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Tiger Global’s VC fund takes 20% hit

A $12.7 billion venture capital fund set up by New York-based hedge fund Tiger Global Management in October 2021 to support tech startups, has been hit hard by a decline in tech sector valuations with the fund suffering a 20% net loss as of December last year, according to reports.

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Goldman appoints new COO of global M&A business

Troy Broderick has been promoted to be the new chief operating officer of Goldman Sachs Group’s global mergers and acquisitions business, according to report by Reuters citing an internal memo as confirming the appointment.

Carlyle eyes stake in vehicle loan firm TVS Credit

Global Private equity firm Carlyle and Indian billionaire Azim Premji’s investment unit are both in talks to acquire a stake worth around $150 million in TVS Credit Services, an arm of scooter and motorcycle maker TVS Motors, according to a report by Reuters. The report cites unnamed sources as confirming

Investindustrial closes third lower mid-market fund above target at €1.1bn

Investindustrial has held the final close of Investindustrial Growth III above its target at €1.1 billion. The fund will continue the strategy employed by Investindustrial’s previous two funds of making majority investments in European lower mid-market companies with strong internationalisation potential. Investments will predominantly focus on companies headquartered in Italy,

US PE acquisitions of UK businesses up 35% in past year

US private equity firms stepped up their acquisitions of UK businesses by 35% last year, from 134 acquisitions in 2021/22, to 181 in 2022/23, according to new research released by  international law firm, Mayer Brown. UK company valuations had already been relatively depressed in comparison to other European nations, following

Sullivan Street acquires diagnostics business Tracerco

Sullivan Street Partners, a UK-based mid-market private equity investor, is to acquire diagnostic services business Tracerco, alongside longstanding Sullivan Street investor, Scottish family office Souter Investments, from London Stock Exchange-listed firm Johnson Matthey for c£55 million.  The deal is expected to complete in the second half of 2023.    Tracerco

Laub Capital appoints CFO

Laub Capital, a distressed asset investment fund with a focus on investment in European non-performing loans, has appointed Andrea Novak as chief financial officer based in the firm’s Budapest office.  

Paul Hastings adds PE partner in London

Paul Hastings has appointed private equity lawyer Samantha McGonigle as a partner in the firm’s London office. McGonigle is a former private equity partner at Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP and co-founder of a PE firm that invests in growth-focused enterprise technology companies across Europe. Paul Hastings has grown its

InvestX partners with Caplight to improve transparency in private markets

InvestX Markets, a private equity marketplace that empowers broker-dealers to invest in pre-IPO companies through single-issuer SPVs, multi-issuer funds and secondary market trading, has formed a new partnership with Caplight Technologies, to enhance data and improve price discovery through its trading platform, InvestX GEM.

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