HGGC exits Selligent to Insight Partners portfolio business CM Group

HGGC has completed a sale of Selligent Marketing Cloud to Insight Partners-backed CM Group after a five-year hold.

Bregal to acquire STP from Hg

Bregal Unternehmerkapital has agreed to acquire Germany-based legal software business STP from Hg.

Venture capital house SmartCap preps for launch of ‘longer-term’ deeptech fund

SmartCap, a venture capital fund manager owned by the Estonian state, is set to launch a new deeptech fund targeting companies with a longer development cycle.

Senior industry figures join forces with DLT & cryptoasset experts Aaro Capital

Opalesque Industry Update - Aaro Capital announced three Senior additions to their expert team. This team, which combines the strengths of younger investment practitioners with highly experienced industry professionals, is focused on the Aaro DLT

Eurazeo Capital buys into IK Investment Partners portfolio business Questel

Eurazeo Capital has agreed to invest in IK Investment Partners-backed intellectual property software and services business Questel.

Cooler Future picks up €1.4m to build out climate change-aware investment app

Climate impact investing app developer Cooler Future has picked up €1.4m of funding from venture capital house Lifeline Ventures and a string of angel investors.

Goldman Sachs says only ‘essential’ London staff should come to office

The US investment bank sent the memo following Prime Minister Boris Johnson's announcement of a renewed UK lockdown

Do Dunkin’ and Arby’s Go Together? Private Equity Group Bets $11 Billion They Do

Inspire Brands, backed by Roark Capital, is assembling a portfolio of quick-service restaurant chains it thinks will withstand the pandemic.

KKR & Co. Inc. Reports Third Quarter 2020 Results

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- KKR & Co. Inc. (NYSE: KKR) today reported its third quarter 2020 results, which have been posted to the Investor Center section of KKR’s website at https://ir.kkr.com/events-presentations/. This press release features multimedia.

Blackstone buys Prologis’ UK logistics assets in £473m deal

Blackstone has inked a £473m deal to buy Prologis’ UK logistics properties in what has been called the largest sale of its kind in the UK. The portfolio comprises about 4.3m sq ft of buildings

Ares Management offers to buy AMP

Ares Management has offered to buy scandal-ridden wealth manager AMP in a bid that some think could kick off a bidding war. Los Angeles-based Ares Management manages about $179bn and has reportedly made a non-binding

PE-backed Trustpilot to list in H1 next year – report

Danish internet ratings company Trustpilot is preparing for an initial public offering in H1 2021 and has mandated JP Morgan and Morgan Stanley to advise on the process, according to press reports.

Bridgepoint-backed Diaverum plans IPO in November – reports

Bridgepoint-backed Diaverum, a Sweden-based renal care provider, is preparing to launch an initial public offering in November, according to press reports.

RealBlocks bags $7m to boost user experiences across the alternative investment space

From: FinTech Global Alternative investment tech platform RealBlocks has secured $7m in a series A round led by Crosslink Capital. The WealthTech company will use the new cash injection to scale its business, engineering teams

Secondaries update: Unigestion’s David Swanson

Secondaries activity is recovering from the initial coronavirus-related shock, with good prospects for GP-led secondaries deals. Harriet Matthews speaks to David Swanson of Unigestion to discuss the market outlook

KKR Launches Renewable Energy Platform Virescent Infrastructure in India

New platform to own and operate a diversified portfolio of renewable assets in India MUMBAI, India--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Global investment firm KKR today announced the launch of Virescent Infrastructure (“Virescent” or the “Company”), a newly created

Tiger Global Management leads $350m investment into DoubleVerify

Tiger Global Management has led the $350m investment into DoubleVerify, which designs software for digital media measurement.

These private equity firms expect to cash in on Ant Group’s upcoming IPO

Ant Group’s upcoming IPO could make some private equity firms a lot of money. Private equity firms Silver Lake, Warburg Pincus, Carlyle Group and General Atlantic have previously put money into the Chinese giant, according

Monterro buys majority stake in MaintMaster

Nordic software investor Monterro has acquired a majority stake in Swedish software company MaintMaster.

Hedge funds outperformed the global equity market with event-driven and arbitrage funds in the lead

Opalesque Industry Update - Hedge fund managers ended the month of September down 0.72% on an equal-weighted basis, and loss 1.43% on an asset-weighted basis. The weak performance of the global equity market resulted in

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