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Most Forwarded: Opalesque most forwarded article – week 36: PE/VC Climate tech is hot, but VCs can't forget about water, Five top trusts to tap into the private equity boom

Climate tech is hot, but VCs can t forget about water From Crunch Base: amp;quot;It is unequivocal that human influence has warmed the atmosphere, oceans, and land.amp;quot; These fiery words come from the latest landmark

How Private Equity-Backed Companies Can Move the Needle on Sustainability

Posted by Mark Adams, Joy Tan, and Emily Taylor, Russell Reynolds Associates, on Wednesday, September 22, 2021 Editor's Note: Mark Adams co-leads Russell Reynolds Associates’ Private Equity practice; Joy Tan is a member of Russell

Advent, PSG propel Assembly to unicorn status with new investment

Private equity pair Advent International and PSG have helped e-commerce software and data platform Assembly to a valuation of more than $1bn through a new investment round. The post Advent, PSG propel Assembly to unicorn status

France-based startup Mirakl valued at $3.5bn after Silver Lake-led funding round

Mirakl provides cloud-based software that helps companies across industries launch and scale online marketplaces

Junk debt sales soar toward record year

Issuance of bonds and loans from companies with speculative-grade credit ratings has already hit a one-year high

Vista brings in senior trio as operating leaders across flagship and foundation funds, ESG

Software-focused private equity major Vista Equity Partners has named a trio of industry veterans as senior operating leaders. The post Vista brings in senior trio as operating leaders across flagship and foundation funds, ESG first

Tech industry veteran Duffy joins Warburg Pincus as senior advisor

Global private equity major Warburg Pincus has tech industry veteran Brian Duffy as a senior advisor. The post Tech industry veteran Duffy joins Warburg Pincus as senior advisor first appeared on AltAssets Private Equity News.

Private equity firms pump up investment in military technology

With the US Defence Department’s shift toward new technology, buyout firms find themselves in their own theatre of operations

Debt funds seek ways to fund the adoption of technology

Covid has created a spike in recurring revenue financings for European software companies

KKR Expands Industrial Real Estate Footprint in Atlanta with Acquisition by KREST

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- KKR, a leading global investment firm, today announced that KKR Real Estate Select Trust Inc. (“KREST”) has acquired a 1.1 million square-foot, Class A industrial warehouse at Southern Gateway at Lambert Farms

EQT pulls out of Iress buyout talks despite multiple increased offers

EQT has pulled out of talks with Australian financial software provider Iress despite offering a series of increasing bids, the latest valuing the company at $2.3bn. The post EQT pulls out of Iress buyout talks despite

Dawn promotes Plotnikova to general partner

B2B software investor Dawn Capital has promoted Evgenia Plotnikova to general partner.

European VC major Balderton brings in industry veteran Kellogg as first-ever executive in residence

Early-stage European VC major Balderton Capital has brought in veteran software executive, advisor and angel investor Dave Kellogg as its first ever executive in residence. The post European VC major Balderton brings in industry veteran

Blackstone, Vista buy Ellucian from private equity peers TPG, Leonard Green

Blackstone and Vista Equity Partners have completed a buyout of higher education tech software provider Ellucian from fellow private equity houses TPG and Leonard Green & Partners. The post Blackstone, Vista buy Ellucian from private

Calpers lays out strategy to improve long-term private equity performance

Shortfalls in the consistency, diversification and cost-efficiency of its private-equity portfolio contributed to its underperformance against policy benchmarks

Canva hits $40bn valuation in latest PE, VC investment round, becomes one of world’s biggest private startups

Australian design software company Canva has hit a $40bn valuation through its latest private equity and venture capital-backed investment round, becoming the fifth most valuable private startup in the world. The post Canva hits $40bn

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