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Adams Street appoints head of new European private credit strategy

Adams Street Partners, a private markets investment firm with $50 billion in assets under management, has launched its Private Credit platform in Europe with the appointment of James Charalambides as Partner & Head of the European Private Credit team.   Charalambides will be responsible for leading and managing the firm’s

17Capital promotes Raj Shah to CFO

17Capital, a provider of strategic financing for investors in private equity, has promoted Raj Shah to the role of Chief Financial Officer, effective 1 October 2022. Shah has been in the financial team since 2012, working closely with the current CFO, Oliver Pritchard, who will be staying with 17Capital and moving

PlayUp to go public at $350 million valuation via SPAC deal

Global online betting operator PlayUp has entered into a business combination agreement with SPAC company IG Acquisition Corp to list on NASDAQ via a newly-formed Irish company at a $350 million value. Founded in 2014, PlayUp builds its own integrated technology platform where consumers can engage in various forms of

Thoma Bravo boss highlights problems in pulling off mega deals

Mega-buyout deals are becoming increasing difficult to execute due to problems in “getting the equity”, according to Orlando Bravo, the billionaire co-founder of software and tech-focused private equity investment firm Thoma Bravo. A report by BNN Bloomberg cites an interview with Bravo on the sidelines of this week’s IPEM private

BlackRock Long Term Private Capital acquires Paradigm Oral Health

BlackRock Long Term Private Capital (LTPC) is to acquire a majority interest in Paradigm Oral Health (Paradigm), an oral surgery and digital dentistry platform, from shareholders including InTandem Capital Partners.  LTPC will partner with Paradigm’s executive leadership team, led by founder and CEO Dr David Rallis, to support the company’s

HarbourVest Partners closes Fund XII at over $3.0bn

HarbourVest Partners has held the final close of its twelfth flagship US fund, HarbourVest Fund XII, which closed above its $2.0 billion target at over $3.0 billion, including the General Partner commitment. Fund XII provides investors with access to high-quality buyout, micro buyout, venture capital, and growth equity investments predominantly

Theorycraft Games raises $50m in Series B round led by Makers Fund

Theorycraft Games has raised an additional $50 million in Series B funding, led by Makers Fund with participation from NEA and a16z.  Theorycraft Games will use this raise to continue building out the most talent-dense team in games and to ensure they can keep making deep, 10,000 hour games that

Shamrock Capital makes strategic investment in AnswerLab

AnswerLab, an independent UX research firm, has secured a strategic investment from Shamrock Capital, a Los Angeles-based investment firm specialising in media, entertainment, communications and related sectors.  The investment will drive continued growth and expansion of AnswerLab’s service offering and team as it seeks to deliver critical insights for enterprises

Souter Investments sells Stone Technologies Group to Converge Technology Solutions

Souter Investments, a private equity focussed family investment office, is to sell Stone Technologies Group (Stone), a provider of Circular IT solutions, to Toronto Stock Exchange listed Converge Technology Solutions Corp. (Converge), a software-enabled IT & Cloud Solutions provider. Souter acquired a majority stake in Stone in 2019, investing alongside

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