by Sebastian | Sep 16, 2021 | News
Percheron Capital, co-founded by two former Golden Gate Capital deal makers, has wrapped up its debut fund with $770m. The new firm, whose legal name is Percheron Investment Management LP, said it completed fundraising for Percheron Capital Fund I LP in eight months....
by Sebastian | Sep 16, 2021 | News
Samlino Group, a group investing in European comparison platforms for insurance, home services, and banking products, has acquired Tariefchecker, a fast-growing platform for comparing energy prices in Belgium. Tariefchecker helps Belgian consumers save time and money...
by Sebastian | Sep 16, 2021 | News
The nation’s largest state pension system is betting that more co-investments and better diversification can help improve the long-term performance of its private-equity program, which has fallen short of its return benchmarks. Private-equity returns for the more than...
by Sebastian | Sep 16, 2021 | News
Chat platform Discord has raised $500m in a new funding round led by investment firm Dragoneer Investment Group, a company spokesperson said on Wednesday. The deal values the company at about $15bn, Bloomberg News here had reported earlier. Discord declined to comment...
by Sebastian | Sep 16, 2021 | News
Investment firm Lexington Partners LP is exploring a sale of its business, part of an increasingly popular niche of the red-hot private-equity industry, according to people familiar with the matter. Closely held Lexington, which specializes in buying secondhand stakes...
