Lightbank, the venture capital firm co-founded by Groupon billionaire Eric Lefkofsky, has doubled its assets under management through a $180m final close of its second fund.
Veteran private equity investor Peterson Partners has closed its second fund of the year by hauling in $225m for its biggest-ever flagship investment vehicle.
Healthcare and fintech investor Oak HC/FT has raised a new $1.4bn fund as it looks to profit from an accelerating shift in digital adoption fuelled by the Covid-19 pandemic.
Blackstone’s $38bn secondaries unit Strategic Partners is reportedly eyeing up to $15bn across a pair of new secondaries private equity funds.
Secondaries fund prices have rallied across a string of alternatives in the last quarter of 2020 according to new data from Setter Capital - but several asset classes are still feeling the pinch amid ongoing
The $34.5bn-managing Pennsylvania State Employees’ Retirement System has picked private equity major Hellman & Friedman for its latest buyout fund commitment.
Private equity house Synova has scored an impressive 4.5x return selling UK wealth manager Fairstone Group to buyout major TA Associates.
Private equity investment major Ardian has bought a majority stake in bio-analytical lab testing services business GBA Group.
Francisco Partners is following private equity giant Blackstone into the genealogy sector by picking up DNA tracking business MyHeritage in a reported $600m deal.
US private equity major Welsh Carson Anderson & Stowe has solidied its future leadership through a string of senior staffing promotions.
Private equity major EQT has agreed the $1bn sale of water infrastructure software platform Innovyze to trade buyer Autodesk.
Chinese private equity firm Boyu Capital is reportedly targeting up to $6bn for what would be its biggest-ever fundraise by some margin.
Major footwear retailer Scholl has been bought by US private equity house Yellow Wood Partners to reunite the business with the Dr Scholl's brand after more than 30 years of separate ownership.
Smart home wifi platform developer Plume has hit a $1.35bn valuation through an Insight Partners-led investment round fuelled by an "explosion" in the segment.
CVC Capital Partners is the latest private equity firm to buy into the growing US workers compensation industry by picking up a stake in Carlyle-backed MedRisk.
FPE Capital has scored an impressive first exit from its debut independent fund by selling IWSR to Bowmark Capital after big revenue and EBITDA increases at the business.
Intriva Capital, the special situations investor formed by former executives at Apollo Global, has tapped its second fund to pick up a stake in UK consumer debt advice business MoneyPlus Group.
Emerging markets-focused Leapfrog Investments has bolstered its global healthcare team with the appointment of Biju Mohandas.
Tikehau Capital has brought in more than €1bn for a new fundraise focused on energy transition.
Preferred equity investment specialist 17Capital has brought in finance industry veteran Pauline Chatin as investor relations and fundraising director.
