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Whitehorse follows ballooning secondaries fund AUM with expansion to London

Whitehorse Liquidity Partners, a secondaries specialist which has seen its asset under management balloon in recent years, has revealed it is expanding to London. The post Whitehorse follows ballooning secondaries fund AUM with expansion to

Spanish fund manager Tresmares expands to UK with £725m fund, London office

Spanish fund manager Tresmares Capital has expanded into the UK with the launch of a £725m evergreen fund and dedicated London office. The post Spanish fund manager Tresmares expands to UK with £725m fund, London

HIG boosts European fundraising with trio of new hires

Alternative investment giant HIG Capital has brought in a trio of experienced execs to bolster its fundrasing-focused capital formation group. The post HIG boosts European fundraising with trio of new hires first appeared on AltAssets

83North looks to add to 14 unicorns with new $400m fund

London and Tel Aviv-based VC investor 83North - formerly known as Greylock IL - has raised $400m for its latest flagship fund. The post 83North looks to add to 14 unicorns with new $400m fund

Inflexion bolsters technology team with new head, partner

UK private equity house Inflexion has promoted Sergio Ferrarini as head of technology to replace Irina Hemmers, who has left the firm to lead Thoma Bravo's new London office.  The post Inflexion bolsters technology team

Software investing giant Thoma Bravo comes to London with launch of first non-US office

Software-focused buyout giant Thoma Bravo has expanded its presence to Europe through the launch of its first office outside of the US. Irina Hemmers is joining the firm from UK-based Inflexion Private Equity to lead

Synova beats target to close Fund V on £875m in three months

European growth investor Synova has held the first and final close of its fifth flagship fund on its hard cap of £875m, beating its initial £750m target in just three months. The post Synova beats

CVC said to eye $20bn valuation through London IPO

UK-headquartered private equity giant CVC Capital is reportedly eyeing a $20bn valuation through a potential IPO. The post CVC said to eye $20bn valuation through London IPO first appeared on AltAssets Private Equity News.

Triton to take Clinigen Group private in £1.3bn deal

London-listed Clinigen Group has agreed to a £1.3bn take private offer by European private equity house Triton.  The post Triton to take Clinigen Group private in £1.3bn deal first appeared on AltAssets Private Equity News.

Newly-launched European deep tech-focused Outsized Ventures holds €60m first close for inaugural fund

Newly-launched European deep tech-focused venture capital house Outsized Ventures has collected €60m in three and a half months for its inaugural fund. The post Newly-launched European deep tech-focused Outsized Ventures holds €60m first close for

Pantheon breezes past IPO goal for infra business with £400m raise

Global alternatives major Pantheon has beaten its target for its IPO of investment trust Pantheon Infrastructure by raising £400m through the process. The post Pantheon breezes past IPO goal for infra business with £400m raise

Pantheon unveils plan to raise £300m through infrastructure-focused IPO

Global alternatives major Pantheon has revealed plans for an IPO of investment trust Pantheon Infrastructure with the hope of raising £300m. The post Pantheon unveils plan to raise £300m through infrastructure-focused IPO first appeared on

Goldman Sachs sees Petershill Partners unit hit £4bn valuation on London listing

Goldman Sachs has completed a float of assets from its private equity firm investment unit Petershill Partners valuing the business at about £4bn. The post Goldman Sachs sees Petershill Partners unit hit £4bn valuation on

Goldman Sachs preps private equity assets float, portfolio could pass $5bn valuation

Goldman Sachs is planning a float of assets from its private equity firm investment unit Petershill Partners which could value the new listed entity at more than $5bn. The post Goldman Sachs preps private equity

Bridgepoint makes surprise bid to list on London Stock Exchange as AUM continues to soar

UK private equity house Bridgepoint has made a surprise announcement that it plans to list on the London Stock Exchange. The post Bridgepoint makes surprise bid to list on London Stock Exchange as AUM continues

London tech scene business support provider Jeffreys Henry follows Covid boom with investment from Tenzing

UK-based private equity house Tenzing has backed London tech scene audit, tax and business support services provider Jeffreys Henry.

PE-backed Moonpig follows Covid-lockdown profit boom with up to £1.2bn London IPO

Exponent Private Equity is set for a powerful IPO of UK greetings card business Moonpig amid the company emerging as one of the big winners of the ongoing coronavirus lockdown.

Aksia hires industry veteran as managing director

Aksia has hired investment veteran Chris Thorne as managing director for private equity and real assets research in its London office. Before stepping into his new role, Thorne has clocked up more than 15 years

Harrison Street brings in de Pablo to spearhead European healthcare RE strategy amid trio of hires

Alternative real asset manager Harrison Street has made a trio of hires to strengthen its European investment and research teams.

Felix Capital brings in ex-Facebook, Vitruvian Partners execs as it celebrates five years of VC investing

UK private equity house Felix Capital has brought in former Facebook exec Angela Chou and Vitruvian Partners' Joseph Pizzolato as its latest investment professionals.

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