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Aquiline leads $95m Smart Series E funding round

Aquiline Capital Partners, a private investment firm based in New York and London, has lead a $95 million Series E funding round in Smart, a London-headquartered fintech focused on the retirement savings market. 

Consonance Capital makes partner promotion

Consonance Capital Partners, a US healthcare-focused private equity firm, has promoted Sapna T Jethwa, who joined the business in 2012 and has been involved in the firm’s investments in Enclara Health, Turn-Key Health, and Psychiatric Medical Care, to partner – business development.

Paul Hastings adds to M&A practice in New York

Paul Hastings has appointed M&A lawyer Jon Kubek as partner in the firm’s New York office. Kubek advises corporations on matters involving mergers and acquisitions, carve-outs, joint ventures, proxy contests, and shareholder activism defence. Some of Kubek’s significant client representations include Innoviva, Inc, in its acquisition of La Jolla Pharmaceutical

Circular economy

PE sets sights on circular economy as deals continue to rise

Up to £1.3 billion has been deployed into circular economy investments in a 12 month period, according to a new report from accountancy and business advisory firm BDO LLP, with disclosed capital deployed increasing by 10% from £788 million in 2021 to £879 million in 2022.

TPG resurrects deal for funerals group InvoCare

Private equity group TPG Capital has resurrected its deal to acquire Australia’s largest funerals group Invocare, with a slightly improved AUD13 per share bid, which equates to an equity value of AUD1.9 billion and an enterprise value of AUD2.2 billion, according to a report by the Financial Review.

KKR, Macquarie weigh $500m bid for Singapore waste management firm SembWaste

The waste and recycling management arm of Singapore’s energy group Sembcorp is attracting the attention of several investment firms with US private equity group KKR & Co Inc and Australia’s Macquarie Asset Management said to be among the potential bidders for the business, according to a report by Reuters.

Braemont Capital makes growth equity investment in Vixxo

Braemont Capital, a relationship-driven investment firm that partners with founders, families and ownership-minded management teams, has made a growth equity investment in Vixxo Corporation, a provider of tech-enabled facilities maintenance services.

Catalyst Partners names new vice president

Dan Pogue has joined Catalyst Partners, a private equity anchor and seeding platform backed by Moelis Asset Management, as a vice president. Pogue joins Catalyst from Asset Consulting Group (ACG), an investment consulting firm based in St Louis. 

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