Private equity is set to play a bigger role in fintech, writes Professor Florin Vasvari, Academic Director at the Institute of Entrepreneurship and Private Capital at the London Business School. For a while fintechs looked invincible: overcoming all hurdles and...
Private equity firm Apollo Global Management and Blackstone Group’s credit arm are considering divesting Canada-based Ridgeback Resources, reported Reuters. A potential sale of the Canadian oil and gas producer could be valued at more than C$1bn ($765.58m). The move...
Churchill Asset Management, an investment-specialist of Nuveen that provides customized financing solutions to private equity firms and their portfolio companies, announced the closing of its inaugural collateralized fund obligation. The $700 million collateralized...
Partners Capital announced the closing of its inaugural private equity environmental impact fund, Partners Capital 15 degrees Fund, LP., with $143m in client commitments. The fund has strong support from a variety of limited partners globally, including foundations,...
Algebris Investments’ first private equity fund, the Algebris Green Transition Fund has closed its first fundraising round with commitments of €200m. Committed investors include institutional entities in Italy and more widely in Europe. Algebris is targeting a total... 