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Portobello Capital raises new EUR350m secondary fund

Portobello Capital has announced a new investment fund of EUR350 million that will be placed entirely in the secondary market.The main objective of the new fund, Portobello Secondary Fund II, will be to promote the growth and internationalisation of two of its portfolio companies, Angulas de Aguinaga and Industrias Alimentarias

Vector Capital appoints Managing Director and Head of Value Creation

Vector Capital, a private equity firm specialising in transformational investments in established technology businesses, has appointed Anupam Banerjee as a Managing Director and Head of Value Creation. At Vector Capital, Banerjee will work with the firm’s investment team to underwrite new investments and assist portfolio companies to develop and execute go-to-market

Pacer Ventures aiming to fill the funding gap for African startups

Pacer Ventures, a venture firm for sub-Saharan Africa, has launched a USD3 million fund for early-stage startups, aimed at solving the most critical problems on the continent. Registered in Delaware, with operational offices in Lagos and Johannesburg, Pacer VC is focusing on verticals that are expedient to the African continent, including

Life Sciences

Peregrine Ventures raises life science fund with USD300m target

Israeli VC firm Peregrine Ventures has launched its fifth fund and first growth fund, Peregrine Growth, focused on late stage life science companies that are on the verge of an IPO or M&A deal. Peregrine Growth will invest USD20 to USD30 million per round in sectors including medical devices, pharma

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Värde Partners closes fund targeting pandemic induced dislocation opportunities

Alternative investment firm Värde Partners has held a final close of The Värde Dislocation Fund with more than USD1.6 billion of commitments. Raised entirely with no in-person meetings, 55 per cent of commitments to the fund come from new investors. “The strong demand for this strategy from a diverse, global investor

Dorsey adds partner in New York Office

International law firm Dorsey & Whitney has appointed Carlos Méndez-Peñate as a Partner and Co-Chair of the Firm’s Latin America and the Caribbean Practice Group in the firm’s New York office. Méndez-Peñate will devote significant time to lawyer recruiting, playing a key role in Dorsey’s plans to grow its presence in

TowerBrook secures strategic minority investment from Dyal Capital

Dyal Capital Partners (Dyal), a division of Neuberger Berman, has acquired a passive minority stake in TowerBrook Capital Partners (TowerBrook), a London and New York-based international investment firm. Dyal’s investment into TowerBrook’s management company will provide additional balance sheet capital, enabling TowerBrook to increase its commitment to its funds under management,

PE-backed Eventus WholeHealth acquires Doctors Making Housecalls

Eventus WholeHealth (Eventus), a private equity-backed full-service, physician-led provider of interdisciplinary healthcare to individuals residing in skilled nursing and assisted living facilities, has acquired Doctors Making Housecalls (DMHC), a home-based primary care provider that makes more than 160,000 house-calls to patients each year.  The merged multi-specialty group practice will have a

Ironwood Capital makes subordinated debt investment in Peltram Plumbing

Ironwood Capital has made a subordinated debt investment in Peltram Plumbing, a plumbing service provider based in Seattle, Washington, with a primary focus on the residential construction market. Peltram will use the proceeds from the Ironwood Capital investment to complete its acquisition of Precision Plumbing and Service, LLC, a plumbing services

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