Ardian has agreed to sell its majority stake in GBA Group, a Hamburg-based life science and laboratory analytics provider, to Bridgepoint after supporting a major international growth phase.

Preservation Capital Partners, the European mid-market PE firm focused on financial and business services, has closed its ...

Carlyle AlpInvest has held the final close of Atom Fund II, its second vehicle focused on making single-asset continuation fund investments, at its $1.7bn hard cap - well above its $1bn target.

HarbourVest Partners has named former Morgan Stanley Investment Management executive Brian Taranto as the first COO of its global private wealth business, as the private markets manager continues to ...

North Carolina-based private equity firm LionLight Capital has sped to a $215m hard cap close of its debut fund in just ten ...

Czech private equity firm Genesis Capital has rebranded to Stratum Partners alongside the launch of its second fund, which is targeting €65m to invest in small and medium-sized businesses across the ...

Stripe and Advent International have jointly offered to acquire PayPal Holdings for $60.50 per share, valuing the payments company at more than $53bn, according to Reuters.

Term Investment Fund (ELTIF), giving retail investors access to a portfolio of European lower mid-market private equity funds.

Wafra, the investment house backed by Kuwait’s public pension fund, has held a $2bn final close for its GP stakes-focused Constellation Generation V fund.

Spanish mid-market investor Talde Gestión has raised more than €155m at the first close of its third flagship growth equity vehicle, reaching almost 80% of its €200m fundraising target.

Dutch lower mid-market investor DELTA Equity Partners has raced to a final close of its second flagship fund on its €125m hard cap, just four months after launching the vehicle.