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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.

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

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

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

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.

It’s Johnson’s Brexit deadline day, but Goldman still expects a ‘thin’ deal with EU

The UK's chief negotiator David Frost is advising the prime minister against walking away from the talks

Ten largest unicorns in the world hit over $560bn value

Opalesque Industry Update - When the term unicorn emerged back in 2013, there were only 40 private companies with a valuation of one billion dollars in the world. Since then, the number of these financial

US VC exits surge to huge quarterly total despite Covid uncertainty, fundraising on track for record year, new research shows

US venture capital exit activity has hit its second-highest value ever recorded despite global volatility in recent months due to the coronavirus crisis, new research shows.

Venture Capital rebounds in Q3 as dealflow and valuations increase

Bailey McCann, Opalesque New York: Despite the pandemic slowing down other parts of the private equity universe, new data from PitchBook and NVCA shows that dealflow in venture capital remained strong in Q3. The $37.8

AMB :- Venture Capital rebounds in Q3 as dealflow and valuations increase

Bailey McCann, Opalesque New York: Despite the pandemic slowing down other parts of the private equity universe, new data from PitchBook and NVCA shows that dealflow in venture capital remained strong in Q3. The $37.8

Blackstone-backed Finance of America is set for IPO

Lender to go public with a $1.9bn valuation by merging with blank-check firm Replay Acquisition

Private equity trio celebrate €9.8bn Allegro valuation in Poland’s biggest-ever IPO

The private equity bet on Polish e-commerce retailer Allegro has paid off through Poland's biggest-ever IPO, valuing the business at €9.8bn.

Payables automation startup Tipalti hits $2bn valuation through new venture capital investment round

Global payables automation company Tipalti has hit a $2bn valuation through the close of a new $150m funding round.

Paris lures 30 asset managers as Brexit heats up race for top financial hub

Banks and asset managers are adding 4,000 new jobs in Paris as a result of Brexit, which would lead to another 20,000 indirectly

Next Year to Bring New Ways for New Deals

Despite the ongoing economic uncertainty from the pandemic, many private equity professionals are optimistic about the outlook for 2021 and are looking to alternative merger and acquisition methods to navigate the crisis and pursue new

DialPad hits $1.2bn valuation thanks to VC round, Covid-19 demand rise

AI-powered cloud business phone and contact center provider Dialpad has hit a $1.2bn valuation thanks to a new round of venture capital investment.

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