AnyVision, an artificial intelligence-based facial recognition startup, said on Wednesday SoftBank Vision Fund 2 and Eldridge led its $235 million funding round, as AI surveillance finds more takers despite ethical concerns and debates around it. The proceeds from the...
Dealmakers in the North of England have remained active during the first half of 2021, with private equity houses completing a total of 30 deals worth £10.4bn. This is according to data from CMBOR, the Centre for Private Equity and MBO Research, which was...
BlackRock, the world’s biggest asset manager, said on Thursday it has raised over $250 million for its climate finance fund to invest in select countries in Asia, Latin America, and Africa. BlackRock’s Climate Finance Partnership (CFP) will focus on investing in areas...
Stafford Capital Partners has raised over €450 million for its fourth dedicated infrastructure secondaries fund – Stafford Infrastructure Secondaries Fund IV (SISF IV). The specialist real assets and private markets manager held a third close of SISF IV, welcoming...
Private equity giant KKR is plotting a raid on the UK in a move that will fuel concerns about ‘pandemic plundering’. The Wall Street giant’s European boss, Mattia Caprioli, said it was expanding operations in Britain to take advantage of the relatively cheap company... 