Priveq closes SEK2.5bn Fund VI launched amid worst of coronavirus

European private equity investor Priveq has hit a SEK2.5bn ($270m) final close for its sixth flagship fund, raised entirely during the worst of the coronavirus crisis.

VCs exit Inventorum to Shore

Venture capital backers have sold their stakes in Inventorum, the developer of an inventory and cash management software platform for small businesses, to Germany-based digital appointment and customer management platform Shore, formerly known as Termine24.

Angelo Gordon surges to $1.5bn hard cap for third Europe RE fund, almost double size of Fund II

Angelo Gordon & Co has hauled in more than $1.5bn for the hard cap close of its latest European real estate fund.

Kennet Partners raises €223m for biggest ever fund in tie-up with Edmond de Rothschild

Tech-focused European growth equity investor Kennet Partners has raised $250m for the final close of its fifth flagship fund.

Backcast Partners passes $775m of assets under management thanks to debut private credit fund close

Debt and equity investor Backcast Partners Management has closed its debut private credit fund to bring its assets under management to more than $775m.

CDC, Finnfund anchor $202m Africinvest Fund IV first close

CDC Group and Finnfund have anchored the $202m first close of Africinvest's latest pan-Africa private equity fundraise.

Sole Source Capital brings in new investor relations head after making final Fund I investment

Industrial-focused private equity house Sole Source Capital has hired former Crescent Capital senior exec Sumil Menon as its new head of investor relations.

KKR Appoints Adam Warby as Senior Advisor and Member of the European Portfolio Management Committee

Appointment further demonstrates focus on Technology and Digital Transformation as critical value drivers for investments LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- KKR, a leading global investment firm, today announced the appointment of Adam Warby as a Senior Advisor, effective

KKR Grows Real Estate Industrial Portfolio with New Acquisitions

Acquisitions are the First Industrial Assets in KKR’s Core Plus Real Estate Strategy NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- KKR, a leading global investment firm, today announced the acquisition of two industrial distribution properties totaling approximately 2.5 million

Cirque du Soleil Gets Stalking Horse

In response to the disruption and forced show closures as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, Cirque du Soleil Entertainment Group has filed for protection from creditors in Canada – under the Companies’ Creditors Arrangement

Datasite: AI to Speed Up M&A

According to Datasite, over the next five years new technologies, including artificial intelligence, will transform the mergers and acquisitions process by decreasing the time it takes to perform due diligence to less than a month

Turnaround specialist Alteri rescues UK retailer Bensons for Beds

Sister company Harveys will continue to trade in administration

PE-backed Mercell prepares for IPO

Viking Venture-backed Mercell, a supplier of digital bidding and procurement tools based in northern Europe, has announed plans for an IPO.

Carlyle buys into Bharti Airtel data centre unit at $1.2bn valuation

Carlyle has agreed a $235m investment in the data centre unit of India's largest integrated telecommunications operator Bharti Airtel.

Viking Venture acquires FotoWare

Nordic software-focused private equity firm Viking Venture has wholly acquired FotoWare, an Oslo-based B2B provider of digital enterprise asset management software. 

EQT sets a €12.5bn goal for its fifth infrastructure fund

The firm’s next infrastructure pool would be its biggest yet and follows a record year for infrastructure fundraising in 2019

Carlyle reinvests in Unison a decade after exiting company

Carlyle has reinvested in government procurement and supply chain software provider Unison, a decade after last exiting the business.

AMB :- Opalesque Exclusive: The Corona Fighters Collection chronicles extraordinary funds in extraordinary times

B. G., Opalesque Geneva: From the beginning of April right up until last week, Opalesque posted regular updates on hedge funds and other alternative funds who beat the markets, by either outperforming them - especially

Opalesque Exclusive: The Corona Fighters Collection chronicles extraordinary funds in extraordinary times

B. G., Opalesque Geneva: From the beginning of April right up until last week, Opalesque posted regular updates on hedge funds and other alternative funds who beat the markets, by either outperforming them - especially

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