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DLA Piper: Shana Ramirez Added As Partner In Leveraged Finance Practice

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 18, 2025

DLA Piper has announced that Shana Ramirez has joined the firm as a Partner in its Leveraged Finance practice, based in the Los Angeles office. Her appointment strengthens the firm’s capabilities in advising on a broad spectrum of financing transactions for both lenders and borrowers.

KKR Buys Hoken Minaoshi Hompo For Expanding Insurance Distribution in Japan

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 18, 2025

KKR has announced the acquisition of Hoken Minaoshi Hompo Group, a significant insurance distributor in Japan. The purchase was made from funds managed by Advantage Partners, a Japanese private equity firm. This investment is expected to support Hoken Minaoshi Hompo Group’s growth by enhancing its sales capabilities and pursuing both organic expansion and strategic acquisitions.

Kirkland & Ellis: Kara Kuchar Named As Partner To Enhance Fintech Practice

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 18, 2025

Kirkland & Ellis has announced the appointment of Kara Kuchar as a partner in its firm, bringing significant expertise in fintech regulation to its legal team. Kara specializes in payments, licensing, and regulatory compliance, and her arrival enhances the firm’s ability to advise clients navigating the fast-evolving financial technology landscape.

LCM Partners: €3.8 Billion First Close Of Credit Opportunities 5 Strategy

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 18, 2025

LCM Partners, a leading private credit manager in Europe and part of Brookfield’s strategic credit partner network, has announced the first close of its flagship Credit Opportunities 5 strategy, known as COPS 5. The firm has secured €3.8 billion in commitments across both its commingled fund and single investor managed accounts. This marks a significant step toward its goal of raising €6 billion for the strategy.

Ropes & Gray: European Reach Expanded With New Office In Milan And Key Appointments

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 18, 2025

Ropes & Gray, a law firm known for its work with private equity clients, has opened a new office in Milan, Italy. This expansion strengthens the firm’s presence in Europe and supports its strategy to meet growing demand for cross-border legal expertise. The Milan office follows the recent opening of a Paris location and builds on the firm’s established operations in London.

Altera: 51% Stake Acquired By Silver Lake From Intel

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 18, 2025

Altera has announced the completion of a significant investment deal with Silver Lake, a global technology-focused investment firm. Silver Lake has acquired a 51% stake in Altera from Intel Corporation, which will retain the remaining 49%. This deal marks a significant milestone for Altera, officially establishing it as the world’s largest independent company focused solely on field-programmable gate array (FPGA) solutions.

ENTRO: Majority Stake Bought By Levine Leichtman Capital

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 18, 2025

Levine Leichtman Capital Partners has announced a new partnership with ENTRO Service GmbH. The firm has bought a majority interest in ENTRO, working alongside the company’s founders Claudio Tubach and Philipp Westphal, as well as the current management team. While the financial details of the transaction were not disclosed, the move signals LLCP’s confidence in ENTRO’s business model and growth potential.

Baker McKenzie: Tom Oslovar Joins As Partner In Transactional Practice Group

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 18, 2025

Baker McKenzie has announced that Tom Oslovar has joined its Palo Alto office as a Partner in the Transactional Practice Group. With over ten years of experience advising clients across Silicon Valley and the United States, Oslovar brings deep expertise in intellectual property and technology-focused mergers and acquisitions. His work spans a wide range of industries, including advising founders, investors, legal teams, and boards on how to develop and commercialize technology effectively.

Seki Furniture: Investment Raised From L Catterton To Support Growth

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 18, 2025

L Catterton has announced a strategic investment in Seki Furniture, a major furniture company based in Japan. This partnership is designed to help Seki Furniture grow further in Japan’s steadily expanding furniture market by tapping into L Catterton’s deep experience in the consumer sector.

