UAE-based venture capital house Global Ventures has picked up a new investment from regional health insurance major BUPA Arabia. The post BUPA Arabia backs new Global Ventures fundraise to boost Middle East healthcare investing first
Closed Loop Partners has beaten the $50m fundraising goal for its second venture capital vehicle aimed at scaling breakthrough circular economy solutions across plastics and packaging, fashion, food, agriculture and supply chain technology. The post
Fund-of-funds specialist Saga Private Equity has hit a €720m hard cap close for its eighth flagship fundraise, two years after closing its €600m predecessor vehicle. The post Saga PE has just closed a new €720m flagship
Private equity firm Rutland has mandated Alantra to explore exit options for Omar Group, according to two sources familiar with the situation.
TPG, the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority and Temasek have teamed up for a $350m investment in Masan Group's Vietnamese mini-mall concept The CrownX, to give the business an $8.2bn valuation. The post Vietnamese mini-mall concept
Ares Management has rocketed to an $8bn final close for its second senior direct lending fund almost double the total it was hoping to raise. The post Ares rockets to $8bn for new direct lending
European LPs are leading the way in demanding private equity houses consider ESG when raising their investment funds, the latest Coller Capital Global Private Equity Barometer shows. The post More than half of European LP
ECI Partners has sold UK-based IT and digital transformation business Content+Cloud to PE-backed IT service Advania, netting returns of 4.1x money and 32.1% IRR.
Industrial investor CapRock Partners has soared past its $450m goal for its new fund to reach almost $700m of capital commitments. The post CapRock surges past goal to close biggest ever fund on almost $700m
Sustainability-focused investment manager EOS has brought its second renewable infrastructure fundraise to more than €120m through a swath of new subscriptions. The post Big Italian pension funds help EOS bring second renewable infra fund to
Poland-headquartered online recruitment company Grupa Pracuj – a portfolio company of US-headquartered growth investor TCV – has listed on the Warsaw Stock Exchange at a PLN 5.039bn (EUR 1.09bn) valuation.
Global buyout major Advent International has surged to a $4bn final close for its second dedicated tech fundraise, soaring past its initial target. The post Advent races past target for second tech fund to reach
New and existing investors have backed a USD 475m first close for the latest funding round of UK-based digital bank Monzo, valuing the company at USD 4.5bn; the company is expected to raise more than
Global buyout major EQT led a series E funding round in SaaS banking platform Mambu, boosting its valuation to €4.9bn which makes it one of the highest-valued B2B SaaS companies founded in Europe. The post
Amsterdam-based emerging markets investor XSML has doubled its assets under management to $154m through a final close of its African Rivers Fund III. The post XSML doubles AUM with Fund III close first appeared on AltAssets
US pension giant PennSERS has made $350m of new commitments across private equity, credit and real estate. The post Another $350m of PennSERS alts commitments sees firm back PE, credit and RE funds first appeared on
Nordic life science-focused venture capital house Eir Ventures has hit a €122.3m final close for its debut fundraise. The post Eir Ventures picks up over €122m of investing power focused on Nordic life science sector
Emerging markets investor Actis has scored an exit of Nigerian mattress and bedding product maker Mouka to Moroccan trade buyer Dolidol in a deal worth about $70m. Actis originally invested in Mouka way back in 2007, before
Specialist direct lender Beechbrook Capital has hit a £120m first close for its third UK SME-focused fundraise. The post Beechbrook brings in £120m for first close of third UK SME credit fund first appeared on
