BGF and Sir Anthony Seldon call for £15bn National Renewal Fund to fix UK economy

BGF and Sir Anthony Seldon have made a call for a £15bn National Renewal Fund to recapitalise 21,000 businesses in the UK.

Agilitas-backed Danoffice to buy NPVision

Agilitas portfolio company Danoffice, a Denmark-based IT service, has entered into an agreement to acquire NPVision Group.

Bowmark acquires Totalmobile from Horizon

Mid-market private equity firm Bowmark Capital has acquired UK-based Totalmobile, a developer of field service management software, from Horizon Capital.

Adiuva's Konzmann bolts on TCon, HSV

Construction services provider Konzmann, a portfolio company of Adiuva Capital, has acquired construction service TCon Ingenieurgesellschaft and refrigeration business HSV Unternehmensgruppe.

Lobby group for Black women urges firms to ‘go beyond solidarity statements’

The 300-strong group calls asset managers to build an anti-racist portfolio, divesting from companies that benefit from business models that perpetuate racial inequities

Unquote Private Equity Podcast: Partnering for portfolio management

Unquote has partnered with Rutland Partners to record a special podcast on tactics for superior portfolio management, and to get the firm's view of the current market.

Private equity smashes its campaign-spending record with 2020 races

Employees of investment firms spent about $132m on political races through September

Jon Moulton warns of Brexit impact on private equity

As the private equity veteran prepares to bow out, he talks about some of the highs and lows of his 40-plus years in the industry

Triton competes take-private bid for HiQ International

German private equity firm Triton Partners has acquired listed Swedish IT company HiQ International for $8.21 (SEK 72) per share.

Equistone's Group of Butchers sold to Parcom

Equistone portfolio company Group of Butchers is to be acquired by Parcom in a secondary buyout.

British Patient Capital commits to adding $35m to Evolution Equity Partners’ new $250m cybersecurity fund

From: RegTech Analyst British Patient Capital has committed to adding $35m The Evolution Technology Fund II, which is aiming for a final $250m close to support cybersecurity and enterprise software startups. The fund is the

Bixin Ventures raises $100m fund to back blockchain companies

Bixin Ventures has launched a $100m capital fund to support the global blockchain ecosystem to nurture the future of open finance.

Vista Equity Partners makes investment into software developer SmartBear to become joint owners with Francisco Partners

Technology-focused private equity firm Vista Equity Partners has made a “significant” investment into software developer SmartBear.

Allocate 2020: CIO views on the road ahead

International CIOs came together at Allocate 2020 to discuss their portfolio strategies for the coming five years.

Capital Square 1031 earns investors a 253.31% total return on equity after portfolio sale

Capital Square 1031 has earned its investors a 253.31% total return on equity or a 28.81% annualised return through the sale of Candleglow Apartments.

Most Forwarded: Opalesque most forwarded article – week 42: And, finally Wait until he's grown up…!

From BizarreNews: A Tennessee boy is being honored by Guinness World Records for an unusual accomplishment: achieving nuclear fusion just hours before his 13th birthday. Jackson Oswalt, now 15, of Memphis was dubbed by Guinness

EQT’s AUM rises 16% during third quarter

Chief executive Christian Sinding said 'the portfolio value creation agenda is on track, but market uncertainties related to the pandemic remain'

UVC Partners announces third fund

UVC Partners has launched its third fund, UnternehmerTUM Fonds III, with a target of €150m.

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