Cutting edge data, software dealmaker OpenOcean strikes first close for €130m-targeting fundraise

Finland-headquartered venture capital investor OpenOcean has picked up €92m towards its third flagship fundraise focused on data solutions and software.

Bardin Hill brings in $600m for new opportunistic credit fund, sidecar vehicle

Investment manager Bardin Hill has raised $600m across an opportunistic credit fund and parallel sidecar vehicle.

Saudi Arabia’s $400bn sovereign wealth fund anchors new NBK Capital credit fund to first close

Saudi Arabia's $400bn Public Investment Fund has anchored the latest fundraise from Middle East private equity house NBK Capital Partners.

Baidu ends four-year loan absence for $3bn

Chinese search engine company Baidu has returned to the loan market after a four-year break, seeking $3bn from its second ever offshore outing. It comes just days after another tech giant Tencent Holdings closed an

AMB :- Private real estate funds raised $118bn in 2020 through 283 closed funds

Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: Fundraising and deal-making in the private equity real estate industry decreased in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, said Preqin. Real estate AUM reached $1.09tn as of June 2020 (the latest...Article

PMC Carves Out UniversalPegasus

PMC Capital Partners has acquired UniversalPegasus International (UPI), a provider of engineering and construction management services, from publicly traded Huntington Ingalls Industries. UPI was formed in February 2008 by KRG Capital Partners through the acquisition

Bertram Buys Safety Products from LLCP

Bertram Capital has acquired Safety Products Holdings (SPH), a provider of safety cutting tools and accessories, from Levine Leichtman Capital Partners (LLCP). The buy of SPH is the third platform investment for Bertram’s fourth fund.

Kingswood Hits New Fund Hard Cap

Kingswood Capital Management has held an oversubscribed and hard cap close of Kingswood Capital Opportunities Fund I LP with $230 million of capital. Limited partners in the new fund include public pension funds, insurance companies,

Permira leads $180m round for Nexthink

Permira has led a $180m series-D funding round for Switzerland-based employee experience software Nexthink.

Golding holds final close of buyout fund at €375m

Fund will focus on digital transformation opportunities

Ex-Ares, Cerberus dealmaker Alex Wolf’s Kingswood Capital strikes $230m hard cap fund close

Kingswood Capital, the lower mid-market private equity house launched by former Ares and Cerberus exec Alexander Wolf, has hit a $230m hard cap final close for its debut fund.

Hedge funds start the year by outperforming the global equity market led by distressed debt and event driven strategies

Opalesque Industry Update - The Eurekahedge Hedge Fund Index was up 0.37% in January 2021, outperforming the global equity market as represented by MSCI ACWI (Local) which gained 0.11% over the same period. Global equities

Big LP reup helps Finch Capital hit first close for €150m fundraise as firm doubles down on fintech startups

A huge reup from returning LPs has seen Finch Capital strike a first close for its €150m-targeting third fund aimed at European fintech and AI startups.

Golding Capital raises biggest-ever buyout fund of funds, eyes H2 for launch of follow-up vehicle

Golding Capital Partners has raised its biggest ever buyout fund of funds at €375m - and is already prepping for its follow-up raise before the end of the year.

UBP launches new CB fund as equity-linked outperforms

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.

Tech equity deals retain appeal in 2021

Equity investors have maintained a focus on gaining exposure to tech stocks so far this year in the primary market, dispelling fears that high-growth digital companies might lose out to cyclical, value stocks that might

Kin Insurance Launches Landlord Insurance in Florida Market

The insurtech provider doubles down on market leadership with launch of new digital service.(PRWeb February 09, 2021)Read the full story at https://www.prweb.com/releases/kin_insurance_launches_landlord_insurance_in_florida_market/prweb17710091.htm

AMB :- Unlisted natural resources funds fell 29% to $90bn in 2020

Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: Natural resources slowed down in a challenging 2020 as poor performance and difficult fundraising shake up the industry. Aggregate capital raised by unlisted natural resources funds fell 29% t...Article Link

AnaCap sells Equa Bank to Raiffeisen Bank

UK-based GP AnaCap has sold its Czech portfolio company Equa Bank, a digital banking platform, to the Czech branch of Austrian bank Raiffeisen Bank International (RBI).

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