Bridges seals 2.5x return with Wholebake parent exit after tripling revenues

Sustainable and impact Bridges Fund Management has sealed a 2.5x return by exiting part of its stake in Healthfull Holdings, parent company of UK gluten-free snacks maker Wholebake to fellow private equity house Elysian Capital.

Lonsdale sells Cross Rental Services to Elysian Capital, second exit in a week

Lower mid-market focused private equity house Lonsdale Capital Partners has made the second exit in the week by selling Cross Rental Services to Elysian Capital, marking its fourth exit this year. The post Lonsdale sells

Tech startup financing breaks records as giant funds dwarf venture capitalists

Hedge, mutual and pension funds are investing heavily, leading to higher valuations and more leverage for company founders

Ambienta sealed around 2x return by exiting Calucem for €150m

Sustainability-focused private equity house Ambienta has agreed to sell Calucem to Cementos Molins in a trade deal for €150m, scoring around 2x return from a five-year investment period. The post Ambienta sealed around 2x return

Lonsdale sealed 2.5x return exiting CC&A after boosting annual revenue by 40%

Lower mid-market focused private equity house Lonsdale Capital Partners scored a 2.5x return by selling London-based mortgage broker Charles Cameron & Associates to Penta Capital backed Socium Group. The post Lonsdale sealed 2.5x return exiting

Foresight Group holds €787m FEIP third close, beating initial hard cap

Private equity and infrastructure manager Foresight Group has beat the initial hard cap to hold a third close for Foresight Energy Infrastructure Partners on €787m. Investors have given consent to increase the maximum fund size

PAI explores Refresco exit

PAI Partners is getting ready to exit Refresco Gerber less than four years after taking the Dutch drinks producer private, according to four sources familiar with the situation.

Alto Partners exits Ro Mar in trade sale

Alto Partners has sold its majority stake in Italian food products manufacturer Ro Mar to industrial group Morato Pane, which specialises in the production and distribution of special bread and bread substitutes.

Apollo taps second dedicated infra fund to back FirstDigital Telecom

Apollo Global Management has agreed to invest $200m of preferred equity in FirstDigital Telecom, a fiber-based telecoms carrier in the western US. The post Apollo taps second dedicated infra fund to back FirstDigital Telecom first

Three Hills Capital exits $1bn ACT to Bridgepoint, first full exit for THCS III

Three Hills Capital Partners has sold portfolio company ACT at a $1bn enterprise value to fellow buyout house Bridgepoint, after expanding the business into France and Asia. The post Three Hills Capital exits $1bn ACT

Brookfield raises $7bn towards world’s biggest ‘net-zero’ emissions investment fund, eyes $12.5bn hard cap

Brookfield Asset Management has raised an initial $7bn for the world's biggest investment fund focused on the global transition to a net-zero economy. The post Brookfield raises $7bn towards world’s biggest ‘net-zero’ emissions investment fund,

Ares’ Asia arm raises what could be biggest pan-Asian secured lending fund

Ares Management's Asian investment arm Ares SSG has raised more than $1.6bn for the final close of its third secured lending opportunities fund. The post Ares’ Asia arm raises what could be biggest pan-Asian secured

Qualium sells La Foir'Fouille stake to manager and funds – report

Investment fund Qualium Investissement has sold its stake in La Foir'Fouille, a French retailer of house equipment products at discount prices, to manager Ivan Rapoport for an undisclosed amount, French daily L’Agefi reported.

Tiger Global leads USD 175m round for Contentful

Tiger Global has led a USD 175m funding round for mobile application developer Contentful; the Series F round gives the company a valuation of more than USD 3bn.

Booming payments platform Airwallex launches $200m venture capital fundraise

Global payments platform Airwallex has launched a $200m venture capital fundraise to target early stage, high-growth technology-enabled companies powered by the company's infrastructure. The post Booming payments platform Airwallex launches $200m venture capital fundraise first

Recently-created asset management major Blue Owl closes Opportunistic Fund with $2.5bn of firepower

Blue Owl Capital, the asset manager created in May through the merger of Owl Rock and Altimar Acquisition Corp, has closed its inaugural Opportunistic Fund. The post Recently-created asset management major Blue Owl closes Opportunistic

SLR eyes big spend on Covid-19-boosted health care industry amid first close for new fund

SLR is expecting more than $1bn of capital to be available for its healthcare direct lending funds after leverage, following an initial close of $480m in equity commitments. The fund is expected to hold its

Rubicon Technology Partners sells on Uplight at $1.5bn valuation, keeps minority stake

Rubicon Technology Partners has completed a sale of its majority stake in energy provider data software specialist Uplight to value the business at $1.5bn. The post Rubicon Technology Partners sells on Uplight at $1.5bn valuation,

Pritzker Private Capital raises $2.7bn for one of North America’s biggest family investment vehicles

Pritzker Private Capital has hit a $2.7bn hard cap close for one of the largest family investment vehicles raised in North America. The post Pritzker Private Capital raises $2.7bn for one of North America’s biggest

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