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Consumer-focused private equity firm Yellow Wood Partners is back on the fundraising trail eyeing up to $750m - more than twice the amount it collected for its last fund.

Private equity funds are being used for mass-scale money laundering according to the US Federal Bureau of Investigation, which said the industry lacks adequate money-laundering programmes.

Private equity executives raking in hefty amounts in carried interest could be in line for a tax hike after the UK chancellor Rishi Sunak announced an investigation into the country's current capital gains tax system.

Private equity plans to take over world-famous Cirque du Soleil on the cheap after coronavirus pushed it into bankruptcy protection have been scuppered by creditors, who are reportedly set to agree a recapitalisation of the company.

Munich Private Equity Partners has hit a €162m final close for its third buyout fundraise, soaring past its initial €100m target.

Advent International has helped Amazon.com FBA business acquirer Thrasio to a $1bn valuation by leading a hefty investment round for the company.

A record-breaking year for private equity investment in Central and Eastern Europe saw €2.95bn of capital invested in over 460 companies, new data from Invest Europe shows.

Global private equity giant KKR has backed Australian carbon offsetting specialist GreenCollar through its $1.3bn Global Impact Fund.

The Luxembourg Private Equity and Venture Capital Association has named Stephane Pesch as its new CEO, nine months after he joined LPEA as director of strategy.

Growth-focused private equity house firm Valor Equity Partners has passed the $1bn-mark for its fifth flagship fundraise.