Illinois State Board of Investment Enjoys Strongest Performing Private Equity Portfolio 20 July 2020 AlphaWeek Basic Greg Winterton Private markets trade body the American Investment Council released its annual Public Pension Study today Read more
KPS Capital Partners To Acquire Briggs & Stratton Corp 20 July 2020 AlphaWeek Basic Greg Winterton KPS has also agreed to invest $265mn in a FILO tranche of Briggs & Stratton’s Debtor in Possession financing to support the Company’s operations Read more
Private Equity and Venture Capital Invest More Than £22bn Into UK Businesses 17 July 2020 AlphaWeek Basic Greg Winterton British private markets trade body the BVCA says that private equity and venture capital investment into UK businesses reached £22.33 billion in 2019 Read more
Titanbay Launches To Widen Access to Private Equity Funds 16 July 2020 AlphaWeek Basic Greg Winterton Titanbay is an online platform that provides access to allocations in leading private equity funds Read more
CerraCap Ventures Closes Second Fund 15 July 2020 AlphaWeek Basic Greg Winterton The fund will focus on investment in the areas of Artificial Intelligence, Cybersecurity, Advanced Analytics and Healthcare Technology Read more
Private Equity Invests in Record 464 CEE Companies in 2019 15 July 2020 AlphaWeek Basic Greg Winterton Investment in CEE region rises 7% to €2.95bn Read more
Starr Investment Holdings Leads ACA Compliance Funding Round 14 July 2020 AlphaWeek Basic Greg Winterton Governance, risk, and compliance firm to scale new product development and drive continued focus on customer success Read more
Communication the Key to Managing Through Lockdowns for the Riverside Company 13 July 2020 AlphaWeek Basic Greg Winterton Monthly calls with portfolio companies moves to weekly - or daily - during the 'new normal' Read more
Abris Capital Launches New ESG Scoring System 13 July 2020 AlphaWeek Basic Greg Winterton Central Europe-focused investor creates proprietary ESG platform to enhance risk mitigation and value creation Read more
Nordic Life Science Venture Fund Eir Ventures Closes New Fund 10 July 2020 AlphaWeek Basic Greg Winterton Eir Ventures raises EUR76mn for new vehicle Read more
Blackstone Closes Blackstone Life Sciences V 10 July 2020 AlphaWeek Basic Greg Winterton BXLS V was oversubscribed and closed at its hard cap of $4.6 billion of total capital commitments Read more
Navegar Closes Philippines-Focused Navegar II, L.P. 8 July 2020 AlphaWeek Basic Greg Winterton Navegar II closes with $197mn of commitments Read more
Levine Leichtman Implements Succession Plan 8 July 2020 AlphaWeek Basic Greg Winterton Firm names Matthew Frankel and Michael Weinberg Managing Partners Read more
Sagewind Capital Invests in QuantiTech 8 July 2020 AlphaWeek Basic Greg Winterton QuantiTech is a provider of highly technical engineering services to the Army, Air Force, NASA and various other key defence agencies Read more
European Insurers Not Deterred From Private Markets by Covid-19 7 July 2020 AlphaWeek Basic Greg Winterton New commitments to illiquid asset funds are still flowing, albeit at a slower rate Read more