Global buyout giant Blackstone has hired Amisha Parekh from Bloomberg as global head of ESG for private equity. The firm said Parekh will be a managing director within the firm’s portfolio operations group leading ESG
Churchill Asset Management has collected $1.5bn for two funds established with global private investment house Ardian. The post Secondaries giant Ardian teams with Nuveen’s Churchill AM for $1.5bn double fundraise first appeared on AltAssets Private
Global buyout major TPG Capital has made a majority investment in digital process automation business Nintex. Current majority investor Thoma Bravo, which bought into the business in 2018, said it would make a new equity
Vista Credit Partners has hit a $2.3bn final close for Vista Credit Partners Fund III, beating its original $1.5bn target. The post Vista’s credit arm surfs past target to close third fund on $2.3bn first
Veteran buyout house Kohlberg & Company has bought into Ob Hospitalist Group from fellow PE house Gryphon Investors. The post Kohlberg buys Ob Hospitalist Group from Gryphon Investors first appeared on AltAssets Private Equity News.
The Jordan Company has bought Sunny Sky Products from Seidler Equity Partners using its Resolute Fund V. The post The Jordan Company buys into Sunny Sky Products after 5x EBITDA growth first appeared on AltAssets
Legal assets-focused buyout house Longford Capital Management has more than doubled its assets under management to over $1.2bn with its latest fund close. The post Longford Capital reaches $1.2bn AUM with latest fund close as
Private equity pair Advent International and PSG have helped e-commerce software and data platform Assembly to a valuation of more than $1bn through a new investment round. The post Advent, PSG propel Assembly to unicorn status
Specialist investor Blue Bear has closed its second venture capital fund on its $150m hard cap. AIMS Imprint of Goldman Sachs Asset Management, Rockefeller Brothers Fund, ZOMA Capital and McKnight Foundation took part in the
Specialist buyout house WM Partners, which focuses on the health and wellness sector, has collected $550m for its second fund, swooping past both its original $400m target and the size of its debut vehicle. The
Microcap investor Shore Capital Partners has hired Brad Morehead as partner and head of the firm’s recently-closed business services fund. The post Shore Capital hires Morehead as partner to lead newly-closed business services fund first
CVC has agreed to acquire a significant interest in their accounting advisory firm CFGI at a valuation of $1.85bn. Carlyle, which invested in CFGI three years ago, will reinvest in the company in partnership with
Specialist investor Lever VC has held an $80m final close for its inaugural fund to back early-stage plant-based and cultivated meat and dairy companies. The firm said it is already actively speaking with investors to
Micro market-focused buyout house Evolution Capital Partners has hired Jessica Leonard as partner. The post Evolution Capital hires Jessica Leonard as new partner first appeared on AltAssets Private Equity News.
Diversis Capital has closed its second software-focused fund on $675m within three months of its formal launch, surging past its initial $500m target. The post Software investor Diversis collects $675m for second fund in just
Global buyout major Carlyle is considering divesting portfolio company Novolex for $6bn either in a sale or IPO, Bloomberg has reported. The post Carlyle considers $6bn exit of Novolex in either sale or IPO first
Global buyout major KKR has appointed Kerryann Benjamin as its first chief diversity officer and head of talent management. The firm said Benjamin would drive the firm’s diversity, equity and inclusion strategy and its global
Blackstone Growth has agreed on a strategic growth investment in cloud software provider Dynamo Software. The post Blackstone Growth to buy into Dynamo Software to “catch tailwinds” in alternative investment management industry first appeared on
Software-focused private equity house Alpine Capital has closed its eighth investment fund on its $2.25bn hard cap, less than four months after its launch in May. The post Alpine races to $2.25bn Fund VIII close
Vestar Capital Partners has promoted Ian Singleton to vice president. The post Vestar Capital Partners names Ian Singleton as new VP first appeared on AltAssets Private Equity News.
