$60bn Los Angeles pension fund is looking for new private equity firm

Los Angeles County Employees Retirement Association is planning to launch a request for proposal for a private equity consultant before the end of January. The news comes after the $60bn pension fund’s contract with Stepstone

Thoma Bravo invests in Zipari

Private equity firm Thoma Bravo has invested in consumer experience venture Zipari in a round that puts the company’s valuation close to $500m. On the back of the raise, Zipari will be able to serve

VF Venture leads €9.4m investment in Reform

Vækstfonden-owned direct investment platform VF Venture has invested €9.4m in Reform, a Copenhagen-based retailer of kitchens. 

Aksia in exclusive talks to acquire MIR – report

Private equity firm Aksia is in exclusive talks to acquire Medical International Research (MIR), an Italian medical devices and software company specialising in spirometry devices, sources close to the deal told sister publication Mergermarket.

Harrison Street and CA Ventures form JV to develop student accommodation in the UK

£200m investment will see student housing built in four cities

Venture capital’s banner year masks divergence in funds

Amid the pandemic, top firms had a record-breaking year while others struggled

PE funds less volatile in 2020 than public markets, report finds

Private markets did not enjoy the same performance bounce-back as public markets in the second quarter of 2020

Tikehau Capital appoints new chief financial officer

Antoine Onfray joins from Paref, a listed real estate firm

BVP leads €2.1m round for FoodMarble

Business Venture Partners (BVP) has led a €2.1m funding round for digestive tracking app FoodMarble.

Levine Leichtman Capital Partners sells its stake in Safety Products

Los Angeles-based private equity firm Levine Leichtman Capital Partners has sold its portfolio company Safety Products, for an undisclosed amount.

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Sanofi et al. back €47m series-B for MinervaX

Sanofi Ventures, Wellington Partners, Adjuvant Capital and Industrifonden have joined existing investors in a €47.4m series-B funding for Denmark-based biotech startup MinervaX.

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.

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.

Carlyle’s AlpInvest raises $9bn for latest secondaries fund

The new capital pool is considerably larger than its predecessor, which raised $6.5bn in 2017

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.

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