Arena Investors has scored another huge fundraising success by collecting almost $1bn for the final close of its latest opportunities fund targeting dislocations caused by the Covid-19 pandemic. The post Arena Investors’ big success targeting
PAI Partners has scored an exit of global board game giant Asmodee after overseeing huge growth at the business since its 2018 takeover. The post PAI agrees €3bn sale of board game giant Asmodee after
Software-focused private equity house Alpine Investors closed its eighth investment fund on its $2.25bn hard cap in September, less than four months after launch. Adding to the impressive size and speed was the fact that
Private equity fundraising continued to accelerate in Q2 to set the stage for what will likely be a record year, new research from PitchBook shows. The post Private equity fundraising accelerates away from Covid woes,
Apollo Global-backed low-cost airline Sun Country has filed to list on the Nasdaq stock exchange despite a troubled time for airlines since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic last year.
Asset manager Capza has hired two co-heads of its Expansion fund, which is investing a €500m mandate from insurance giant AXA France.
Spanish private equity and venture capital dealmaking had record-breaking years in 2020 despite the global impact of the Covid-19 pandemic, new research shows.
Distressed and opportunistic investment specialist Monarch Alternative Capital has scored a roughly $3bn close for its oversubscribed fifth fundraise.
Female founders and CEOs have disproportionately suffered from the VC funding drop in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic, new research shows.
TPG Capital and the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board have made another $500m investment in Viking Cruises as the company looks to navigate the trying times caused by the coronavirus crisis.
Private equity buy-and-build activity has suffered a heavy blow through the coronavirus pandemic, with activity dropping to a five-year low according to new data from Silverfleet Capital.
European private equity house Triton Partners has soared past its target for its second debt opportunities fund to reach a €744m final close.
Goldman Sachs has reportedly made a huge boost to the size of its debut opportunistic credit fund to set its sights on $14bn of capital.
Private equity returns suffered a severe drop in the first half of the year as the long-time booming asset class failed to escape the chaos of the coronavirus crisis, new research shows.
Private equity dealmaking is continuing its steady recovery from April's nadir, reaching one of its highest monthly results of the last 12 months despite ongoing uncertainty amid the coronavirus crisis.
Australian software company Citadel Group could be the latest beneficiary of the coronavirus-led working from home surge after receiving a A$448.6m buyout offer from Pacific Equity Partners.
Alternative investment major Investcorp has launched a new platform dedicated to backing Chinese healthcare companies.
A bondholder threat to Bain Capital's buyout of coronavirus-stricken airline Virgin Australia appears to be over after lenders withdrew their plans for a recapitalisation of the business.
Private equity giant Advent International has agreed an investment in consumer delivery business Hermes UK.
Private equity firms remain bullish on their portfolio investments despite the widespread chaos caused by the coronavirus crisis, new research suggests.
