Blackstone exits De Nora in €1.2bn deal

Blackstone has sold its 33% stake in De Nora, an Italian manufacturer of water treatment products, to energy infrastructure operator Snam.

Elevat3 Capital leads funding round for Neodigital

Elevat3 Capital has led a series-B funding round for Germany-based insurance technology company Neodigital.

Apax scores over 4x return from sale of ECI Software to LGP

The exit of the Texas-based software company generated an IRR of 55%

Alder to exit Finnish company Aidon in Q1 2021 – report

Swedish private equity firm Alder is preparing to exit Finnish portfolio company Aidon in Q1 next year, sources told Unquote sister publication Mergermarket.

Telecoms giant Orange invests in LBO France digital health fund

Telecoms giant Orange has agreed to back LBO France's Digital Health 2 fund, which plans to invest €200m in e-health SMEs in France and Western Europe.

Ampersand Capital Partners raises $670m fund to buy out trio of assets from existing PE vehicles

Healthcare-focused Ampersand Capital Partners has raised $670m for a continuation vehicle to buy up a trio of portfolio businesses from its mature private equity funds.

Pike Street Capital pulls past target to strike $237m for debut fund close

A new industrial tech-focused private equity firm launched by former Evergreen Pacific veterans has beaten its target for its debut fund.

Qiming Venture Capital strikes $1.2bn final for Fund VII, thought to be China’s biggest VC raise this year

Qiming Venture Capital has scored what is thought to be the biggest VC fund close in China this year through a $1.2bn final close of its seventh flagship US dollar investment vehicle.

Livingbridge, LDC exit Giacom amid pandemic-driven demand for cloud services

Since 2016, the business has increased turnover from £6.6m to more than £35m this year

Livingbridge sells Giacom to trade

Livingbridge has sold cloud services marketplace Giacom to trade buyer Digital Wholesale Solutions.

Eurekahedge Hedge Fund Index up 3.25% YTD

Opalesque Industry Update - Global hedge funds were down 0.05% in October, outperforming the global equity market by 2.24% for the second consecutive month. In year-to-date terms, the Eurekahedge Hedge Fund Index was up 3.25%,

New distressed debt fund poised as billions go bad

Opalesque Industry Update, for New Managers - Distressed debt and special situations specialists Arbitrium Capital Partners formally opened its doors in Sydney today, poised to find turnaround deals among the thousands of Australian companies that

Livingbridge, LDC sell Giacom to trade buyer in wake of Covid-19 revenue rise

UK private equity houses Livingbridge and LDC have agreed to sell specialist cloud services marketplace Giacom to trade buyer Digital Wholesale Solutions.

Novalis Biotech aims for January second close for new €25m fund

Novalis Biotech Incubation, a Belgian seed-stage biotech investor, is fundraising for a second, €25m investment vehicle, according to co-founder and managing director Jan Van den Berghe.

Veteran VC fund of funds VenCap ready for “major transformation” in tech with new fund close

Veteran venture capital fund of funds investor VenCap has closed its latest fundraise to take advantage of a "major economic transformation" in tech.

Sinai Capital seals $600m across double fundraise targeting late-stage tech, cutting-edge media

Sinai Capital Partners has raised more than $600m across a pair of venture capital vehicles targeting tech and media investments.

Searchlight Capital more than doubles AUM with dazzling $3.4bn Fund III raise

Searchlight Capital has more than doubled its capital under management through the $3.4bn final close of its hefty new fund.

Black Sabbath to Bruno Mars: Round Hill reaps savvy music investment rewards with biggest fund close yet

Specialist investor Round Hill Music Royalty Partners has raised $291m to close its biggest fund to date targeting music copyright deals.

Impressive first-time fundraise sees Jadian Capital soar past goal to reach over $650m

Jadian Capital has scored an impressive first-time fundraise by closing its debut vehicle on over $650m, more than 50% larger than its initial target.

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