by Sebastian | May 27, 2021 | News
A new report which shows an that the PE sector is supporting over 10 million workers across the continent and creating over a quarter of a million jobs in sectors that will help feed the recovery from the Covid-19 crisis. A total of 10.2 million people were employed...
by Sebastian | May 27, 2021 | News
Morgan Stanley Infrastructure Partners this morning confirms it’s weighing up a move for UK waste management services company Augean. The potential acquisition, first reported by Bloomberg, would be the latest in a flurry of take-private deals in the UK. Morgan...
by Sebastian | May 27, 2021 | News
Pathway Capital Management has closed on a $400m customised fund of funds (FOF) for an Asia-based institutional investor. Pathway Capital Management has closed on a $400m customised fund of funds (FOF) for an Asia-based institutional investor. The fund will seek to...
by Sebastian | May 26, 2021 | News
E-commerce fraud prevention company Forter has hit a $3bn valuation after raising $300m in a funding round led by Tiger Global Management. Third Point Ventures, Adage Capital Management, Bessemer Venture Partners, Sequoia Capital, March Capital, NewView Capital,...
by Sebastian | May 26, 2021 | News
SoftBank Group Corp’s Vision Fund 2 has led a $775m investment in Perch, a technology firm that buys and operates third-party brands that sell their products on Amazon.com Inc. The Series A funding will make Perch a so-called “unicorn” – implying a valuation of...
by Sebastian | May 26, 2021 | News
Entrepreneurial Equity Partners (e2p), a Chicago-based, control-oriented private equity firm focused on the food and consumer packaged goods industries, has closed its inaugural fund, Entrepreneurial Equity Partners I (e2p I or Fund I), with $423m in aggregate capital...