Private equity giants attempting to take over eBay's classified advertising unit have been dealt a blow amid reports the web auction titan is nearing a $9bn sale to Norwegian trade player Adevinta.
Balance Point Capital Partners is already back in the fundraising market for its fifth flagship fund, despite only closing its $1.1bn fourth vehicle in March.
SV Health Investors has hit a $265m final close for its first dedicated biotech fundraise.
Private equity house Hony Capital is at risk of losing its entire investment in UK pizza restaurant chain Pizza Express as the business reels under the strain of the coronavirus lockdown.
European private equity house Partners Group has picked up crop nutrition, protection and biocontrol products business Rovensa from Bridgepoint in a deal valuing the business at about €1bn.
Blackstone, one of the biggest real estate private equity operators in the world, has hauled in $1.9bn for the final close of its latest secondaries fund dedicated to the asset class.
Carlyle is reportedly eyeing up to $2bn for a new fund dedicated to mid-market North American private equity deals amid a tweak in its growth investing strategy.
Guardian Capital Partners has picked up $282m for the hard cap final close of its third flagship fundraise, six years after closing its predecessor vehicle.
Private equity real estate specialist Castleforge Partners has hauled in more than £270m for the final close of its third flagship fundraise.
Peak Rock Capital has exited its three-year investment in water treatment products provider Hasa through a sale to GHK Capital Partners.
Fintech startup Titanbay is hoping to open up private equity investing to small and medium-sized institutional and private investors through its newly-launched platform.
US pension giant CalPERS has fallen well short of its annual return goal amid its private equity investments tanking due to the coronavirus.
Southeast Asia-focused venture capital house Wavemaker Partners has breezed past its target to reach a $111m final close for its third fundraise.
Advent International has reached a cut-price agreement to buy Forescout Technologies for $1.43bn, narrowly avoiding a court trial in the wake of being sued by the company for attempting to back out of the deal.
A $250m-targeting private equity fund looking to back minority-owned businesses has been launched by the US-based Minority Wealth Commission.
The $2.2tn-managing JP Morgan Asset Management has hired former PIMCO veteran Jared Gross for its newly created role of head of institutional portfolio strategy.
PPE and infection control specialist Medicom has picked up a loan from existing investor CDPQ to help expand the business into Asia.
Miami-based private equity house Trivest Partners has backed technology-enabled retail agency Fortress Brand as its latest investment.
Private equity executives raking in hefty amounts in carried interest could be in line for a tax hike after the UK chancellor Rishi Sunak announced an investigation into the country's current capital gains tax system.
Private equity plans to take over world-famous Cirque du Soleil on the cheap after coronavirus pushed it into bankruptcy protection have been scuppered by creditors, who are reportedly set to agree a recapitalisation of the
