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GPs must embrace proactive portfolio management tools now, or be left behind

As the coronavirus crisis continues to rage across the glove, private equity investors are being forced to think more carefully about managing their existing portfolios amid a volatile dealmaking market. AltAssets spoke to Eaton Partners'

Irish life sciences investor Fountain Healthcare Partners soars past Fund III goal to reach €300m total AUM

Irish life sciences investment major Fountain Healthcare Partners has brought its funds under management to €300m through the target-beating final close of its third fundraise.

TPG sells AI supply chain business LLamasoft to Coupa Software in $1.5bn deal

TPG Capital has sold AI-powered supply chain design and planning business LLamasoft to trade buyer Coupa Software in a $1.5bn deal.

Warburg Pincus buys US street sweeping giant SCA from Soundcore Capital Partners

Global private equity player Warburg Pincus has agreed to buy Sweeping Corp of America, the largest power sweeping company in the US, from Soundcore Capital Partners.

Warburg Pincus sells Service Logic to Leonard Green after extensive three-year buy-and-build

Warburg Pincus has agreed to sell commercial HVAC equipment maintenance and repair business Service Logic to fellow private equity player Leonard Green & Partners after three years in its portfolio.

Private equity firms forced to wait for giant Ant Technology Group IPO after regulators suspend listing

Private equity-backed Ant Technology Group’s public listing was expected to be the biggest IPO ever, but now Chinese regulators have suspended the stock market debut.

CDPQ, Torquest Capital buy into wood-alternative fence, railing maker Barrette Outdoor Living

TorQuest Partners and Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec have made a majority investment in wood-alternative fence and railing maker Barrette Outdoor Living.

Hellman & Friedman looks to wrap up Nets sale to Nexi at reported $8bn equity valuation

US private equity house Hellman & Friedman is in exclusive talks to sell European payments company Nets Group to Italy’s Nexi in a deal which could value the company's equity at about $8bn.

Roark Capital-backed Inspire Brands gobbles up Dunkin’ Donuts, Baskin-Robbins in $11.3bn buyout

Roark Capital-owned Inspire Brands is set for an $11.3bn buyout of Dunkin' Donuts and Baskin-Robbins to join its existing restaurant brands Arby's and Buffalo Wild Wings.

Cerberus Capital Management nears C$470m buyout of Canadian bike maker Dorel

A buyout group led by private equity house Cerberus Capital Management has agreed a C$470m take-private deal for Canadian bicycle maker Dorel Industries.

Ex-OrbiMed Advisors execs seal $410m final close for debut Petrichor Healthcare Capital Management fund

A team of former OrbiMed Advisors investment professionals have raised $410m for the final close of their debut Petrichor Healthcare Capital Management fund.

JC Flowers, Pelican Ventures team up to buy reinsurer Ariel Re from Argo Group

Private equity pair Pelican Ventures and JC Flowers have agreed to pick up reinsurance franchise Ariel Re from Argo Group.  Ariel Re is a global underwriter of property and casualty reinsurance operating through Lloyd’s Syndicate 1910.

LBO France seals FH Ortho exit to trade buyer Olympus after impressive six-year growth

European private equity house LBO France has completed the sale of orthopaedic implant business FH Ortho to industrial group Olympus.

OpenGate Capital looks to build US government IT specialist Aurotech after agreeing buyout

OpenGate Capital has acquired government digital services and tech consulting company Aurotech.

Castik Capital taps newly-closed €1.25bn Fund II for Customs Support buyout

European private equity house Castik Capital has agreed to buy customs broker Customs Support from Mentha Capital and Park Ventures.

Clearlake looks to buy into Warburg, Goldman Sachs-backed Endurance International in $3bn deal

Clearlake Capital has agreed to pick up Warburg Pincus and Goldman Sachs PE-backed web hosting business Endurance International in a $3bn take-private deal.

HGGC exits Selligent to Insight Partners portfolio business CM Group

HGGC has completed a sale of Selligent Marketing Cloud to Insight Partners-backed CM Group after a five-year hold.

Long-time CEO of India’s biggest private bank joins Carlyle as senior advisor in Asia

Global buyout giant Carlyle has hired the former CEO of India's largest private sector bank as a senior advisor to the firm in Asia.

Discover the sectors surviving Covid-19’s private equity buy-and-build slump

Private equity buy-and-build activity has suffered a heavy blow through the coronavirus pandemic, with activity dropping to a five-year low according to new data from Silverfleet Capital.

Venture capital house SmartCap preps for launch of ‘longer-term’ deeptech fund

SmartCap, a venture capital fund manager owned by the Estonian state, is set to launch a new deeptech fund targeting companies with a longer development cycle.

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