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Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan names new senior managing director EMEA

Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan Board has appointed Nick Jansa as its new senior managing director, Europe, the Middle East and Africa.

AlpInvest Partners scores $9bn for its seventh secondaries fund

AlpInvest Partners, The Carlyle Group’s dedicated private equity primary fund, co-investment, and secondary solutions platform, has closed its seventh vehicle on its $9bn hard cap.

KKR sells another pair of property units in the Netherlands

Private equity major KKR has sold two major student housing developments in the Netherlands for €190m.

Falling Behind on Weekly Rent and Afraid of Being Evicted

Residents of weekly rentals worry they will be kicked out if they can’t pay the rent. It’s unclear if the federal moratorium on evictions applies to them.

CD&R names senior fundraising, IR exec Kevin Smith as its newest partner

Global private equity major Clayton, Dubilier & Rice has named fundraising and IR specialist Kevin Smith as its latest partner after nine years at the firm.

Klarna rival Zilch gets $30m venture capital-led pre-Series B round

Zilch, a London-based FinTech pegged to be the rival to Klarna, has closed an additional $30m in funding to close an oversubscribed pre-Series B in under three weeks.

German government said to buy into KKR-backed Hensoldt to ward off potential foreign takeover

The German government has reportedly decided to buy a 25.1% stake in KKR-backed defence business Hensoldt for €464m.

Partners Group buys into Warburg Pincus’ Indian portfolio business Ecom Express

Partners Group has agreed to invest more than $250m in Warburg Pincus portfolio business Ecom Express, one of the largest providers of tech-enabled logistics solutions to the Indian e-commerce industry.

Flashpoint VC strikes initial close for first fund since rebrand from Buran Venture Capital

Tech investor Flashpoint Venture Capital has hit a first close for its debut fund since rebranding from Buran Venture Capital last year.

LDC seals quick Texthelp exit to Five Arrows after boosting revenue 40% in 18 months

Lloyds Bank private equity arm LDC has sealed a rapid exit of Texthelp to fellow buyout house Five Arrows after just 18 months in its portfolio.

Private equity fundraising will hit record $330bn next year, PitchBook predicts

Private equity fundraising will bounce back from its coronavirus-induced wobble to hit an all-time high of more than $330bn in 2021, data specialist PitchBook is predicting.

BPEA bags $570m across new flagship fund, dedicated healthcare investment vehicle

Boston-based buyout house BPEA has raised $570m across its fifth flagship fund and a dedicated healthcare vehicle.

Carlyle secondaries arm raises over $10bn across new flagship fund, co-investment vehicles

Carlyle's secondaries and fund of funds investment arm AlpInvest Partners has raised more than $10bn across a new flagship fund and co-investment vehicles.

Ex-Kleiner Perkins, Amgen execs seal $500m double fundraise targeting transformative life science companies

Westlake Village BioPartners has launched a pair of funds totalling $500m targeting life sciences companies with transformative human therapeutic technologies.

Ross Fubini’s XYZ Venture Capital collects $80m for Fund II final close

XYZ Venture Capital, the early-stage investment house launched by prolific investor Ross Fubini, has closed its second fundraise on $80m.

The Unsexy Side of Covid Vaccines Gets Wall Street’s Attention

Smaller companies that are key to the cold storage and distribution of Covid-19 vaccines are seeing a flurry of new investments.

Cold Storage, Key to Coronavirus Vaccine, Lures Investors

Smaller companies that are key to the cold storage and distribution of Covid-19 vaccines are seeing a flurry of new investments.

Inflexion Private Equity agrees $170m buyout of markets data, analytics business Infront

Inflexion Private Equity Partners has agreed a NOK1.49bn ($170.7m) buyout of real-time markets data and analytics business Infront.

I Squared seals €1.5bn Grupo T-Solar sale to pension funds-backed Cubico Sustainable Investments

Infrastructure investment firm I Squared Capital has agreed the €1.5bn sale of Grupo T-Solar to Cubico Sustainable Investments, a renewable energy specialist jointly owned by Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan and PSP Investments.

TA Associates backs medical benefit business Benecon after a decade of double-digit growth

Private equity major TA Associates has sealed a growth investment in self-funded medical benefit programme The Benecon Group.

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