LDC seals quick Texthelp exit to Five Arrows after boosting revenue 40% in 18 months

Lloyds Bank private equity arm LDC has sealed a rapid exit of Texthelp to fellow buyout house Five Arrows after just 18 months in its portfolio.

Private equity fundraising will hit record $330bn next year, PitchBook predicts

Private equity fundraising will bounce back from its coronavirus-induced wobble to hit an all-time high of more than $330bn in 2021, data specialist PitchBook is predicting.

BPEA bags $570m across new flagship fund, dedicated healthcare investment vehicle

Boston-based buyout house BPEA has raised $570m across its fifth flagship fund and a dedicated healthcare vehicle.

Carlyle secondaries arm raises over $10bn across new flagship fund, co-investment vehicles

Carlyle's secondaries and fund of funds investment arm AlpInvest Partners has raised more than $10bn across a new flagship fund and co-investment vehicles.

Ex-Kleiner Perkins, Amgen execs seal $500m double fundraise targeting transformative life science companies

Westlake Village BioPartners has launched a pair of funds totalling $500m targeting life sciences companies with transformative human therapeutic technologies.

Ross Fubini’s XYZ Venture Capital collects $80m for Fund II final close

XYZ Venture Capital, the early-stage investment house launched by prolific investor Ross Fubini, has closed its second fundraise on $80m.

2021 Preview: Southern Europe looks for 2021 rebound

The general uncertainty spread by the coronavirus pandemic hit both dealflow and fundraising activity across southern Europe in 2020 – but local players are still looking forward to a gradual recovery in 2021, writes Alessia

Periscope Equity rises above target for second fund with $225m final close

Chicago-based buyout house Periscope Equity has beaten its target for its sophomore fundraise by bringing in $225m for a final close of the vehicle.

Maven buys Envitia for £17m

Maven Capital Partners has led the £17m MBO of geospatial technology provider Envitia.

TSG makes exit from hi-end bike brand Canyon

Transaction will see GBL take a majority stake in firm

A year to remember – and learn from

Greg Gille recaps how the European private equity industry adapted to unprecedented challenges in 2020, and gauges market sentiment when it comes to dealflow and fundraising in the year ahead

Veteran fintech VC investor TTV Capital seals $127m Fund V final close

Veteran fintech-focused investment house TTV Capital has struck a $127m final close for its fifth fundraise.

Can green finance help the City make up its losses following Brexit?

UK ministers are hoping for a bright green future, but sustainable finance will be a tough, competitive market, not a bonanza

AMB :- Opalesque Exclusive: Revisiting the Corona Fighters

B. G., Opalesque Geneva: We revisit some of the original Corona Fighters - hedge funds and alternative asset managers who successfully protected assets and outperformed the markets during the first months of 2020 - and

Opalesque Exclusive: Revisiting the Corona Fighters

B. G., Opalesque Geneva: We revisit some of the original Corona Fighters - hedge funds and alternative asset managers who successfully protected assets and outperformed the markets during the first months of 2020 - and

Advent sells Faerch to trade

Advent International has signed an agreement to sell Danish food packaging company Faerch to trade buyer AP Møller Holding, giving the company a valuation of approximately €1.9bn.

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