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Majority of business leaders still appear bullish, study reveals

Despite the impact of the global pandemic, a new study by Intertrust reveals that three out of five business leaders worldwide, or 61 per cent, predict growth over the next twelve months.  Amsterdam-based Intertrust, a tech-enabled fund and corporate solutions provider, surveyed 102 business professionals across Europe, the Americas and

Healthcare

Carlyle leads USD175 million round into Grand Rounds

Grand Rounds, a healthcare quality and clinical navigation company, has secured a USD175 million round led by investment funds affiliated with global investment firm The Carlyle Group.  The healthcare focused company will use the funds to accelerate clinical navigation and virtual primary care. Grand Rounds has raised over USD270 million

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Chinese PE is still a growth story, says McKinsey

Covid-19 has had an effect on the Chinese economy, but not on longer term trends in the Chinese private equity market, according to Ivo Naumann, Shanghai-based partner and leader of McKinsey’s private equity & principal investors practice in Greater China. China is the third largest private capital market in the

Foresight completes acquisition of PiP

Foresight Group (Foresight) has completed the acquisition of Pensions Infrastructure Platform Limited (PiP) which was previously announced in July 2020.Paula Burgess, CEO of PiP, becomes a Partner of Foresight and the PiP team, including CIO Ed Wilson and Head of Asset Management Andy Clapp, have joined Foresight’s infrastructure team of

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Nova Pangaea Technologies attracts funding in run-up to Series A round

Nova Pangaea Technologies, which has invented a way to use non-food biomass to make biofuels and other chemicals, has raised another GBP900,000 in the run-up to a planned Series A investment later this year. The funding comes from NPIF – Mercia Equity Finance, which is managed by Mercia and part

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Gymshark partners with General Atlantic as it achieves unicorn status

General Atlantic has entered a strategic partnership with fitness community and apparel brand Gymshark in its first-ever fundraise, valuing the business at over GBP1 billion. The valuation means that Gymshark joins the list of fewer than 25 British companies to have secured unicorn status since 2001. It is the second

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