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Bellevue launches debut PE secondaries fund

Asset management boutique Bellevue is launching its maiden investment fund focussed on the private equity secondaries market. The launch comes on the back of Bellevue’s dedicated secondaries team, consisting of Chris Davies, Steven Kroese and Lars Honegger, commencing operations on 1 December. The fund has a global remit and is

GHO Capital and The Vistria Group acquire CDMO

Global Healthcare Opportunities and The Vistria Group have completed the acquisition of Alcami Corporation, a pharmaceutical contract development and manufacturing organisation, from funds affiliated with Madison Dearborn Partners and Ampersand Capital Partners.

Livingbridge sells supply-chain management consultancy

UK mid-market private equity investor Livingbridge has sold Vendigital, a management consultancy focused on supply chain cost and supply challenges, to Siemens Advanta.   Founded in 2000, Vendigital combines consulting services with a proprietary digital platform to provide clients with data-led transformation programmes aimed at identifying and solving complex issues.   

Permira appoints senior adviser

Global private equity firm Permira has appointed Kelly Grier, who recently retired as US chair and managing partner and Americas managing partner of Ernst & Young (EY), as a senior adviser to its global Services team.  At EY, Grier oversaw more than 81,000 people in 31 countries, with annual revenue

PwC enhances data analytics for hedge fund and PE clients

PwC’s UK Deals Insights and Analytics team has chosen Doorda Data Products to augment its analytics capabilities for hedge fund, private equity, and corporate clients. Doorda researches, consolidates, links and updates open data from hundreds of publishers into a cloud data platform. By incorporating data from Doorda, PwC says its UK

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Bain Capital considering Virgin Australia IPO

Bain Capital is considering re-listing its Virgin Australia airline – Australia’s second biggest carrier – in what would be one of the country’s largest initial public offerings (IPOs) of the year, according to a report by Reuters. 

Stonepeak targeting $2.5bn for new infra fund

Alternative investment manager Stonepeak Partners is looking to raise $2.5 billion (€2.3 billion) for its new infrastructure fund, which will target investment opportunities in North American and Europe, according to a report by IP&E Real Assets. The report cites an investors meeting document as revealing that the Teachers’ Retirement System

Ex-KKR and BII managers plan $250m India tech VC fund

Former fund managers from KKR & Co and British International Investment Plc are planning to raise up to $250 million for a new fund that will invest in technology-focused startups in India, according to a report by Reuters. Ajay Candade, who until recently led KKR’s growth tech business in India,

Bregal Sagemount invests in chemicals intel specialist

Growth-focused private equity firm Bregal Sagemount, is acquiring a minority stake in Enhesa, a provider of regulatory and sustainability intelligence from ICG, with existing investor CGE Partners retaining its majority stake in the company. 

BPC and Mubadala make biotech fund investment

British Patient Capital and Mubadala Investment Company, an Abu Dhabi-based sovereign investor, have a made a co-investment in the SV Biotech Crossover Opportunities Fund (SV BCOF) through the UK’s Life Sciences Investment Programme, a £200 million initiative launched in 2021 to support the growth of UK life sciences businesses.

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