European private equity dealmaking will set a record high in 2021 as firms look to deploy cautious aggression amid a recovery from the coronavirus pandemic, PitchBook is predicting.
Warburg Pincus has co-led a $100m Series D funding round for Vietnamese mobile payments app MoMo.
Former US Air Force chief of staff David Goldfein has been hired by Blackstone as a special advisor.
Private equity house Apax has seen its portfolio business ThoughtWorks boosted to a $4.6bn valuation thanks to a string of new investors committing to the company.
Online loan platform LendingPoint has secured a $125m preferred equity investment from private equity firm Warburg Pincus.
Heritage Group has boosted its fundraising through the final close of its oversubscribed third investment vehicle on more than $300m.
March Capital has struck a $450m final close for its third fund to continue its rapid capital raising pace.
Global investment house Sixth Street has invested $500m of preferred equity capital in specialty insurer and reinsurer Convex Group.
Global buyout house KKR has scored a $1.7bn final close of its debut Asia Pacific real estate fund - hot on the heels of its $3.9bn infra fund raise targeting the region.
New Mountain Capital has hauled in $9.6bn for the final close of its new flagship private equity fund, above even the vehicle's hard cap.
Tech-focused Veritas Capital is reportedly back fundraising with a new mid-market investment vehicle, three months after hitting a $400m final close for its debut credit vehicle.
Cybersecurity and big data-focused venture capital firm Glilot Capital Partners has boosted its assets under management to $500m with the launch of its debut growth fund.
Global private equity house TA Associates is reportedly prepping to raise up to $11bn for what would be its biggest-ever flagship fundraise.
European private equity dealflow has held up remarkably well amid the huge uncertainty caused by Covid-19 and the UK's impending exit from the EU - but big challenges remain according to new research from Mercer.
European private equity investor Access Capital Partners has hit a first close for its €400m-targeting second infrastructure fundraise. The firm has picked up €143m for the initial close of ACIF Infrastructure II, which will be
Silver Lake has reached a $20bn hard cap close for its titanic new tech investment fund to help its assets under management soar to $75bn.
Investment management major Neuberger Berman has struck a $2.1bn final close for a new co-investment fund looking to invest alongside private equity and growth capital firms.
O2 Investment Partners has hit a $270m final close for its third fund.
Software and tech-focused private equity firm Thoma Bravo has promoted AJ Rohde to the newly-created role of senior partner.
Brightstar Capital has beaten its target for its second fundraise by bringing in more than $1bn of investor capital.
