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Legend Capital closes secondary continuation fund in China

Legend Capital, a venture capital and growth investment firm in China, has closed the transfer of portfolio companies from LC Fund IV, a 2008 fund, into a USD200 million continuation vehicle. Accounts managed by an affiliate of Hamilton Lane acted as lead investor in the transaction, with several other prominent

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Black Dragon Capital acquires cloud-based media tech company Grass Valley

Miami-based private equity firm Black Dragon Capital has agreed to acquire the entirety of Grass Valley, a technology supplier of advanced broadcast and media solutions, from Belden. According to Louis Hernandez Jr founder, managing director and CEO of Black Dragon, the firm plans to accelerate Grass Valley’s evolution in becoming

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Polish VC deals skyrocketed in 2019

At a value of EUR294 million, the Polish venture capital market showed an eight times increase in 2019, according to a report by PFR Ventures. The data, prepared in cooperation with Inovo Venture Partners, reveals that 269 transactions took place in 2019 with 85 funds involved. They provided capital worth

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Private Equity Global Outlook 2020

2020 Top 10 tech predictions – To introduce the Private Equity Wire Global Outlook Report 2020, the team at RFA has made the following 10 predictions on technology and how they might impact the industry over the next 12 months. We took a considered approach before settling on these 10 trends based

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EBITDA levels soar for well-managed healthcare technology companies

As the consultancy.eu website reported last May, private equity buyout deals in the healthcare sector rose to USD63 billion in 2018, a near 50 per cent year-on-year increase, with North America leading the way. And in Europe, PE healthcare specialist investor Global Healthcare Opportunities (GHO Capital Partners) are tapping in

Ardian Private Debt holds final close of fourth generation platform

Private investment house Ardian has raised EUR3 billion from investors for its fourth generation private debt platform to provide financing to mid-market companies across Europe. Established in 2005, the Ardian Private Debt team now has USD7 billion in assets under management with over 120 deals completed since inception.   The latest

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GP equity deals still a key gear driving the private markets engine

The trend for dedicated funds targeting GP equity stakes is likely to remain strong as investors seek out opportunities in early stage and middle-market PE groups. Just as private equity provides strategic capital investment to help global businesses grow, likewise PE groups need growth capital to expand and evolve. And

Veritas Capital to acquire Campus Management and Edcentric from Leeds Equity Partners

An affiliate of private equity firm Veritas Capital (Veritas) is to acquire Campus Management Acquisition Corp (Campus Management”) and Edcentric Holdings (Edcentric) from Leeds Equity Partners (Leeds Equity).Leeds Equity will continue as an investor in both companies in partnership with Veritas. Campus Management is a global provider of cloud-based student

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