Fledgling private equity house bd-capital picks probiotics pioneer Symprove for debut deal

Newly-launched private equity house bd-capital has sealed its first investment by backing Symprove, a startup attempting to disrupt the £35bn probiotics market.

Connecticut pension pushes into private credit with $350m Goldman Sachs pledge

The Connecticut pension system began building its private-credit portfolio with $463 million in commitments across various strategies

Here’s what the stats say about LP and GP activity during the coronavirus

The impact of the coronavirus crisis is likely to be felt around the world for years to come, with the economic aftermath potentially outstripping the 2008 financial crash. And that uncertainty over how the future

Another hire for Keensight sees Stéphane Jamin bolster portfolio performance team

European private equity house Keensight Capital has bolstered its portfolio performance team by bringing in Stéphane Jamin as a director.

Virtual goods platform Fulu launches HK$890m listing

China’s Fulu Holdings hit the market on Monday, opening books for an IPO that could raise up to HK$890m ($114.8m).

Kaisa returns for HK$4bn construction loan

Chinese real estate company Kaisa Group Holdings has launched a HK$4.015bn ($518m) loan to support the construction of a residential building in Hong Kong.

The week in review: Chinese securities regulator vows further opening up, Hong Kong protesters return, mainland bourses push Reit launch

In this round-up, the China Securities Regulatory Commission lays out plans to attract more foreign investors, the Hong Kong police arrests 270 demonstrators for unlawful assembly, and the Shanghai and Shenzhen stock exchanges publish complementary

AMB :- Private equity portfolio companies weathering the Covid-19 storm

Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: Private equity portfolio companies are largely weathering the storm caused by the coronavirus crisis, new research from risk management firm Willis Towers Watson shows. The report revealed tha...Article Link

Impact investor Durreen Shahnaz: ‘we must go beyond social bonds’

Durreen Shahnaz is founder and chief executive of Impact Investment Exchange (IIX), which calls itself the world’s first social stock exchange. She tells GlobalCapital about how we can rebuild a better economy, with the help

Kookmin pays tiny NIP for social first as investor diversification scrutinised

Kookmin Bank launched its debut euro covered bond on Wednesday, pricing the transaction flat to where its higher rated compatriot, Korea Housing Finance Corporation (KHFC) would have been expected to come. The deal was said

Warren Sees Green in Arborist Platform

Warren Equity has closed two acquisitions in the arborist services sector with the buys of Gunnison Tree Services and New Urban Forestry. Gunnison Tree Services is a provider of tree and vegetation management services to

MKH Consolidating Car Wash Sector

MKH Capital Partners has hired Thomas Welter to lead Clean Streak Ventures, its express car wash platform company. Orlando-headquartered Clean Streak was founded by MKH in November 2019 and operates ten locations in Florida. The

HKW Closes Third Fresh Direct Add-On

Fresh Direct Produce, a distributor of fresh, ethnic, tropical, organic, and specialty produce and a portfolio company of HKW, has acquired Mike and Mike’s Organics. Mike and Mike’s is a non-grower distributor of organic fruits

Charlesbank’s New Credit Fund Hits Hard Cap

Charlesbank Capital Partners has held a $700 million, oversubscribed, and hard cap closing of Charlesbank Credit Opportunities Fund II LP. The new fund’s original target was $500 million. Fund II has more than 30 institutional

Silver Lake to acquire French HR software provider

Based in Aix-en-Provence, Silae was founded in 2010 and offers cloud-based payroll and HR software to more than 550,000 businesses in France

Succession plan revealed at Levine Leichtman as veteran co-founders prepare for future

Levine Leichtman Capital Partners has revealed its succession plan as co-founders Arthur Levine and Lauren Leichtman look to the next generation of leaders, 36 years after launching the firm.

Silver Lake buys HR software Silae

Silver Lake has wholly acquired France-based payroll and HR software business Silae in its first European acquisition of 2020.

S7V and Presight back Penta’s €4m series-B extension

S7V and Presight Capital have backed a €4m extension to business banking startup Penta's series-B funding round, bringing its series-B total to €22.5m.

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