Global private equity firm Blackstone has invested $250 million in Simplilearn, a 10-year old startup focussed on providing early to mid-career professionals with the means of acquiring “new-age digital skills”. Simplilearn was founded by now CEO Krishna Kumar back in...
Partners Group is to acquire an equity stake in EOLO, the largest fixed wireless access (FWA) broadband provider in Italy. Partners Group will acquire its stake in EOLO from Searchlight Capital Partners and a vehicle controlled by Luca Spada, EOLO’s Founder and...
Generate Capital has raised $2bn in new money to back clean energy projects, getting an endorsement from existing and new investors for its infrastructure-as-a-service model. Australian investment firm QIC Ltd. and pension fund AustralianSuper led the fundraising,...
EQT’s EQT Exeter Europe Logistics Value Fund IV has held its final close at its hard cap of €2.1bn in fee-paying assets under management. Demand from both existing and new investors was exceptional resulting in the Fund being significantly oversubscribed with...
General Atlantic has formed BeyondNetZero, which will target growth equity investments related to climate change. General Atlantic is also planning to raise $4bn for a growth equity fund focused on climate technologies. The BnZ team will identify and scale innovative...