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Warburg reinvests in Wex amid company legal battle over planned $1.7bn eNett, Optal buyout

Warburg Pincus has made a $400m investment in New York-listed payments provider Wex as the company looks to bolster its balance sheet amid the Covid-19 pandemic.

VentureWave holds first close of Impact Ireland fund

VentureWave Capital has held a first close for its Impact Ireland fund on €20-30m.

Indico, All Iron Ventures lead €5m series-A for Barkyn

Indico Capital Partners and All Iron Ventures have led a €5m series-A funding round for Barkyn, a Portuguese pet food and veterinary startup.

‘Crippling financial impact’ of Covid-19 puts PE-backed swimsuit maker Seafolly into administration

L Catterton-backed swimsuit maker Seafolly has fallen into administration due to the "crippling financial impact" of the coronavirus crisis.

Aliante-backed Morato Pane bolts on two companies

Italian bread producer Morato Pane, which is backed by Aliante Partners, has acquired Roberto Industria Alimentare and the bakery division of Spanish Cerealto-Siro group.

Andera closes ActoMezz IV in excess of €500m

French private equity firm Andera Partners has held a first and final close for its ActoMezz IV sponsorless mezzanine vehicle on more than €500m.

GCP takes minority in CubeLogic

Growth Capital Partners has taken a minority stake in enterprise risk management service CubeLogic.

Royalty-free music, images subscription business Artlist gets KKR investment

Global private equity major heavyweight KKR has invested in royalty-free licensed music provider Artlist.

Andera Partners beats €500m hard cap for fourth mezzanine fundraise despite coronavirus crisis

French investment house Andera Partners has beaten its €500m hard cap for the final close of its fourth mezzanine fundraise.

Harper to lead HIG’s London small-cap buyout team

HIG Capital has appointed John Harper as managing director and head of the London small-cap buyout team.

Veteran Missouri pension investor Kelly joins PennSERS as new CIO

Veteran Missouri state pension investment specialist Seth Kelly has joined the $31.1bn-managing Pennsylvania State Employees’ Retirement System as its new CIO.

Ex-CVC Credit Partners investor relations director Munte joins 17Capital

Former CVC Credit partners investor relations director Martin Munte has joined private equity house 17Capital in London to bolster the firm's own IR operations.

PA SERS appoints Seth Kelly as new CIO

The board of the Pennsylvania State Employees' Retirement System (PA SERS) has named industry veteran Seth Kelly as its new chief investment officer.

UK government under pressure to create a race charter for finance sector

High-profile figures from finance and politics have called on the Treasury to set up a programme for financial services, akin to the government’s Women in Finance charter

KKR invests in Israel’s Artlist

Artlist builds and maintains a catalogue of digital content from stock music to sound effects

VC-backed health insurance platform Oscar scores $225m investment round

Online health insurance platform Oscar has closed a new funding round on $225m as it looks to continue its growth.

Private equity’s trillion-dollar piggy bank holds little for struggling companies

Barriers stand between buyout firms’ cash pile and the businesses in need that they own

European VC house ETF Partners leads Series A for crowdsourced cybersecurity platform Intigriti

Crowdsourced cybersecurity platform Intigriti has closed its Series A round on €4.14m.

Game on: Buyout firms aim to score big in sports

As sporting franchises return to action, private equity groups are looking for bargains among the teams and leagues battling with the impact of lockdowns

KKR Acquires Stake in First Gen through Voluntary Tender Offer

Investment in leading independent power producer deepens KKR’s commitment to the Philippines MANILA, Philippines--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Global investment firm KKR today announced that, following the completion of the voluntary tender offer period by Valorous Asia Holdings

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