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Turnspire appoints VP

Ahdiv Nathan has joined Turnspire Capital Partners, a New York-based, special situations private equity investment firm, as a vice president. Nathan joins Turnspire from DestinHaus Capital, a private equity firm focused on industrials and manufacturing businesses.

Kester Capital backs healthcare markets consultancy

Kester Capital, a UK lower mid-market private equity specialist, has invested in MAP Patient Access, a specialist in market access consulting services to the pharmaceutical and biotech sectors. The investment represents Kester’s fifth investment in the life sciences sector.    Headquartered in Cambridge, MAP is dedicated to accelerating patient access

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Stripe raises $6.5bn as valuation nearly halves

Payments processing start-up Stripe has secured new funding of $6.5 billion in one of the largest private stock sales in US history, but at about half of its valuation from two years ago, according to a report by the Financial Times.

Providence to acquire UK events group

US private equity firm Providence Equity Partners is acquire UK exhibitions and events group Hyve in a deal that values the business at £481 million, according to reports. Providence has agreed to pay 108 per share after Hyve reportedly rejected offers of 101p and 105p from another unnamed bidder. Hyve’s

PAG eyes I Squared target HKBN

Alternative investment firm PAG is interested in acquiring Hong Kong telecommunications group HKBN setting up a potential $1 billion-plus bidding war with rival private equity firm I Squared Capital, according to a report by Bloomberg. Unnamed Bloomberg sources say that PAG is currently carrying out preliminary work on a potential

PE leading early adoption of ESG in M&A

Private equity investors (PEI) are leading the early adoption of environmental, social and governance (ESG) efforts in M&A, according to a new Deloitte poll. Based on the data, PEIs are ahead of their corporate M&A counterparts when it comes to the use of ESG clauses in deal contracts and routine

AnaCap sees 4x return on private health co exit

AnaCap Financial Partners, a private equity firm focused on investments in across software, technology and services in the financial services sector, is to sell of Oona Health, a Danish private health services and insurance provider, to Topdanmark. 



SWEN closes ‘ocean health’ VC fund above target

SWEN Capital Partners, a €7.7 billion private investment firm focused on responsible investment in unlisted assets in Europe, has closed its Blue Ocean fund with €170 million in capital commitments, exceeding its stated target of €120 million. The fund was originally launched in September 2021 in scientific partnership with Ifremer

Trinity Hunt acquires digital marketing agency

Trinity Hunt Partners, a growth-oriented private equity firm focused on services businesses, has made a majority investment in Supreme Optimization, a digital marketing agency catering exclusively to companies operating in the life sciences sector.

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PE majors eye SVB loan book

Private equity majors Apollo Global Management Inc, Blackstone Inc, and KKR & Co Inc, have all expressed an interest in acquiring a book of loans held by failed Silicon Valley Bank (SVB), according to a report by Bloomberg.

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