Chicago Improv Was Dead. Can New Leaders Revive It?
The past year left the city’s two most prominent institutions reeling. Now, outsiders are helping to guide the re-emergence of these celebrated comedy centers.
The past year left the city’s two most prominent institutions reeling. Now, outsiders are helping to guide the re-emergence of these celebrated comedy centers.
BlackRock Real Assets beat the target to collect €609m for its debut European Real Estate Debt fund from over 20 investors. The post BlackRock Real Assets closes debut European Real Estate Debt Fund on €609m
Technology and healthcare-focused buyout house Keensight Capital has agreed to exit portfolio company Demetra to AStorg after tripling the revenue of the company. The post Keensight Capital to exit Demetra after five years, boosts revenues
Placement agent Ermitage Partners has hired Jerome Bouix as managing partner to base in its Stockholm office. The post Ermitage Partners brings in Bouix as managing partner first appeared on AltAssets Private Equity News.
HIG Capital has made an equity investment in The Bluebird Group amid retail market consolidation. The post HIG buys into The Bluebird Group to enhance investments in digital insights and analytics first appeared on AltAssets
Private equity major Clayton, Dubilier & Rice has received an extended deadline from the Takeover Panel to consider a counter takeover bid for the supermarket chain Morrisons. The firm will now have until 20 August
Posted by Ariel Babcock and Victoria Tellez, FCLTGlobal, on Sunday, August 8, 2021 Editor's Note: Ariel Babcock is Head of Research and Victoria Tellez is Senior Research Associate at FCLTGlobal. This post is based on their FCLTGlobal
The private equity industry is on track to post its best year with deal value, exit value and fund-raising all on pace to approach or cross $1tn by year end, according to the midyear report
New Spring Capital has hit the hard cap to close its fourth mezzanine fund on $364m, marking the largest mezzanine fund for the firm to date. The post New Spring Capital closes largest mezzanine fund
Global asset management firm Tiger Global Management has invested $200m into GoGuardian, bringing the EdTech company’s valuation to $1bn. The post Tiger Global deploys $200m into newly crowned unicorn GoGuardian first appeared on AltAssets Private
Clearlake Capital has agreed to back talent management software Cornerstone OnDemand for $57.50 per share in cash, representing an enterprise value of $5.2bn. Fellow private equity Vector Capital will make a minority investment in Cornerstone
The Investment Management Corporation of Ontario has agreed to buy 100% stake of UK Green Frog Power as it expects the UK to be a global leader in the adoption of intermittent renewable energy over
Healthcare-focused buyout house ArchiMed has closed its oversubscribed third fund on €650m despite receiving €1.3bn in the virtual raise. MED III has beat its target of €500m and doubled the size of its predecessor MED
Consumer-focused private equity house Meaningful Partners has hit a final close for its oversubscribed debut fund on $175m, over its hard cap of $150m. The post Consumer-focused Meaningful Partners beats hard cap to close debut
Retail and consumer-focused buyout house True has led a $2.7m seed round investment in Canadian home accessories seller Fable Home to capitalize on increase home furnishing demand boosted by the pandemic. The post Retail specialist
Legal & General and NatWest Pension Trustee Limited (NWPTL) to establish a 15-year joint venture partnership. The post NatWest Pension Trustee teams with Legal & General to build home for elderly first appeared on
Software focused Gresham House Ventures has made a £3.3m investment in e-commerce business automation software Patchworks to capitalise on the “continued growth of e-commerce”. The post Gresham House seals £3.3m deal in backing business integration
Global buyout major Apollo has agreed to back part of the incumbent local exchange carrier business of Lumen Technologies for $7.5bn, including debt assumption of approximately $1.4bn. The deal valued the company at around 5.5x
The Massachusetts Pension Reserves Investment Management Board (MassPRIM) has broken its record for the highest fiscal year return. The post MassPRIM has record-breaking year for annual returns first appeared on AltAssets Private Equity News.
Strategic Value Partners has hit a final close on $5bn for Strategic Value Special Situations Fund V, well above its initial target of $4bn. The investment vehicle almost doubled the size of its predecessor Fund
