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Leeds Equity beats hard cap with $1.4bn Fund VII final close, almost double Fund VI total

Leeds Equity has surged past the hard cap for its seventh flagship private equity raise to reach a $1.4bn final close for the fund. The post Leeds Equity beats hard cap with $1.4bn Fund VII

Aurelius seals biggest deal yet with £477m carve-out of Lloyds Pharmacy operator McKesson UK

Aurelius has sealed it biggest deal yet by picking up McKesson UK in a £477m corporate carve-out from US healthcare company McKesson Corporation. The post Aurelius seals biggest deal yet with £477m carve-out of Lloyds Pharmacy

Thompson Street eyes pest control market roll-up with new business PestCO

Thompson Street Capital Partners has teamed with with seasoned pest control industry executive Jay Keating to form a new acquisition company, PestCo Holdings. The post Thompson Street eyes pest control market roll-up with new business

GTCR promotes Kreuger, Heh to managing director

US buyout major GTCR has promoted Jeffrey Heh and Travis Krueger to managing director. The post GTCR promotes Kreuger, Heh to managing director first appeared on AltAssets Private Equity News.

Employee background check specialist Cisive gets GTCR backing

US private equity major GTCR has agreed the buyout of employee background screening specialist Cisive. The New York-based company provides screening and industry-specific data services to highly regulated, risk-sensitive sectors, with clients across segments including healthcare,

Platinum Equity raises continuation fund to keep hold of 2017 investment USS

Platinum Equity has closed a continuation fund to take on its 2017 investment in portable toilet and site services business USS. The post Platinum Equity raises continuation fund to keep hold of 2017 investment USS

AEI taps $400m-targeting equity, debt fund to back DoD tech services provider Fire Team

AE Industrial Partners has made an equity and debt investment in Fire Team Solutions, a provider of mission-critical tech services to the US intelligence community.  The post AEI taps $400m-targeting equity, debt fund to back

T Rowe Price buys $53bn-managing credit specialist Oak Hill Advisors

US investment management major T Rowe Price has agreed to buy $53bn-managing alternative credit investor Oak Hill Advisors for up to $4.2bn. The post T Rowe Price buys $53bn-managing credit specialist Oak Hill Advisors first

Nautic Partners doubles previous total with $3bn Fund X hard cap close

Nautic Partners has surged to a $3bn final close for its tenth flagship private equity fund, double the size of its 2019 predecessor vehicle. The post Nautic Partners doubles previous total with $3bn Fund X

How GPs can survive in the increasingly-congested impact, climate investment sectors

Widespread destruction from ever-more dangerous climate change events this year has seen swaths of North America, Africa, Siberia and southern Europe consumed by wildfires, mass flooding in Germany and temperatures in Vancouver reaching 50°C. Impact investment funds have been

Another buyout giant eyes biggest fund yet as Platinum seeks up to $15bn – report

Platinum Equity is reportedly the latest private equity major to eye a massive new fundraise, just a year after its $10bn Fund V close. The post Another buyout giant eyes biggest fund yet as Platinum

Procuritas picks up headless guitar specialist Strandberg as latest Fund VI deal

Swedish private equity house Procuritas has backed headless guitar make Strandberg to support the continued scale-up of the company. The post Procuritas picks up headless guitar specialist Strandberg as latest Fund VI deal first appeared on

3i seals quick return on 2019 Magnitude Software investment through £344m trade sale

3i has scored a 2.6x return by selling Magnitude Software to trade buyer Insightsoftware for £344m, double what the business was valued at the end of June. The post 3i seals quick return on 2019

Agilitas boosts dealmaking team with four new hires to follow this year’s fundraising success

Pan-European private equity investor Agilitas has brought in four new investment team members to follow its €565m hard cap fund close earlier this year. The post Agilitas boosts dealmaking team with four new hires to

CORE Industrial picks up trio of businesses to create new additive manufacturing platform

CORE Industrial Partners has formed a new additive manufacturing platform through the truple buyout of 3DXTECH, Triton 3D and Gearbox3D. The post CORE Industrial picks up trio of businesses to create new additive manufacturing platform first

Levine Leichtman sells home healthcare franchise provider Caring Brands to Wellspring Capital

Levine Leichtman Capital Partners has continued a strong run of exits with the sale of home healthcare services franchise business Caring Brands International to Wellspring Capital Management. The post Levine Leichtman sells home healthcare franchise

Platinum seals $480m Orbit Irrigation sale after doubling adjusted EBITDA in less than three years

Platinum Equity has agreed a $480m sale of Orbit Irrigation to Husqvarna Group after less than three years in its portfolio. The post Platinum seals $480m Orbit Irrigation sale after doubling adjusted EBITDA in less

HIG exits IT consulting, services specialist CONET to IK Partners

HIG Capital has sold its stake in IT consulting, systems integration and software development company CONET to fellow private equity house IK Partners. The post HIG exits IT consulting, services specialist CONET to IK Partners

Andreessen Horowitz said to follow $2.6bn crypto, seed fund closes with another $6.5bn double fundraise

Venture capital investment giant Andreessen Horowitz is reportedly back eyeing another $6.5bn of capital across two new funds, having already raised about $2.6bn so far this year. The post Andreessen Horowitz said to follow $2.6bn

Advent eyes up to $25bn for one of private equity’s biggest ever fundraises – report

Advent International is reportedly out eyeing one of the biggest private equity fundraises in history as big firms continue to swell their investment coffers following the Covid-19 outbreak. The post Advent eyes up to $25bn

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