Vespa Capital acquires SelectScience

Vespa Capital has made an investment in UK-based SelectScience, a digital marketing and information platform for businesses in the scientific equipment sector.

Astia launches $100m VC fund to address ‘extraordinary’ investment bias away from women-led businesses

Silicon Valley-based Astia has launched a new $100m early-stage venture capital fund aimed at addressing the "extraordinary" disparity in funding for companies that include women in founding or executive roles.

KKR uses playbook to invest through the crisis

KKR’s European private equity bosses tell Mark Latham how the firm’s playbook has allowed them to lean into investments during the pandemic, about the impact of Brexit and the firm’s expansion plans.

European tech investor Frontline strikes €70m final close for third seed fundraise

Seed investor Frontline Ventures has scored €70m for the final close of its third fund targeting early-stage European tech startups.

AnaCap sells Czech challenger bank Equa to RBI after impressive growth during decade-long hold

AnaCap Financial Partners has exited Czech challenger bank Equa to Raiffeisen Bank International after a decade in its portfolio.

Nomura loses senior Asia ECM bankers

Some of Nomura’s senior Asia equity capital market bankers have resigned amid a host of other recent exits, GlobalCapital Asia understands.

Private Equity – Year in Review and 2021 Outlook

Posted by Andrew J. Nussbaum, Steven A. Cohen, and Katherine L. Chasmar, Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz, on Saturday, February 6, 2021 Editor's Note: Andrew J. Nussbaum and Steven A. Cohen are partners, and Katherine

Arcline Raises $2.75 Billion for Second Fund

Arcline Investment Management has closed its second fund, Arcline Capital Partners II LP, with total capital commitments of $2.75 billion. Arcline closed its first fund with $1.5 billion of committed capital in March 2019. Arcline

Charlesbank Hits Hard Cap

Charlesbank Capital Partners has held a final closing of its newest flagship fund, Charlesbank Equity Fund X LP, at its hard cap with $3.75 billion of capital. Fundraising for the new fund was launch just

Barclays’ Staley: UK should forget EU, compete with NY and Singapore instead

'Brexit gives the UK the opportunity to define its own agenda'

Great Hill Partners investment helps mobile workforce management business BigChange to £100m valuation

Mobile workforce management tech business BigChange has picked up investment from private equity house Great Hill Partners to value the business at £100m.

SHS to launch new fund, make 3-4 deals in 2021

Following the sale of its stake in Single Use Support, managing partner Sascha Alilovic and partner Manfred Ulmer-Weber speak to Unquote about the firm's investment and exit expectations for 2021, as well as fundraising prospects

Big debt fund commitments head $2.1bn of new investments from Florida SBA – report

Private equity majors Centerbridge and Cerberus Capital Management were the big winners from $2.1bn of new commitments from the Florida State Board of Administration.

Veteran venture capital house SJF seals $175m Fund V final close

Veteran early-stage investment house SJF Ventures has closed its biggest fund yet after bringing in $175m for the final close of the vehicle.

Top Tier Capital closes on $1.2bn across Fund IX, third Velocity fund, separate accounts

Top Tier Capital Partners has hauled in close to $1.2bn across a pair of new funds and several separate accounts.

Asian secondaries specialist TR Capital collects $350m in hard cap Fund IV close

Secondaries-focused Asian private equity house TR Capital has struck a $350m hard cap final close for its fourth flagship fundraise.

Sapphire Ventures shines with $1.7bn of new capital to celebrate 10 years of independence

Sapphire Ventures has scored $1.7bn of new capital across a string of new funds, which will primarily be used to ramp up the firm's investments in Series B through IPO enterprise tech companies.

Qiming Venture Partners continues strong fundraising pace with final close of latest yuan-denominated fund

China's Qiming Venture Partners is keeping up a strong fundraising pace through the RMB2.85bn ($440m) final close of its latest yuan-denominated fundraise.

Commerz looks at outsourcing equities sales and trading

Under its new "Strategy 2024" plan, Commerzbank is considering outsourcing equities services to a partner as several rivals have done. It also wants to focus its equity capital markets and M&A franchises more squarely on

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