HALA: $157 Million Raised To Expand Fintech Services For Small Businesses Across the Middle East

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 18, 2025

HALA Holding, a leading fintech company based in Saudi Arabia, has announced the completion of a $157 million Series B funding round. This marks one of the most significant Series B investments in the region’s fintech sector. The round was led by The Rise Fund, part of TPG’s global impact investing strategy, and Sanabil Investments, which the Public Investment Fund of Saudi Arabia owns. A wide range of other investors also participated, including QED, Raed Ventures, Impact 46, MEVP, Isometry Capital, Arzan VC, BNVT Capital, Kaltaire Investments, Endeavor Catalyst, Nour Nouf Ventures, Khwarizmi Ventures, and Wamda Capital.

Asterion Industrial Partners: €3.4 Billion Closed for Third Infrastructure Fund

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 18, 2025

Asterion Industrial Partners, a European investment firm specializing in mid-market infrastructure, has announced the final close of its third fund, Asterion Industrial Infra Fund III FCR. The fund secured €3.4 billion in commitments, exceeding its original target of €3.2 billion. Including additional co-investment commitments, the total capital raised for the Fund III strategy reaches €3.65 billion.

Hunter Point Capital: Phiras Soubra Appointed As Managing Director To Expand Middle East Presence

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 18, 2025

Hunter Point Capital, an independent investment firm known for providing strategic support and capital solutions to alternative asset managers, has announced the appointment of Phiras Soubra as Managing Director for the Middle East. This newly created role reflects the firm’s commitment to deepening its relationships with investors and alternative investment firms across the region. Soubra will work closely with the global capital formation team - which is led by Conway Bate - to build new partnerships and strengthen HPC’s presence in key Middle Eastern markets.

Kin: $50 Million Series E Raised At $2 Billion Valuation For Home Insurance Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 18, 2025

Kin, a digital-first home insurance company known for its direct-to-consumer model, announced the closing of a $50 million Series E funding round. This round was oversubscribed and completed at a pre-money valuation of $2 billion, signaling strong investor confidence in Kin’s approach to modernizing home insurance. Along with the equity raise, Kin secured a $200 million debt facility, using $145 million to refinance existing obligations.

Latham: Mohammed Shaheen Rejoins Chicago Office As Partner In Banking & Private Credit Practice

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 18, 2025

Latham & Watkins announced it has welcomed back Mohammed Shaheen as a partner in its Chicago office, where he will contribute to the firm’s Banking & Private Credit Practice. Shaheen brings a wealth of experience in representing banks and private credit funds in a wide range of complex financial transactions. His work includes advising on credit facilities, leveraged buyouts, acquisition financing, and corporate restructurings.

Kriya: $320 Million Series D Closed For Advancing Gene Therapy Pipeline

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 18, 2025

Kriya Therapeutics, a biopharmaceutical company focused on developing gene therapies for chronic illnesses, has announced the completion of a $320 million Series D funding round. This substantial investment was co-led by Patient Square Capital and Premji Invest, with additional support from well-known investors in the life sciences and technology sectors, including Peter Thiel, Narya Capital, The T1D Fund, and other long-term backers.

Adaptive Security: Additional OpenAI Investment Brings Series A To $55 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 18, 2025

Adaptive Security, a company focused on preventing social engineering attacks powered by artificial intelligence, has announced an additional investment from the OpenAI Startup Fund. This new funding brings the total raised in its Series A round to $55 million.

Clifford Chance: Andrea Gede-Lange Joins U.S. Private Equity Practice As Partner

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 18, 2025

Law firm Clifford Chance has expanded its Private Equity practice in the United States by welcoming Andrea Gede-Lange as a new partner. This move is part of the firm’s broader strategy to enhance its private capital capabilities across key international markets.

Dig Energy: $5 Million Raised To Transform Geothermal Heating And Cooling

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 18, 2025

Dig Energy has raised $5 million in venture capital to move its innovative geothermal drilling technology from testing into real-world pilot installations. Azolla Ventures and Avila VC led this funding round. Several other investors also joined the round, including Conifer Infrastructure Partners, Suffolk Technologies, Mercator Partners, Koa Labs, and early backers Baukunst and Drew Scott. In addition to financial support, Dig has received recognition and assistance from programs like Suffolk Technologies' BOOST accelerator and the U.S. Department of Energy's EPIC Prize.

