Bubble Or Bust: Understanding The SPAC Craze
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Standard Private Equity Fund Model Set To Continue To Evolve
Established managers increasingly raising capital into long-duration funds, private holding companies and SPACs
Council Capital Invests In ViaQuest Holdings
Deal represents the first platform investment from Council Capital IV, a $200mn fund that closed in November 2020
Pine Island Capital Partners Adds Major General Charles F. Bolden Jr As Partner
Bolden served as the 12th Administrator of NASA from 2009 to 2017
Avista Capital Invests In eMolecules
Deal further expands Avista’s franchise of platforms in highly compelling healthcare segments
Angelo Gordon Adds Senior Hires In Structured Credit
Nicholas Smith and Rodney Hutter Join as Managing Directors
Greenbriar Equity Group Closes Fund V
Fund V oversubscribed at $1.68bn
Capital D Acquires Majority Stake in Qmee
The investment will help to accelerate Qmee’s expansion plans
Turnspire Capital Partners Sells Crane Carrier Company To Battle Motors
Turnspire originally acquired Crane Carrier in December 2018
Accelmed Leads Investment Into MedMinder Systems
$40mn deal is third investment from second fund
The Riverside Company Closes Its Largest European Fund To Date
Riverside Europe VI closes at €465mn
Accelmed Partners Closes Second Fund
$400mn fund closes at hard cap, exceeds target
Private Equity Funds Expect ‘U-shaped’ Recovery, Comfortable Completing Deals From Home
Survey respondents far more optimistic about the market than they were in June 2020
Clessidra Closes Botter Winery Deal
The deal marks the sixth investment of Clessidra Capital Partners 3 fund
Kempen European Private Equity Fund Acquires Interest In GSRI
Kempen co-invested with Sparring Capital and the original founders
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