Flashpoint VC hits first close for $200m-targeting debut secondaries fund

Tech investor Flashpoint has hit a first close for its $200m-targeting debut direct secondaries fundraise.

Majority of hedge funds see positive performance in January, but larger funds lag

Opalesque Industry Update - Hedge funds started 2021 on a high note with average industry performance of +1.02% with 59% of funds seeing positive results for the month, according to the just released eVestment January

SS&C GlobeOp Hedge Fund Performance Index at -0.33 per cent in January

Opalesque Industry Update - SS C Technologies Holdings, Inc. (Nasdaq: SSNC) announced that the gross return of the SS C GlobeOp Hedge Fund Performance Index for January 2021 measured -0.33%. Hedge fund flows as measured

One of London’s top fintech investors gives his thoughts on 2021

One of London’s top fintech investors on the Black Swan events to come, Covid-19 and Brexit

CD&R soars past Fund XI fundraising goal, said to reach about $16bn

US private equity giant Clayton Dubilier & Rice has reportedly surged past its goal for its latest flagship fundraise to reach about $16bn of capital.

RPM Ventures passes $88m for fourth flagship fundraise

RPM Ventures has hauled in more than $88m towards its latest flagship fundraise.

BNPP hires Moodley for UK advisory

Kirshlen Moodley, formerly a member of JP Morgan's UK M&A team, has joined BNP Paribas.

Green City and justifying equity valuations

This week in Keeping Tabs: an opportunity for the UK's finance sector after Brexit, and an argument for why you shouldn't worry about the stock market.

Ferrer Freeman & Co spinout Peloton Equity raises over $150m for Fund II

Healthcare-focused buyout house Peloton Equity has raised more than $150m for its Peloton Equity II fund.

Mill Point Capital almost triples AUM with rapid $886m Fund II close

Mill Point Capital has almost tripled its capital under management through the $886m final close of its second fund, less than three years after raising its debut vehicle.

Sovereign's Acolin bolts on Fundbase

Fund distribution service platform Acolin, a portfolio company of Sovereign Capital, has acquired Switzerland-based market peer Fundbase from Nectar Digital Wealth.

Zubr Capital, EBRD exit Targetprocess

Zubr Capital and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) have sold their stakes in enterprise planning software Targetprocess to US-based Appito, a portfolio company of Vista Equity Partners.

TMT investment research specialist LightShed expands to VC with $75m debut fund close

TMT investment research firm LightShed Partners has branched out into venture capital investing through the close of its $75m debut fundraise.

Ex-Uber, NEA senior execs strike $140m final close for debut Construct Capital fund

Former NEA partner Dayna Grayson and ex-Uber executive Rachel Holt have hauled in $140m for the final close of their debut Construct Capital venture fund.

Jared Kushner’s brother Joshua closes $2bn for latest Thrive Capital fundraises

Thrive Capital, the venture capital firm led by Jared Kushner's brother Joshua, has raised $2bn across a pair of new funds.

UBP creates two new convertibles strategies

Convertible bonds are continuing to attract more mainstream attention, following dramatic outperformance of the asset class over the past year. This is driving new investors to the market.

Apollo exits Watches of Switzerland via £143m block

Apollo Global Management has exited Watches of Switzerland, the UK luxury watch retailer, having sold the last of its shares via an accelerated bookbuild.

Aterian’s Bright Buys Bocchi

Bright International, a portfolio company of Aterian Investment Partners, has acquired Bocchi Laboratories from its family ownership. Aterian acquired Bright International in August 2019. Bocchi Laboratories is a high volume contract manufacturer of liquid personal

New Harbor Closes Fund III

New Harbor Capital has closed its third private equity fund, New Harbor Capital Fund III LP (Fund III), with $362 million in capital commitments. The firm’s new fund was oversubscribed and closed at its hard

Bank of England’s governor hits out at EU’s approach to post-Brexit equivalence

His comments come as teams from the UK’s Treasury and the European Commission are locked in discussions about the future of financial services

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