Brazil’s IPO boom fires up exit opportunities for private equity

Local investors have driven demand for Brazilian initial public offerings this year, in contrast to past booms

Sixth Street Partners eyes brightening European debut investment market with up to €1bn fundraise

Former TPG credit arm Sixth Street Partners is out raising up to €1bn for a new direct lending fund as it looks to profit from market conditions caused by the Covid-19 crisis.

Forbion flies to €460m hard cap fund close in just weeks following recent exit success

European life science venture capital firm Forbion has sealed its fastest fundraise to date after hitting the €460m hard cap for its latest investment vehicle in just a few weeks.

Ada Ventures seals hard cap-busting $50m debut fund close to back overlooked founders

Ada Ventures, the VC firm launched last year to profit from overlooked founders and impact deals, has scored an above-hard-cap $50m final close for its debut fund.

Partners Group agrees to buy Wedgewood Pharmacy from New Harbor Capital

New Harbor Capital is exiting the provider of drug compounds for animals

Monarch Alternative Capital targets ‘vast Covid-19 distressed opportunity’ with new $3bn fund close

Distressed and opportunistic investment specialist Monarch Alternative Capital has scored a roughly $3bn close for its oversubscribed fifth fundraise.

Global Infrastructure Partners pulls in $2.8bn across pair of new credit fundraises

Global Infrastructure Partners has raised $2.8bn across a pair of new credit fundraises targeting the investment sector.

Wellington Management raises $2.2bn across new private equity fund, co-investment capital

Investment house Wellington Management has hauled in $2.2bn across its latest private equity fundraise and co-investment commitments.

TGI Fridays owner’s net asset value hit by pandemic

London-based Electra Private Equity said the valuation of its three largest investments--TGI Fridays, Hotter Shoes and Sentinel Performance Solutions--was reduced by £58.4m from September 2019

Life sciences investor Forbion raises €460m in two months

The European VC has had its fastest and largest fundraising so far

New buyout house Crossplane Capital soars past debut fundraise goal to reach $275m hard cap

Dallas-based buyout house Crossplane Capital has hit its $275m hard cap for the final close of its debut fundraise.

TPG, Northstar set for Jafpa’s Indonesia dairy business buy at implied $334m valuation

Private equity firms TPG and Northstar are set to buy 80% of the Indonesian dairy business of Asian agri-food business Japfa in a $334m deal.

LPs eye secondary market as prep for post-Covid world – Coller Private Equity Barometer

More than half of private equity LPs are looking to make secondary deals over the next two years as investors prep for a post-Covid world, Coller Capital's latest annual Global Private Equity Barometer shows.

Highland Europe races to €700m fund close, says continent’s tech companies ‘remain starved’ of growth capital

Highland Europe has raced to a €700m final close for its fourth flagship fundraise targeting software and internet businesses on the continent.

Israel’s Entrée Capital seals $125m for debut later-stage fundraise

Israel-based early-stage investor Entrée Capital has hauled in $125m for the final close of its first Opportunity Fund targeting later-stage investments.

EQT sells facility management provider Apleona to PAI Partners for €1.6bn

The exit of the German company is expected to be concluded early in the second quarter of 2021

Sweet melody: How private equity is taking a slice of music’s digital future

Firms are investing in artists’ catalogues, streaming services and live events

KKR Grows Real Estate Industrial Portfolio in Texas with New Acquisitions in Dallas and Houston

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- KKR, a leading global investment firm, today announced the acquisition of two industrial distribution properties in Texas totaling approximately 1.8 million square feet for an aggregate purchase price of approximately $171 million.

Brexit negotiations in ‘difficult’ stage: ‘Time is in very short supply’

No 10's spokesperson made the comments as tension between the two sides has increased. The end of the transition period is less than a month away

Nazca exits Moldcom to Cranemere's ES Group

Nazca Capital has sold Moldcom Composites (McBath) to Engineered Stone Group (ES Group), a portfolio company of Cranemere.

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