Major Japanese pension fund seeds Japan Equity Long Short Fund in industry first

Matthias Knab, Opalesque: Gordian Capital today announced the multi- country launch of GSB Japan Equity Long Short Fund managed by Geoffrey Bennett of GSB Capital, LLC in San Francisco. The Fund invests in high concentration,

Aeternum et al. invest in Hg's Visma at EUR 16bn EV

Aeternum Capital, Government Pension Fund Norway (Folketrygdfondet), Vind and GIC have invested in Norway-based enterprise software platform Visma, a portfolio company of Hg.

Blackstone Growth to buy into Dynamo Software to “catch tailwinds” in alternative investment management industry

Blackstone Growth has agreed on a strategic growth investment in cloud software provider Dynamo Software. The post Blackstone Growth to buy into Dynamo Software to “catch tailwinds” in alternative investment management industry first appeared on

KKR, Bain among suitors for Unilever's tea business

Unilever is attracting a long list of large private equity suitors – including KKR and Bain – for the sale of its tea business, according to two sources familiar with the situation.

PE-backed Visma surges to $16bn valuation through new investment round

Private equity-backed software business Visma has surged to a $16bn valuation thanks to a new round of investment from backers including Norway's giant Government Pension Fund. The post PE-backed Visma surges to $16bn valuation through

KKR fully exits SoftwareOne

KKR has fully exited its stake in listed Switzerland-based SoftwareOne; the deal ends a six-year investment period that saw the GP acquire a 25% stake in the company, followed by an IPO in 2019.

Hedge funds gain as political risks rise

Opalesque Industry Update - Equity Hedge tops strategy performance as HFRI posts 10th gain in 11 months following uncertainty around Afghanistan, stimulus, spending and reopening increase. Hedge funds advanced in August, despite increasing risks associated

Alpine races to $2.25bn Fund VIII close in just four months, more than doubles predecessor vehicle size

Software-focused private equity house Alpine Capital has closed its eighth investment fund on its $2.25bn hard cap, less than four months after its launch in May. The post Alpine races to $2.25bn Fund VIII close

AMB :- Alpine Investors raises $2.25bn for latest buyout fund

Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: Alpine Investors said it capped its eighth fund at $2.25 billion, surpassing its $1.7 billion target less than four months after the launch date. The San Francisco-based firm's Alpine Investo...Article Link

Dr. Craig Gordon launches alternative investment firm GordonMD Global Investments

Opalesque Industry Update, for New Managers - Craig Gordon, MD, a licensed physician with over a decade of buy-side experience managing global biopharmaceutical portfolios, has launched GordonMD Global Investments. The U.S.-based firm is focused on

KKR completes its investment journey with SoftwareONE

Stans, Switzerland and London, 08 September 2021 – KKR, a leading global investment firm, today announced that KKR has sold the final part of its stake in SoftwareONE (SIX: “SWON”), a leading global provider of

Thoma Bravo takes stake in cyber threat intelligence business Intel 471

Software-focused private equity major Thoma Bravo has agreed a growth investment in cyber threat intelligence provider Intel 471. The post Thoma Bravo takes stake in cyber threat intelligence business Intel 471 first appeared on AltAssets

RainFocus Closes Series C Funding Round Led by KKR

Lehi, UT, Sept. 07, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- RainFocus, the next-generation enterprise event marketing platform, today announced that it has closed its Series C funding round led by KKR, a leading global investment firm.

GTCR to sell Antylia Scientific’s Masterflex unit in $2.9bn deal, two years after buyout

US private equity major GTCR's Antylia Scientific portfolio company has agreed to sell its Masterflex business unit to Avantor for $2.9bn in an all-cash transaction. The post GTCR to sell Antylia Scientific’s Masterflex unit in

Warburg Pincus looks to replicate Ziggo TMT success with €5.1bn T-Mobile Netherlands buyout with Apax Partners

Private equity majors Warburg Pincus and Apax Partners have agreed to buy T-Mobile Netherlands from Deutsche Telekom and Tele2 at an enterprise value of €5.1bn. The post Warburg Pincus looks to replicate Ziggo TMT success

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