Silver Lake, Summit Partners pick up Los Angeles Fire and Police Pensions fund commitments

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.

Ex-NEA veteran Kolluri raises $216m for second Neotribe fund, says “no idea is too crazy”

Veteran former NEA general partner Kittu Kolluri is back with his second Neotribe Ventures fund, which has hit $216m for its final close.

Blackstone’s Strategic Partners closes $3.75bn infrastructure secondary fund

The new vehicle is the largest pool ever raised to focus exclusively on secondhand infrastructure stakes, the firm says

Bridgepoint said to eye stake buy in English football’s Women’s Super League

UK private equity house Bridgepoint has been linked with a large stake purchase of English football's Women's Super League.

Global venture capital firms weather Covid-19 pandemic

Private companies worldwide raised $112bn in venture capital in the first six months of the year, 2% less than in the same period in the previous year

AMB :- Hedge funds gained an average of +2.07% in June bringing YTD average returns to -3.37%

Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: Varied returns among largest managers highlight hedge fund performance, said eVestment. Hedge funds gained an average of +2.07% in June bringing YTD average returns to -3.37%. According to th...Article Link

AMB :- UK private equity fundraising surged to $60bn in 2019

Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: UK private equity fundraising surged to more than £47.5bn ($60bn) last year amid a more than doubling of capital flowing into venture capital fundraises, said a study. UK private equity and

Target Global et al. co-lead £20.5m round for Drover

Target Global, RTP Global and Autotech Ventures have co-led a £20.5m funding round for car subscription company Drover.

UK private equity fundraising surged to £47.5bn in 2019, capital flowing into VC funds more than doubles – BVCA

UK private equity fundraising surged to more than £47.5bn last year amid a more than doubling of capital flowing into venture capital fundraises, new data from industry body BVCA shows.

AMB :- Global deal activity rebounded in Q2 2020 to 3,812 deals while funding decreased to $50.2bn

Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: Globally, deal activity rebounded in Q2&`20 to 3,812 deals while funding decreased to $50.2b. Funding and deals are down 13% and 9% YoY, respectively, said a report. Asia saw the largest

Stephens Making Noise in Acoustics

The Stephens Group is continuing the build of Catalyst Acoustics Group with the buy of Fräsch, the company’s fifth add-on acquisition. Fräsch is maker of polyester wall panels, ceiling treatments, baffles, dividers, partitions, and acoustic

Brookfield Takes Piece of Superior Plus

Brookfield Asset Management has closed a US$260 million preferred stock equity investment in Superior Plus. Toronto-headquartered Superior (TSX: SPB) provides delivery, wholesale procurement and retail marketing of propane-related products, and distributes fuels including heating oil

Private Equity Looking Harder at Legal Spend

Private equity firms spend millions of dollars each year on legal services and increasingly are taking a closer look at this expense category according to a new study by Apperio entitled “Rocketing Scrutiny, Eroding Trust

Titanbay looks to open up private equity to smaller LPs with newly-launched platform

Fintech startup Titanbay is hoping to open up private equity investing to small and medium-sized institutional and private investors through its newly-launched platform.

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