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US PE deals in mainland China on course for five-year low

2023 is on track to be the worst year for US private equity and venture capital investments in mainland China for at least five years following a dramatic fall in deals in the first quarter of the year, according to a report by S&P Global. Aggregate deal value in the

Cinven to acquire Amara NZero from ProA Capital

International private equity firm Cinven is to acquire a majority stake in Amara NZero, an energy transition player focused on decarbonisation, electrification, energy efficiency and digitalisation from ProA Capital. Financial terms of the transaction have not been disclosed. Headquartered in Madrid, Amara NZero is a B2B distributor of products and

Livingbridge invests in healthtech T-Pro

Livingbridge, a UK-based mid-market private equity investment firm, has completed a minority investment in T-Pro, a specialist in clinical document workflow software solutions founded in 2012 and headquartered in Dublin.

General Atlantic backs events platform Tripleseat

Tripleseat, an event managements software and integrated payments solution for the hospitality industry, has secured a strategic growth investment from General Atlantic, a global growth equity firm. 

Tech investment

TPG closes TPG Tech Adjacencies II above target at $3.4bn

Global alternative investment firm TPG has held the final closing of TPG Tech Adjacencies II, the firm’s second fund for its strategy dedicated to providing flexible capital solutions to the technology industry, above treat at $3.4 billion in capital commitments.

VC Greycroft raises over $1bn across two funds

Greycroft, a seed-to-growth venture capital firm, has raised more than $1 billion of capital commitments across two new flagship funds – Greycroft Partners VII and Greycroft Growth IV – which will look to invest in early and growth-stage enterprise and consumer businesses. The capital commitments, which bring the total raised

Vista sells majority stake in resilience software specialist Fusion to Great Hill

Vista Equity Partners, a private investment firm focused on investment in enterprise software, data and technology-enabled organisations, has sold its majority stake in Fusion Risk Management, a provider of cloud-based operational resilience, business continuity, and risk management software and services, to growth-oriented private equity firm Great Hill Parters. Financial terms

Carlyle adds independent director to board

Global private investment firm Carlyle Group has appointed Sharda Cherwoo, a retired Ernst & Young senior partner, as an independent director of its Board of Directors and a member of the Audit Committee of the Board, effective 1 June, 2023.  With Cherwoo’s appointment, Carlyle’s Board of Directors will now comprise

RoundShield holds first close of latest fund at $750m

After launching its fundraising process in December, RoundShield Partners recently held a first close – believed to be around $750m – for its latest fund, Fund V, which will focus on European asset-backed special situations and distressed opportunities. With the first close achieving a reported re-up rate in the region

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