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Ophelia Brown’s Blossom Capital closes oversubscribed Fund II
Blossom Capital – the VC launched by veteran investor Ophelia Brown – has raised $185m for the final close of its sophomore fund.
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Bain Capital Credit teams up with Griffin GAM to launch aviation...
Bain Capital Credit and Griffin Global Asset Management have agreed to launch a joint venture to build a commercial aviation leasing and asset management platform.
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Warburg Pincus names chemicals veteran Tesh Gor as newest entrepreneur-in-residence
Global private equity house Warburg Pincus has named Tesh Gor as an executive-in-residence in its industrials and business services group.
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Secondary VC fund pricing dampens to round off 2019
The pricing of venture funds dropped in the secondaries market over the last year as supply outweighed demand in Q4, new research has shown.
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Quebec investor group set to carve out PE-backed Canam’s Canadian unit
Placements CMI, Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec and Fonds de solidarité FTQ have agreed to buy the Canadian operation of steel maker Canam Group from American Industrial Partners in a C$840m deal.
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LPs bullish on private equity despite concerns over anti-PE rhetoric on...
Private equity is the most encouraging alternative asset class for institutional investors at the start of 2020, despite some apprehension about anti-PE rhetoric coming from the US presidential campaign trail, new research shows.
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Ophelia Brown’s Blossom Capital closes oversubscribed Fund II
Blossom Capital – the VC launched by veteran investor Ophelia Brown – has raised $185m for the final close of its sophomore fund.
Warburg Pincus names chemicals veteran Tesh Gor as newest entrepreneur-in-residence
Global private equity house Warburg Pincus has named Tesh Gor as an executive-in-residence in its industrials and business services group.
LPs bullish on private equity despite concerns over anti-PE rhetoric on US presidential campaign...
Private equity is the most encouraging alternative asset class for institutional investors at the start of 2020, despite some apprehension about anti-PE rhetoric coming from the US presidential campaign trail, new research shows.
Ardian hits €3bn final close for fourth debt fund
Paris-headquartered private equity major Ardian has raised €3bn for a target-busting final close of its fourth private debt fund.
Bain Capital Credit teams up with Griffin GAM to launch aviation leasing joint venture
Bain Capital Credit and Griffin Global Asset Management have agreed to launch a joint venture to build a commercial aviation leasing and asset management platform.
Partners Group to pick up renewable energy developer VSB
Partners Group has agreed to buy an 80 per cent stake in European renewable energy developer VSB Group.
Vietnam’s Mekong Capital names latest partner
Vietnam-focused buyout house Mekong Capital has promoted Nguyen Thi Minh Giang to partner of talent and culture.
Wynnchurch closes Fund V nearly 50 per cent above initial $1.6bn target
Wynnchurch Capital has raced to a $2.27bn final close for its fifth flagship fund, making it almost 50 per cent larger than the firm's initial target for the vehicle.
Levine Leichtman rehires Kaufman, brings in Sandmann to bolster European investment power
Levine Leichtman Capital Partners has made its second significant staffing change of the year by rehiring Josh Kaufman as a managing director and bringing in Luc Sandmann as associate director.
Goldman Sachs buys into workplace social platform LumApps through $70m Series C
Goldman Sachs has led a $70m Series C investment round for collaborative intranet software maker LumApps through its growth unit.
