Blackstone agrees to buy Ancestry in a $4.7bn deal
The firm will have roughly 75% of the provider of digital family history services
The firm will have roughly 75% of the provider of digital family history services
Genesis Capital has acquired a majority stake in Czech Republic-based digital advertising business B2B2.
Dutch private equity house Avedon Capital Partners has picked up at least €500m for its latest buyout fundraise, well above the total raised for its predecessor vehicle.
Heal Capital and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) have led a $10.25m series-A funding round for Infermedica, a Poland-based digital health company specialising in AI-powered solutions for preliminary diagnosis and patient triage.
Private debt fundraising is on pace for its slowest year in half a decade - but will a surge of newly-launched opportunistic vehicles hoping to profit from the coronavirus crisis turn those numbers around?
Black Bay Energy Capital, which targets the North America oilfield industry, is looking to raise its sophomore fund.
After a mere 14-month hold, Transom Capital has sold its portfolio company Pelco to Motorola Solutions. Pelco is a designer, developer and manufacturer of video security products including video security cameras, video management and recording
Turnspire Capital Partners has agreed to acquire the Goodyear Air Springs business from publicly traded EnPro Industries. Goodyear air springs are used by original equipment manufacturers and fleet operators for trucks, trailers, buses, and specialty
Clean Streak Ventures, a platform company of MKH Capital Partners, has added Bay Breeze Car Wash and Lube to its portfolio of express car wash locations. Bay Breeze Car Wash operates seven sites located in
Secondaries private equity dealmaking fell off a cliff in the first half of the year as the coronavirus crisis saw deal value drop more than 56% compared to the same period in 2019, new research
Ukraine-based private equity firm Horizon Capital is in the process of selling, alongside other shareholders, its stake in Moldova-based Glass Container Company and Glass Container Prim to Vetropack Austria Holding.
Marcol has acquired a 90% stake in Germany-based telemedicine startup Fernarzt and has announced the launch of its UK-headquartered digital health business HealthHero.
Global private equity giant KKR raised a record $16.4bn last quarter amid a powerful push to cash in on investment opportunities thrown up by the ongoing coronavirus crisis.
Private equity-backed investment management software business Clearwater Analytics is reportedly eyeing a sale which could value the business at $2bn.
Apollo Global has seen a disappointing IPO for portfolio business Rackspace value the business at about $4.18bn - less than the company's $4.3bn valuation when Apollo took it private four years ago.
Fintech and cryptocurrency-focused venture investor Electric Capital has struck a $110m final close for its sophomore fundraise.
Australian venture capital major Blackbird Ventures has raised its biggest fund to date by collecting A$500m for its fourth flagship investment vehicle.
Sherpa Healthcare Partners has picked up $200m for the final close of its debut US-dollar fundraise.
After just over a five-year hold, Gen Cap America has sold Aero Systems Engineering to Calspan Technology. Aero Systems Engineering (ASE) designs, builds and upgrades jet engine testing and wind tunnel facilities, and provides lab
Publicly traded Triumph Group has agreed to sell its aerospace composites operations to Arlington Capital Partners. The Triumph composites operations (TCO) – with locations in Milledgeville, Georgia (650,000 sq. ft.) and Rayong, Thailand (135,000 sq.
