Spanish private equity and venture capital dealmaking had record-breaking years in 2020 despite the global impact of the Covid-19 pandemic, new research shows.
San Francisco-based investor Growth Street Partners has hit a $130m final close for its second fundraise targeting B2B software-as-a-service and tech-enabled services companies.
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: The Preqin All-Strategies Hedge Fund benchmark had a strong end to 2020, posting +3.99% in December, said Preqin Hedge Fund Performance Update of December 2020. The YTD return was pushed to
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: Fundraising and strong performance have helped North American buyout funds soar in value in recent years. Total assets under management (AUM) stand at $1.38tn as of June 2020, a 3.7x increase
François Villeroy de Galhau's comments come as the UK and the European Union begin talks on a MoU for the financial services sector
Alameda Research has led a $50m round for navigation app Maps.Me, investing alongside cryptocurrency investor CMS Holdings and Genesis Capital.
Singapore-based investment house Tower Capital Asia has hit a $250m close for its new Southeast Asia-focused private equity fund.
Private equity house P4G Capital Management has beaten its goal for its debut fundraise by holding a $209m final close.
Sustainable food investment-focused venture capital house Blue Horizon Ventures has hauled in a target-beating €183m for the final close of its first flagship fund.
Healthcare-focused private equity firm Sheridan Capital Partners has hit a $300m hard cap final close for its first fundraise targeting capital from LPs other than its sole previous investor.
With private equity exit lagging buyout last year, in 2021 the number of exits would depend upon the strength of PE portfolios, says Mark Lynch, partner at Oghma Partners
'It’s infuriating,' says one senior banker. 'I discovered the client. I put in all the work and now I’m expected to just hand them over to someone else?'
Legal claim investor Longford Capital has hauled in at least $434m for its third fundraise, putting it close to its biggest vehicle to date.
Healthcare focused venture firm Heal Capital has hit a €100m final close for its debut fundraise.
Slovakian private equity house Sandberg Capital has struck a €109m final close for its second fund.
Partners in Equity has led a €25m funding round for digital health startup Quin.
So far, the fiscal and monetary support from governments and central banks in Europe has kept distressed activity depressed
Claret Capital has struck an initial close for its first fund since spinning out of Harbert Management last year.
