Buyout giant Apollo Global has made a strategic investment in fintech private equity specialist Motive Partners to boost its exposure to the burgeoning sector. The post Apollo buys into fintech PE specialist Motive Partners to
Energy-focused private equity house Tailwater Capital has promoted Stephen Lipscomb to partner amid a trio of staff moves at the firm. The post Energy-focused Tailwater promotes three, hires on as Fund IV deployment continues first
Implementing compliant regulatory processes around cross-border promotion, data management and investor profiling are the main reasons eight out of ten wealth managers struggle to offer clients access to private markets, new data shows. The post
US pension fund giant the New York State Common Retirement Fund has revealed another $770m of private equity commitments across a pair of fundraises. The post New York pension giant picks one big winner amid $770m
Car giant BMW’s hybrid venture capital firm has launched a $300m investment fund targeting early to mid-stage start-ups in the sustainability, transportation, manufacturing and supply chain industries. The post Car giant BMW’s VC arm launches
Vauban Infrastructure Partners has hit a €2.5bn hard cap close for its third core infrastructure fund, saying the sector's fundamentals remain strong despite the Covid-19 crisis. The post Vauban lauds infra fundamentals amid Covid-19, seals
The $76bn-managing investment house HarbourVest Partners has launched its second international expansion of the year with the opening of a Frankfurt office. The new German base, which follows the launch of its Singapore office in
Private equity giant TPG is reportedly considering a public listing which could value the buyout house at about $10bn. The post Private equity giant TPG said to mull joining fellow heavyweights in public listing first
Vistria Group has sealed a powerful return to fundraising by striking a $2.68bn hard cap final close for its fourth flagship fund, just 18 months after closing its predecessor vehicle. The post Obama campaign treasurer
Nordic Capital has taken its pandemic fundraising to more than €7.3bn through the final close of its first mid-market Evolution Fund. The post Nordic Capital takes pandemic fundraising past €7.3bn with first mid-market Evolution Fund
MML Capital has burst through the hard cap for its seventh flagship fundraise to reach a €670m final close, sealing its biggest investment vehicle yet. The post MML Capital continues 2021 fundraising success, beats Fund
Swiss private equity house Evoco has agreed a "very successful" sale of high-tech cable laying specialist Plumettaz after six years in its portfolio. The post Evoco sells cable laying specialist Plumettaz after huge revenue growth
Chinese venture capital investor ZWC Partners has pulled in more than RMB5bn ($774m) to close its second US-dollar denominated fund. The post China, SE Asia-focused ZWC Partners closes second US dollar fund on $774m first
Wind Point Partners has agreed to sell animal food and nutrition ingredients provider Pestell Nutrition to trade buyer Barentz International. The post Wind Point agrees Pestell Nutrition sale to Barentz after successful growth strategy first
Genstar Capital and TA Associates have agreed to merge their portfolio businesses Compusoft and 2020 Technologies. The post Genstar, TA combine Compusoft, 2020 Technologies in ‘merger of equals’ first appeared on AltAssets Private Equity News.
With unprecedented growth in interest in renewables as an asset class amongst institutional investors, AltAssets asked Rosheen McGuckian, CEO of specialist European renewables investment manager NTR, to reveal the key questions LPs should be asking
Levine Leichtman Capital Partners has sold its stake in environmental, health & safety, engineering and sciences consulting specialist Trinity Consultants to Oak Hill Capital. The post Levine Leichtman continues exit flurry with Trinity Consultants sale
Angeles Equity Partners has bought hospital housekeeping services provider Xanitos. The post Angeles Equity buys hospital housekeeping services specialist Xanitos first appeared on AltAssets Private Equity News.
UK private equity house Livingbridge has agreed a majority investment in call and contact centre data security and compliance specialist Semafone. The post Livingbridge aims to tap into $150bn info security, risk market with Semafone
Buyout giant Blackstone has finally agreed to exit its long-held portfolio business Exeter Finance to an investor group led by fellow private equity major Warburg Pincus. The post Blackstone to sell long-held Exeter Finance to
