Consumer-focused early-stage investment house Forerunner Ventures has pulled in $500m for its latest fundraise in a rapid fundraise launched and completed amid the coronavirus crisis.
InsurTech business Hippo has cemented its place in the coveted unicorn club by raising a $150m round at a $1.5bn valuation.
One Equity Partners has completed a buyout of engineering business Spartronics from Sparton Corporation.
US buyout house JF Lehman & Company has soared to a $1.35bn hard cap final close for its fifth flagship private equity fund, well above its $1bn target.
European tech investor One Peak has closed its new fund on an increased hard cap of €443m amid strong demand from LPs.
Lower mid-market-focused private equity house The Riverside Company has backed Buildout, a Chicago company that provides SaaS-based marketing and customer relationship management software to commercial real estate brokerages.
Carlyle's veteran co-CEO Glenn Youngkin is leaving the firm in two months after a 25-year career.
Struggling UK restaurant operator Azzuri Group has been bought by Towerbrook Capital Partners amid the company revealing it could slash up to 1,200 jobs as it battles to overcome the Covid-19 crisis.
Software and tech-focused private equity house Thoma Bravo has agreed a $594m take-private buyout of cloud insurance software provider Majesco.
The $21bn-managing Los Angeles Fire and Police Pensions has picked Silver Lake Partners and Summit Partners for its two most recent private equity and venture capital commitments.
KKR has raised a smaller sophomore fund in its real estate credit strategy, pulling in $950m for the final close of the vehicle.
The $246bn-managing California State Teachers’ Retirement System has struggled to a 3.9% net return for the financial year as Covid-19 amid a huge slump in its private equity performance.
Veteran former NEA general partner Kittu Kolluri is back with his second Neotribe Ventures fund, which has hit $216m for its final close.
Mountain Capital, the energy-focused private equity house launched by former Apollo senior partner Sam Oh, is reportedly nearing its $650m goal for its sophomore fundraise.
New York investment house Z Capital Group has brought in Laura Krivec as director for corporate development.
Blackstone's secondaries arm Strategic Partners has closed what is believed to be the world's biggest infrastructure secondaries fund on $3.75bn.
UK private equity house Bridgepoint has been linked with a large stake purchase of English football's Women's Super League.
Consumer brands-focused private equity house VMG Partners has named four new partners, adding to the three promotions it revealed late last month.
European private equity house Silverfleet Capital has brought in Towerbrook Capital senior principal Christian Süss as a partner in its Munich office.
RedBird Capital has become the latest private equity house to target strong returns from soccer team investing after picking up a majority stake in France's Toulouse FC.
