Startups in Europe raise record amounts with huge deals on the horizon
Huge deals could be in the offing as startups see bumper fundraising activity
Huge deals could be in the offing as startups see bumper fundraising activity
Golden Ventures is celebrating its tenth anniversary by closing on $120m for two new investment funds. The post Golden Ventures celebrates ten years with double fund close first appeared on AltAssets Private Equity News.
Helsinki-based edtech specialist Sparkmind.vc has scored a €55m final close for its debut fundraise. The post Edtech investor Sparkmind.vc hits €55m final close for debut fundraise first appeared on AltAssets Private Equity News.
With private equity fund managers raising more than €120bn in the first half of 2021 alone, it seems appetite for the asset class has never been more abundant.
ONGC Videsh, the overseas subsidiary of Indian state-owned Oil and Natural Gas Corp, has launched a $500m loan into general syndication. It is targeting a broad group of lenders for the fundraising, owing to lending
Chicago private equity firm Core Industrial Partners has become the latest buyout house to hit fundraising success through an entirely virtual process, racing to a $465m one-and-done Fund II close in less than four months.
New York City startup scene-focused Primary Venture Partners has pulled in $200m of fresh capital through a pair of fundraises.
Software-focused private equity firm JMI Equity has upped its fundraising goal for its tenth flagship fund to $1.7bn.
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.
Scholl’s Wellness Company, a portfolio company of Yellow Wood Partners, has agreed to acquire the Scholl footcare brand (Scholl), which operates globally outside of the Americas, from consumer-goods company Reckitt Benckiser. The buy of Scholl
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.
The $34.5bn-managing Pennsylvania State Employees’ Retirement System has picked private equity major Hellman & Friedman for its latest buyout fund commitment.
Chinese private equity firm Boyu Capital is reportedly targeting up to $6bn for what would be its biggest-ever fundraise by some margin.
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.
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.
Alternative credit manager Chorus Capital has soared past its Fund IV target to haul in $1.4bn for one of the largest private credit funds raised in Europe since the start of the Covid-19 crisis.
Pauline Chatin will be in charge of managing European investors, with an emphasis on French-speaking countries
