VC Digital Horizon launches $200m-targeting sophomore fund after seeing 40%IRR from Fund I

Digital Horizon has launched the $200m-targeting second venture fund after providing 40% of annual return to investors from Fund I.  The post VC Digital Horizon launches $200m-targeting sophomore fund after seeing 40%IRR from Fund I

Monterro raises Nordic region’s biggest tech private equity fund with €700m final close

Nordic B2B software investor Monterro has raised the largest tech-focused private equity fund in the region by hitting a €700m final close. The post Monterro raises Nordic region’s biggest tech private equity fund with €700m

Argos Wityu exits Olinn

Argos Wityu has sold its stake in equipment leasing and management firm Olinn to Crédit Agricole Leasing & Factoring.

Investindustrial sets SBTs for emissions

Investindustrial has announced that it has set science-based targets (SBTs) for greenhouse gas emissions for its operations and portfolio, as well as a net zero carbon emission goal for its funds.

PE-backed Inmarsat sold to Viasat in USD 7.3bn deal

Apax Partners, CPP Investments, Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan (OTPP) and Warburg Pincus are to sell their stakes in UK-based satellite communications company Inmarsat to US-based market peer Viasat in a USD 7.3bn deal.

McAfee to go private again in $14bn PE-led buyout, just a year after IPO

Security software major McAfee is going private again just a year after its IPO thanks to a $14bn buyout deal led by a string of PE firms and institutional investors. The post McAfee to go

KKR Grows KREST Industrial Real Estate Portfolio With First International Acquisition

Completes purchases of the Mercedes-Benz Parts Distribution Center in Anseong, South Korea and Rickenbacker Logistics Park in Columbus, Ohio NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- KKR, a leading global investment firm, today announced that KKR Real Estate Select

Gemspring buys into case management software specialist AINS

Mid-market US buyout house Gemspring Capital Management has picked up a majority interest in AINS, a provider of case management software and IT services, primarily for government customers. The company’s offerings span Freedom of Information Act,

Rising PE activity at heart of global M&A push for record dealmaking year

Rising private equity dealmaking is helping global M&A activity towards what could become its most active year on record, new research shows. The post Rising PE activity at heart of global M&A push for record

Private equity, venture capital returns boom amid strong Covid-19 recovery

Private equity funds soared to a record quarterly return at the start of this year amid a strong recovery of the global economy from the coronavirus pandemic, new data shows. The post Private equity, venture

Carlyle's tech fund buys majority stake in CSS

Carlyle has acquired a majority stake in CSS, a Germany-based business software provider with a focus on accounting, controlling and human resources.

Blackstone creates Structured Finance Group to combine RE debt, other asset-backed activities

Blackstone has launched its Structured Finance Group to bring together its real estate debt strategies business with various other asset-backed finance activities. The post Blackstone creates Structured Finance Group to combine RE debt, other asset-backed

Exclusive: Lever VC to launch $250-targeting Fund II next year, aiming at 3x Fund I size

Alternative protein investor Lever VC will launch a $250m-targeting Fund II raise in the first quarter next year, AltAssets has learned. If successful, it would be three times bigger than the firm’s inaugural fund. The