $1.7bn for its third fund

One Rock Capital, a private equity firm focused on middle-market businesses, has raised up to $1.7bn for its third fund.

Key Capital Partners exits Hallam Medical

Key Capital Partners (KCP) has exited Hallam Medical in a management buyout backed by ABN Amro.

AnaCap to buy majority stake of Market Pay in €300m deal

From: FinTech Global AnaCap Financial Partners has kicked off exclusive negotiations for the purchase of a majority stake in payment FinTech Market Pay in a deal worth roughly €300m. The private equity investor said it

PE-backed Trustpilot to list in H1 next year – report

Danish internet ratings company Trustpilot is preparing for an initial public offering in H1 2021 and has mandated JP Morgan and Morgan Stanley to advise on the process, according to press reports.

KKR’s third-quarter profit tops $1bn

The firm logged total investment income of $2.53bn, an increase from $218.8bn the comparable quarter a year earlier

Bridgepoint-backed Diaverum plans IPO in November – reports

Bridgepoint-backed Diaverum, a Sweden-based renal care provider, is preparing to launch an initial public offering in November, according to press reports.

RealBlocks bags $7m to boost user experiences across the alternative investment space

From: FinTech Global Alternative investment tech platform RealBlocks has secured $7m in a series A round led by Crosslink Capital. The WealthTech company will use the new cash injection to scale its business, engineering teams

G4S rejects offer from BC's Gardaworld

Listed British integrated security company G4S has urged its shareholders to reject the unsolicited offer made by Gardaworld, a Canada-based integrated security and risk company backed by BC Partners.

RidgeLake Partners acquires minority stake in Newbury Partners

Opalesque Industry Update - Newbury Partners, a leading secondaries investment manager, today announced that RidgeLake Partners has acquired a passive, minority interest in the firm. Specific terms of the transaction were not disclosed. The minority

Q3 performance roundup: Active strategies continue rebound, equity growth outperforms value

Opalesque Industry Update - Active investment managers across a variety of asset classes and regional exposures followed their historic Q2 returns with continued gains in Q3 2020. Returns were not consistently positive throughout the quarter

Claret Capital takes over Harbert European Growth Capital

Ireland-based private equity firm Claret Capital Partners has assumed full ownership and control of Harbert European Growth Capital (HEGC) from Harbert Management Corporation (HMC), a US-based PE firm.

IMF urges UK and EU to ‘make every effort’ to reach a post-Brexit deal

'There is room for compromise beneficial to both sides,' said the director Kristalina Georgieva

HV Capital announces eighth fund

HV Capital has announced its €535m eighth fund; the Germany-based venture capital firm has also rebranded from HV Holtzbrinck Ventures to HV Capital.

Spacs offer quick exits for venture firms, but potential perils as well

Blank-check companies can make venture firms, traditionally long-term backers of private companies, players in public markets

Secondaries update: Unigestion’s David Swanson

Secondaries activity is recovering from the initial coronavirus-related shock, with good prospects for GP-led secondaries deals. Harriet Matthews speaks to David Swanson of Unigestion to discuss the market outlook

Leon Black offers more details on ties to Jeffrey Epstein – Update

Apollo chief executive raised the issue after questions swirled about his relationship with the late financier

Leon Black Calls Relationship with Jeffrey Epstein a ‘Terrible Mistake’

Mr. Black, the billionaire chief executive of Apollo Global Management, said others’ continued association with Mr. Epstein gave him “misplaced comfort” in doing business with him

Apollo earnings fall as CEO wrangles with Jeffrey Epstein ties

Leon Black faces investors after questions have swirled about his relationship with Epstein

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