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Facebook co-founder’s B Capital hits $500m hard cap for third early-stage...
Global investment firm B Capital, created by Facebook co-founder Eduardo Saverin, has raised $500m for the hard cap close of its third Ascent fund - nearly doubling the size of its predecessor vehicle amid strong LP appetite for AI investing.
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Deal Roundup: Advent’s Cobham Ultra sells Ultra Maritime to Lockheed Martin...
Lockheed Martin has agreed to acquire Ultra Maritime from Advent International-owned Cobham Ultra in a deal valued at $3.45bn.
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TIFF hires secondaries specialists to expand private markets platform
TIFF Investment Management has strengthened its private markets capabilities with the appointment of Andrew Murray and Stephen Grau to lead a new dedicated private equity secondaries practice.
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Private equity suffers ‘lethargic’ three years – but investors remain bullish...
Private equity has endured a tricky three years as the boom from the end of the Covid-19 pandemic slowed - but investor confidence in the asset class remains high for 2025, research from Preqin shows.
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Mekong Capital launches climate-focused PE fund with $50m Green Climate Fund...
Mekong Capital has launched a climate-focused private equity fund targeting regenerative agriculture in Southeast Asia, anchored by a $50m commitment from the Green Climate Fund.
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AI, megadeals and strategic capital reshaping M&A landscape: Bain & Company
The global M&A market remains on course for another exceptionally strong year, with deal activity increasingly driven by strategic transformation rather than financial engineering, new research from Bain & Company shows.
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Deal Roundup: Advent’s Cobham Ultra sells Ultra Maritime to Lockheed Martin in $3.45bn deal
Lockheed Martin has agreed to acquire Ultra Maritime from Advent International-owned Cobham Ultra in a deal valued at $3.45bn.
TIFF hires secondaries specialists to expand private markets platform
TIFF Investment Management has strengthened its private markets capabilities with the appointment of Andrew Murray and Stephen Grau to lead a new dedicated private equity secondaries practice.
AEA Investors hires Apollo’s Biren to lead North American capital formation
AEA Investors has appointed former Apollo Global Management executive Adam Biren as partner and head of capital formation for the Americas.
Facebook co-founder’s B Capital hits $500m hard cap for third early-stage AI fund
Global investment firm B Capital, created by Facebook co-founder Eduardo Saverin, has raised $500m for the hard cap close of its third Ascent fund - nearly doubling the size of its predecessor vehicle amid strong LP appetite for AI investing.
KKR-backed Arctos brings in $6.2bn for inaugural GP solutions fund
KKR-owned investor Arctos has held a $6.2bn final close for its inaugural GP solutions fund, significantly exceeding its $4bn target and establishing what the firm said is the largest first-time fund raised in the rapidly growing GP solutions market.
Bregal Milestone hits €915m hard cap for third European software fund
Bregal Milestone has held the final close of its third flagship fund at its increased hard cap of €915m - capping an oversubscribed fundraising that almost doubled the size of the firm's maiden vehicle.
Regal Healthcare Capital closes fourth fund on $610m above target
Regal Healthcare Capital Partners has held a $610m final close for its fourth flagship fund, making it almost 50% larger than its predecessor vehicle from 2021.
Quinbrook exceeds target with £587m close for second UK renewables fund
Energy transition investor Quinbrook has closed its second UK-focused Renewables Impact Fund on £587m, surpassing its £500m target.
Deal Roundup: GTCR agrees Corza Biosurgery sale to EQT, Lone Star agrees €4bn ContiTech...
GTCR has agreed to sell the Biosurgery business of Corza Medical, including the TachoSil product portfolio, to EQT, six years after forming the company.
Climentum Capital reaches €60m first close for second climate hard tech fund
Nordic venture investor Climentum Capital has held a €60m first close for its second fund, which is set to continue the firm's strategy of backing European hard-tech climate startups.