Squire Patton Boggs: Robert Bastian Joins Private Equity Practice in Germany

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 18, 2025

Squire Patton Boggs has announced the appointment of Robert Bastian, a respected German lawyer specializing in private equity and corporate law, as a new partner in its global Corporate Practice Group. He will be based in the firm’s Frankfurt office. This move marks a significant step in the firm’s ongoing expansion of its private equity capabilities across Europe.

Newmont To Sell Yukon’s Coffee Gold Project For Up To $150 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 17, 2025

Newmont has reached an agreement to sell its Coffee gold project in Canada’s Yukon Territory to Fuerte Metals Corporation for a deal valued at as much as $150 million. The deal is slated to close in the fourth quarter of 2025 once customary conditions are met. At the closing, Newmont will receive $10 million in cash and $40 million worth of Fuerte Metals shares, along with a 3 percent net smelter return royalty on future production from the Coffee mine.

Arch: $52 Million Series B Raised For Simplifying Private Market Investing

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 17, 2025

Arch has secured $52 million in a Series B round led by Oak HC/FT, with participation from Menlo Ventures, Craft Ventures, Quiet Capital, and other investors. This funding will support Arch’s plans to grow its team, enhance its technology, and deepen its focus on institutional investors, large private wealth groups, and established family offices that manage significant alternative assets.

Hoxton Ventures Enhances Transatlantic Reach With U.S. Expansion And Senior Hires

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 17, 2025

Hoxton Ventures is stepping up its support for Europe’s earliest-stage startups looking to grow in North America by adding seasoned leaders and opening a new base in Silicon Valley. The firm, long known for spotting and backing companies like Deliveroo and Darktrace before they became household names, is now placing Payton Dobbs in San Francisco, bringing fresh investor relations leadership and deep operating expertise to its London-based team.

CodeRabbit: $60 Million Series B Raised For AI Code Review Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 17, 2025

CodeRabbit has closed a $60 million Series B financing round led by Scale Venture Partners, with NVentures: NVIDIA Venture Capital, and returning investors CRV, Harmony Partners, Flex Capital, Engineering Capital, and Pelion Venture Partners also participating.

VeloSource: Strategic Investment Raised From Interlock Equity

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 17, 2025

Interlock Equity has made a strategic investment in VeloSource, a staffing firm dedicated to connecting healthcare organizations with qualified temporary clinicians. This partnership will supply VeloSource with the capital needed to advance its growth, open new regional offices, broaden its coverage of medical specialties, and enhance its technology platform.

Forward Industries: Solana Treasury Strategy Commenced With $1.58 Billion SOL Purchase

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 17, 2025

Forward Industries has acquired 6,822,000 SOL tokens at an average price of $232 per token—totaling approximately $1.58 billion—to launch its institutional-scale Solana treasury strategy. These initial purchases mark the first deployment of proceeds from the company’s recently closed $1.65 billion PIPE financing, positioning Forward Industries as a leading Solana treasury company.

Tucker’s Farm (Annie Aesthetic): Series B Raised And $65 Million ARR Achieved

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 17, 2025

Annie Aesthetic Holdings, a medical-aesthetics platform incubated by Tucker’s Farm Corporation, has closed its Series B equity round—led by InterAlpen Partners with participation from Brookside Equity Partners—and simultaneously expanded its credit facility. The funding round builds on InterAlpen’s earlier Series A investment and coincides with Annie Aesthetic reaching a $65 million run-rate across a network of twelve leading U.S. medical-aesthetics brands.

Wharton School Launches New Master’s Program In Quantitative Finance with $60 Million Gift

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 17, 2025

The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania is introducing its first new graduate degree in half a century with the Dr. Bruce I. Jacobs Master of Science in Quantitative Finance. Supported by a $60 million gift from alumnus Dr. Bruce I. Jacobs—bringing his total backing for Wharton’s quantitative finance initiatives to more than $80 million—the accelerated, one-year program will begin admitting students in fall 2026. It is designed for candidates holding quantitative undergraduate degrees who aspire to careers in data-driven asset management.

