European life science and healthcare investor LSP has led a €32m Series B financing round for VarmX, a biotech company focused on developing approaches for the reversal of anticoagulation.
Middle-market private equity firm Charlesbank Capital Partners has closed its Charlesbank Credit Opportunities Fund II, sweeping past its $500m target to close on its $700m hard cap.
Baird Capital has named Michael Holgate as its latest partner after six years with the firm.
Pan-African private equity house Helios Investment Partners has picked up a $100m commitment for its fourth pan-African fund as it eyes a reported $1.25bn for the vehicle.
Global private equity dealmaking slumped 14.5% in the last week of June as the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic continues to weigh on transactions across the world's markets.
Private equity specialist Raymond McKeeve is among a pair of new senior hires at Avonhurst, a political strategy and legal advisory firm dedicated to representing sophisticated capital.
More realism, longer holding periods and an advantage for investors with long-term focus are all structural changes expected to impact the private equity industry in the wake of the coronavirus crisis, a new survey suggests.
Asset management major Schroders has bought a majority stake in $1.1bn-managing Asian real estate investor Pamfleet.
Advent International's former head of the Benelux is the latest high-profile hire from new private equity house bd-capital.
The coronavirus crisis has pushed the world-famous Cirque du Soleil into bankruptcy protection, with the private equity-backed business set to slash 3,500 jobs.
Asset manager Unigestion has picked up more than €600m of new capital across interim closes for a pair of private equity fundraises.
Global private equity major heavyweight KKR has invested in royalty-free licensed music provider Artlist.
Consumer brands-focused private equity house VMG Partners has made a trio of promotions, a year after raising $250m for its first early-stage fund.
Deal sourcing intelligence business Sutton Place Strategies explains how private equity firms can get strategic, efficient, and creative with their deal sourcing in the teeth of the coronavirus crisis.
The shock death of Invest Europe chair elect Roderick Macmillan will see current chair Thierry Baudon continue in the role as the association navigates the current volatile investment environment.
Private equity dealmaking volume has continued its slump as the coronavirus pandemic weighs heavily on activity, with figures falling to a new 12-month low, data from Moody's subsidiary BvD shows.
The alternative assets industry is set for a swathe of staff continuing to work from home after the coronavirus lockdown ends, a new survey of managers within the industry reveals.
A string of private equity giants are reportedly circling Unilever's tea business for a buyout which could see it valued at more than £5bn.
Bondholders of struggling airline Virgin Australia have made a last-ditch bid to keep the company out of the hands of private equity firms bidding for the beleaguered business.
African venture capital activity reached its highest dollar total on record last year thanks to a surge in dollars being invested in the continent's startups.
