ICG takes stake in Irish tech provider valuing it at $1.2bn

Workhuman, founded in 1999, provides cloud-based human capital management software to clients.

Amazon to launch $2bn venture capital fund to invest in clean energy

Tech giant plans to invest in transportation, energy, food and other industries

Abante, Altamar to manage Mapfre fund-of-funds

Spanish insurance company Mapfre has launched a new private equity fund-of-funds in partnership with Spanish GPs Abante and Altamar Private Equity.

EQT’s Saur buys Nijhuis from Wagram, Egeria

France-based water treatment company Saur, a portfolio company of EQT, has acquired Netherlands-based Nijhuis Industries from Wagram Equity Partners and Egeria Capital Management.

Trilantic’s Doppel bolts on Dietopack

Pharmaceutical research and production business Doppel Farmaceutici, a portfolio company of Trilantic Europe, has acquired a 90% stake in Italy-based nutritional supplements producer Dietopack.

Coronavirus user surge helps Canva strike $6bn valuation through latest VC investment round

Australian design software company Canva has surged to a $6bn valuation thanks to its latest venture capital-backed investment round.

Piper to launch next fund in 2021

Piper Private Equity is expected to launch its seventh-generation fund in 2021.

“Never waste a good crisis” – how successful portfolio companies have adapted to the coronavirus pandemic

The coronavirus crisis has raged across the globe for months now - but some businesses were far quicker to adapt to the growing disaster than others. Private debt investment specialist CVI explains how some of

Dyal said to near $1bn loan against PE firms in its portfolio to pay investor dividend

Dyal Capital, one of the biggest investment firms focused on buying stakes in private equity houses, is reportedly nearing a $1bn loan made against the fee income of the buyout houses it backs in order

Riverside passes $260m for latest Asia-Pacific fund, rebranded as Australia Fund III

Riverside has raised more than $260m towards its latest Asia-Pacific fund, which the firm has rebranded to underline its heavy focus on the Australasian market.

Venture-backed start-ups help manufacturers reopen factories

Tools, including software, sensors and AI, support assembly lines and supply chains during the pandemic

Financial services cloud marketing software, services business FMG Suite gets Aurora Capital Partners backing

FMG Suite, a SaaS company specialising in cloud-based marketing software and services for financial services professionals and insurance agencies, has picked up a new funding round led by Aurora Capital Partners.

Innovation and sustainability can help build a better post-Covid-19 world

Private equity investors and portfolio companies are in a unique position to act as change agents to build back better

Companies race to swallow poison pills to thwart hostile bids

‘As stock prices dropped precipitously in March, many companies were quick to either put poison pills in place or put them on the proverbial “shelf,” says Frank Aquila, global head of M&A at international law

Second Abraaj executive to plead guilty and cooperate with US authorities

Sev Vettivetpillai is expected to testify against Abraaj Group founder Arif Naqvi, according to a court filing

AMB :- Private equity professionals wake up to ESG, says study

Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: An overwhelming majority (88%) of private equity investors plan to step up their efforts to manage and measure ESG performance in their portfolio companies over the next two years, said a

AMB :- European pension funds to allocate more money for climate-linked passive assets

Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: European pension funds are earmarking more money to be invested in climate-linked passive assets, as a survey of pension plans finds that over half still have no allocation at all toward

PE-backed company’s spyware used to target journalist, Amnesty claims

A new investigation by Amnesty International has alleged that investigative journalist Omar Radi was spied on by the Moroccan government after his phone was infected using Novalpina-backed NSO's tools

Spanish groups launch fund of funds with €250m in commitments

The new fund set up by the insurance company Mapfre and asset managers Altamar Capital and Abante will focus on the US and Europe

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