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Snow Phipps Closes Third Label Add-On

Brook & Whittle, a label making portfolio company of Snow Phipps, has acquired Label Impressions. Snow Phipps acquired Brook & Whittle in October 2017 from RFE Investment Partners and Charter Oak Equity. Label Impressions is

Fund VI Largest Ever for FTV

FTV has closed its sixth and largest fund to date, FTV VI LP, at its hard cap of $1.2 billion. The firm’s earlier fund closed in September 2016 at its hard cap of $850 million.

Staveley’s role in Barclays’ fundraising amounted to a ‘hustle’ says bank’s lawyer

Staveley decided to sue Barclays because she thought that the bank 'would want to settle', Barclays QC suggested in the High Court

Private equity investors seem to favour Joe Biden over Donald Trump

New research suggests that private equity firms and hedge fund managers have poured over $21m into Joe Biden’s campaign to become the next president of the US, but has only injected $3.6m into Donald Trump’s

Fulcrum Buys Consumer Products Packager

Fulcrum Capital Partners has made an investment in Belvika Trade & Packaging, a provider of outsourced packaging services. Belvika provides primary packaging, secondary packaging, and merchandising services primarily to consumer packaged goods companies operating in

GreyLion Spins Out from Perella Weinberg

PWP Growth Equity has completed its spin-out from Perella Weinberg. The new firm – now operating as GreyLion Capital – will continue to manage its two existing private equity funds with total capital commitments of

Osceola Closes First Fund

Osceola Capital has held a hard cap and above target close of its inaugural fund with an oversubscribed $125 million of capital. Limited partners in the new fund include public pension plans, financial institutions, a

Fly Ventures holds final close for second fund on €53m

Fly Ventures has announced the first and final close for its second fund on €53m and plans to continue its strategy of investing in seed and early-stage "deeptech" and enterprise software companies.

Bridgepoint Advisers to acquire private equity firm EQT Credit

Bridgepoint Advisers is going to buy rival private equity firm EQT Partners’ credit arm EQT Credit for an undisclosed sum. The acquisition will be combined with Bridgepoint’s existing credit business, with the enlarged group having

KKR’s Heidelpay invests in Tillhub

Germany-based payments service Heidelpay, a portfolio company of KKR, has acquired a stake in iPad-based contactless payment software company Tillhub.

Vista-backed Accelya bolts on Farelogix

Accelya, a Spanish airline financial analytics specialist backed by Vista Equity Partners, has acquired Farelogix, a Miami-based software-as-a-service provider for the airline industry.

Ex-Warburg Pincus dealmakers close debut fund at nearly €400m

Corten Capital's fund has exceeded its target at a time when raising capital for firms' first vehicles has become more difficult

Gemspring Closes Fourth Therma Add-On

Therma Holdings, a portfolio company of Gemspring Capital, has acquired Gilbert Mechanical Contractors. Gilbert is Therma’s fourth acquisition since being acquired by Gemspring in June 2017. Gilbert is a provider of mechanical, electrical, plumbing, controls,

New Partner at Fulcrum

Fulcrum Equity Partners has promoted Philip Lewis to partner. Mr. Lewis joined Fulcrum as an analyst in 2007. “We’re proud to announce Philip’s well-earned promotion to partner. Philip has grown tremendously both professionally and personally

Main Capital-backed Alfa acquires Joliv

Main Capital Partners-backed e-health software provider Alfa has acquired its Swedish peer Joliv.

83North leads $30m series-B for Wandelbots

83North has led a €30m series-B round for Germany-based robotics software developer Wandelbots, joined by new investors M12 (Microsoft's venture arm), and Siemens' VC unit Next47.

Unquote British Private Equity Awards 2020: entries now open

Entries for the 2020 Unquote British Private Equity Awards are now open - we very much look forward to celebrating the industry's success in challenging times.

PCP Capital’s Staveley claims Barclays promised her ‘the same deal’ as Qatari investors

Staveley told the High Court that she recalled being 'pleased' when she learned that the Qataris were joining the deal

Opalesque Exclusive: Private equity investors raise concerns around geopolitical risk, climate change

Bailey McCann, Opalesque New York: Private equity has a reputation for being a "people business" that is decoupled from the whims of the market or the concerns of the broader economy. While the long investment

Paine Schwartz Partners makes $150m investment into sustainable food company AgroFresh

Sustainable food chain-focused private equity firm Paine Schwartz Partners (PSP) has invested $150m into AgroFresh Solutions.

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