Helius Raises Over $500 Million to Establish SOL Treasury Company

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 17, 2025

Helius Medical Technologies has completed an oversubscribed private investment in public equity offering, securing more than $500 million through the sale of common stock and pre-funded warrants priced at $6.881, along with stapled warrants exercisable at $10.134 over three years. The round was led by Pantera Capital and Summer Capital and included participation from a range of digital-asset investors.

SecurityScorecard Buys HyperComply To Streamline Supply Chain Risk Management

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 17, 2025

SecurityScorecard has completed its acquisition of HyperComply, integrating its continuous security ratings and supply chain visibility with HyperComply’s AI-driven questionnaire automation and compliance management platform. The combined solution replaces manual vendor reviews with a unified, real-time view of security across every tier of the supply chain.

Piper Sandler: Acquisition Of G Squared Capital Completed

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 17, 2025

Piper Sandler has finalized the acquisition of G Squared Capital Partners, a Washington, D.C.-based boutique investment bank focused on government services and defense technology. The deal integrates G Squared’s specialty coverage into Piper Sandler’s existing technology investment banking platform, expanding its capabilities in federal markets.

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DLA Piper: Shana Ramirez Added As Partner In Leveraged Finance Practice

KKR Buys Hoken Minaoshi Hompo For Expanding Insurance Distribution in Japan

Kirkland & Ellis: Kara Kuchar Named As Partner To Enhance Fintech Practice

LCM Partners: €3.8 Billion First Close Of Credit Opportunities 5 Strategy

Ropes & Gray: European Reach Expanded With New Office In Milan And Key Appointments

Altera: 51% Stake Acquired By Silver Lake From Intel

ENTRO: Majority Stake Bought By Levine Leichtman Capital

Baker McKenzie: Tom Oslovar Joins As Partner In Transactional Practice Group

Seki Furniture: Investment Raised From L Catterton To Support Growth

HALA: $157 Million Raised To Expand Fintech Services For Small Businesses Across the Middle East

Asterion Industrial Partners: €3.4 Billion Closed for Third Infrastructure Fund

Hunter Point Capital: Phiras Soubra Appointed As Managing Director To Expand Middle East Presence

Kin: $50 Million Series E Raised At $2 Billion Valuation For Home Insurance Platform

Latham: Mohammed Shaheen Rejoins Chicago Office As Partner In Banking & Private Credit Practice

​​Kriya: $320 Million Series D Closed For Advancing Gene Therapy Pipeline

Adaptive Security: Additional OpenAI Investment Brings Series A To $55 Million

Clifford Chance: Andrea Gede-Lange Joins U.S. Private Equity Practice As Partner

Dig Energy: $5 Million Raised To Transform Geothermal Heating And Cooling

Squire Patton Boggs: Robert Bastian Joins Private Equity Practice in Germany

Newmont To Sell Yukon’s Coffee Gold Project For Up To $150 Million

Arch: $52 Million Series B Raised For Simplifying Private Market Investing

Hoxton Ventures Enhances Transatlantic Reach With U.S. Expansion And Senior Hires

CodeRabbit: $60 Million Series B Raised For AI Code Review Platform

VeloSource: Strategic Investment Raised From Interlock Equity

Forward Industries: Solana Treasury Strategy Commenced With $1.58 Billion SOL Purchase

Tucker’s Farm (Annie Aesthetic): Series B Raised And $65 Million ARR Achieved

Wharton School Launches New Master’s Program In Quantitative Finance with $60 Million Gift

Helius Raises Over $500 Million to Establish SOL Treasury Company

SecurityScorecard Buys HyperComply To Streamline Supply Chain Risk Management

Piper Sandler: Acquisition Of G Squared Capital Completed

Kriya: $320 Million Series D Closed For Advancing Gene Therapy Pipeline