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Vine Ventures Fund II closes at $140m

New York City-based venture capital firm Vine Ventures has closed its second fund, Fund II, with total commitments of $140 million from a raft of investors including Tiger Global Management, Goldman Sachs, General Atlantic, and Blackstone, according to a report by CTech. The founders of Carta, Shutterstock, and Hippo are

Brookfield net-zero transition fund closes at $15bn

Brookfield Asset Management has closed its Brookfield Global Transition Fund (BGTF) with $15 billion in capital commitments, making it one of the largest funds raised with a focus on facilitating the global transition to a net-zero carbon economy. The $15 billion includes investments from institutional investors in and alongside the

PE investments help Penn SERS to 17.2% return in 2021

Private equity investments helped the Pennsylvania State Employees’ Retirement System (Pen SERS) investment portfolio produce a return of approximately 17.2% in 2021, raising its total asset value to $40.2 billion in the process, according to a report by chief investment officer. Although just short of the pensions fund’s benchmark return

Housecall Pro secures $125m in new funding from Permira and Vista

Housecall Pro, a software platform trusted by over 25,000 home service companies, has raised $125 million in additional funding from Permira Growth Opportunities and Vista Credit Partners. Over the past nine years, Housecall Pro’s all-in-one platform has been empowering home service professionals to save time, grow profitably, and provide best-in-class

Riverside appoints chief sustainability officer

The Riverside Company, a global private investor focused on the smaller end of the middle market, has appointed Dörte Höppner to the newly formed role of chief sustainability officer. Höppner will oversee and drive forward ESG initiatives across Riverside globally. Dörte, who joined Riverside in 2017, will continue to be

Vista Equity Partners sells Datto to Kaseya in $6.2bn deal

Vista Equity Partners (Vista), a global investment firm focused exclusively on enterprise software, data, and technology-enabled businesses, has sold Datto, a global provider of security and cloud-based software solutions purpose-built for MSPs, to Kaseya for $35.50 per share valuing the company at $6.2 billion.

Tikehau Capital sponsored SPAC Pegasus Entrepreneurs to combine with FL Entertainment

Pegasus Entrepreneurial Acquisition Company Europe (Pegasus Entrepreneurs), a Tikehau Capital-sponsored SPAC focused on high-growth entrepreneurial businesses, is to combine with FL Topco BV. Following the completion of the Business Combination, FL Entertainment NV (FLE), a specialist in independent content production and one of the fastest-growing online sports betting platforms in

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