Dutch diagnostics form Qiagen NV is considering selling a minority stake in its bioinformatics division, in a deal that could value that business at more than $1 billion, to a private equity investor, according to a Report by Bloomberg. The report cites unnamed sources as revealing that the firm is
Winton Group and Blackstone Inc are among the hedge fund and private equity firms that have helped drive leasing prices of high-end offices in London’s West End to record highs, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Funds advised by Permira have acquired a majority stake in Acuity Knowledge Partners, a provider of research, analytics and business intelligence to the financial services sector, from mid-market private equity investor Equistone Partners Europe.
Assets under management at Blackstone hit a record $974.7 billion as at the end of December 2022, an increase of 10.6% on $880.9 billion reported at the end of the same quarter in 2021, but just shy of the company’s stated $1 trillion target for the year.
Accel and Tiger Global are in discussions over the sale of their remaining stake in Indian e-commerce firm Flipkart to US retail giant and majority shareholder Walmart, in a deal valued at around $1.5 billion, according to a report by the Economic Times. Both companies were early backers of Flipkart
Vision Ridge Partners, a sustainable real assets investor, has closed the the SAF Annex Fund with $700 million of capital commitments. The fund received significant support from a diverse base of existing Vision Ridge clients as well as new institutional investors, including sovereign wealth funds, endowments, foundations, family offices, public
NESsT, a global impact investor and venture philanthropist, has launched the NESsT Violet Fund – its first fund focussed on investments in Central and Eastern Europe. The fund is launching in partnership with Dreilinden gGmbH, a Germany-based non-profit dedicated to advancing societal acceptance of gender and sexual diversity.Â
Capsa Healthcare, a portfolio of middle-market private equity firm Levine Leichtman Capital Partners, has acquired Tryten Technologies Inc, a provider of lightweight, non-powered carts predominantly focused on enabling telehealth solutions.Â
Colmore, a service and technology provider for private market limited partners (LPs) and allocators, has launched HELIOS 3.0, an updated version of its real-time portfolio monitoring platform, designed for private market portfolios.
Nippon Life Insurance Company is to make an additional investment commitment of $1 billion in Resolution Life – a global life and annuity insurance consolidation business – following a recently announced strategic partnership between Resolution Life and Blackstone.
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