Unigestion Asia-Pacific private equity head Marchand hired by placement agent Campbell Lutyens

Global placement agent and fund advisor Campbell Lutyens has brought in Unigestion's Asia-Pacific private equity lead Eric Marchand.

Partners Group buys into European motorway toll collection business Telepass at over €2bn valuation

Global private markets investor Partners Group has agreed to buy a "significant" equity stake in European electronic toll collection business Telepass to value the company at more than €2bn.

THL’s former $17bn credit arm closes first fund since buyout by First Eagle Investment Management

Thomas H Lee Partners' former alternative credit business has closed its first fund since being bought by First Eagle Investment Management last December.

Arbor Grabs $1.7 Billion of Dry Powder

Arbor Investments has closed its fifth fund, Arbor Investments V LP (Arbor V), with $1.5 billion of outside capital commitments. The firm has also closed its second captive subordinated debt fund, Arbor Debt Opportunities Fund

Cascadia Forms “Industry 4.0” Practice

Cascadia Capital has formed a new investment banking practice dedicated to the robotics, automation, and artificial intelligence (RAAI) sectors. Cascadia’s RAAI practice has been formed in response to the Fourth Industrial Revolution – commonly referred

HarbourVest’s Performance Leads to Hard Cap Close

HarbourVest Partners has held an oversubscribed and hard cap close of its latest secondaries fund, Dover Street X LP (Dover X), with $8.1 billion of capital commitments. The hard cap close of Dover X follows

Wind Point Partners Acquires Handgards

Wind Point Partners has acquired Handgards, a manufacturer of disposable products used in the foodservice sector. Handgards’ branded and private label products – sold through an independent sales representative network – include more than 200

Ardian sells Gantner to Alantra-backed Salto

Ardian has sold Austria-based Gantner to Salto Systems, a Spanish electronic locking company backed by Alantra Private Equity.

Welsh Carson Anderson & Stowe buys into US federal health IT services contractor GovernmentCIO

Tech-focused private equity house Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe has made a strategic investment in GovernmentCIO, a provider of high-end tech and digital solutions to the US federal health IT services market.

Auerbach Funds strikes first close for $100m-targeting distressed, underperforming asset real estate fund

Auerbach Funds has hit a first close for its $100m-targeting third real estate private equity fund.

US investors plough billions into London’s fintechs despite coronavirus and Brexit

London is the second most popular destination for fintech investment globally, behind San Francisco. Of European VC cash flowing into fintech so far this year, 44% has gone to London-based companies

Private wealth managers must urgently increase use of tech or be left behind by competitors

Private wealth managers need to urgently increase their use of technology or risk being left behind by competitors, research from fintech firm Delio suggests.

Ardian exits electronic access, ticketing system business Gantner to trade buyer Salto Systems

Global investment giant Ardian has sold electronic access, ticketing and billing systems provider Gantner Electronic Austria to trade buyer Salto Systems.

‘A hell of a lot more demand’ from rich Brits buying EU citizenship on Brexit fears

Some countries allow Citizenship-by-Investment schemes, or allow the purchase of the right to live and work in a country, for between €250,000 and about €2.2m

Pandemic will ‘compound the pain’ of a no-deal Brexit, company directors say

More than 40% of bosses say their companies haven't completed Brexit preparations

Global hedge funds were up 4.7% for Q3 2020 with HFM Asia-Pacific Index up 9.4%

Opalesque Industry Update - Q3 2020 saw a mixed three months, in which encouraging fund performance and investor sentiment generated $160bn in industry AuM, billion dollar funds lagged behind smaller rivals and large launches dried

AMB :- Arbor Investments raises its biggest fund, attracting $1.5bn

Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: Chicago private-equity firm Arbor Investments, which specializes in food and beverage acquisitions, has raised its biggest fund, the fifth equity fund, attracting $1.5 billion and doubling its...Article Link

Indigo Capital reveals €300m fund close as Alantra Capital buys up 49% stake in firm

Indigo Capital has revealed it closed its second flagship fundraise on €300m amid an announcement of a 49% buyout of the French firm by Alantra.

BlackRock invests $118m in Arrival at $3.5bn valuation

BlackRock has invested $118m in electric vehicle startup Arrival, according to a report by the Wall Street Journal.

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