Category Archives: Private Equity
Inovia Capital Reached a $200 Million First Close for Its Sixth Early-Stage Venture Fund:
HedgeCo.Net — Montreal-based Inovia Capital has completed a $200 million first close for its sixth early-stage venture fund, taking it more than halfway toward a $325 million targe… Continue reading
FFL Partners Closed Its Sixth Fund With More Than $1.35 Billion, 50% Larger Than Fund V:
HedgeCo.Net — FFL Partners, the San Francisco private equity firm focused on growth investments, has closed FFL Capital Partners VI and related vehicles with more than $1.35 billio… Continue reading
Ember Infrastructure Agreed to Buy Ashtead Technology in a £505 Million Take-Private:
HedgeCo.Net — New York-based Ember Infrastructure Management has agreed to acquire Ashtead Technology, the Aberdeen-based subsea equipment rental and services company, in a recomme… Continue reading
EQT Agreed to Take QIAGEN Private at €46.50 a Share, Valuing It at About €10.8 Billion:
HedgeCo.Net — EQT has agreed to take QIAGEN private through a recommended, all-cash voluntary public takeover offer of €46.50 per share, a transaction the molecular testing company… Continue reading
Inspired Capital Closed Its Fourth Venture Fund at $450 Million:
HedgeCo.Net — Inspired Capital, the New York early-stage firm founded in 2019 by Alexa von Tobel and former U.S. Commerce Secretary Penny Pritzker, has closed its fourth fund with … Continue reading
Monomoy Closed Its Inaugural Family Fund at $589 Million, Above Its $500 Million External Hard Cap:
HedgeCo.Net — Monomoy Capital Partners has closed its inaugural Monomoy Family Fund with $589 million of total commitments, including $89 million from the firm and its affiliates. … Continue reading
Ara Partners Closed Its First Energy Fund at Its Hard Cap, Raising $2.5 Billion Including Co-Investment:
HedgeCo.Net — Houston-based Ara Partners has reached the final close of Ara Energy Fund I at its hard cap, raising $2.5 billion for the strategy. The headline figure combines $1.8 … Continue reading
Blackstone Closed Its Fifth Energy Transition Fund at an $8.7 Billion Hard Cap:
HedgeCo.Net — Blackstone has held the final close of Blackstone Energy Transition Partners V at $8.7 billion, reaching the fund’s hard cap and raising more than 50% more than its p… Continue reading
Tenstorrent Raised a $1.5 Billion Series E at a $6.2 Billion Valuation:
HedgeCo.Net — AI computing company Tenstorrent said on Monday it has closed a $1.5 billion Series E at a $6.2 billion post-money valuation, more than doubling the $2.6 billion valu… Continue reading
SoftBank Was Reported to Be in Early Talks to Acquire Warburg Pincus-Backed Allied Universal:
HedgeCo.Net — SoftBank Group is weighing an acquisition of Allied Universal, the largest security services company in the U.S., in a potential deal that could give the closely held… Continue reading
KKR Agreed to Sell Railcar Lessor Infinity Transportation to Ares for About $2.9 Billion:
HedgeCo.Net — KKR has agreed to sell Infinity Transportation, a full-service railcar and intermodal equipment lessor, to funds managed by Ares Infrastructure Equity and Ares Insura… Continue reading