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Month: June 2020

GreyLion Spins Out from Perella Weinberg

PWP Growth Equity has completed its spin-out from Perella Weinberg. The new firm – now operating as GreyLion Capital – will continue to manage its two existing private equity funds with total capital commitments of

Lion Capital-backed retailer AllSaints to restructure store portfolio

The group launched company voluntary arrangements in the UK and North America as the high street reels from the pandemic

Barclays’ lawyers put PCP’s Staveley on the spot over financing agreements

Bank's legal team takes aim at the true nature of the £3.25bn deal's terms

Sterling Hits Hard Cap

The Sterling Group has held an oversubscribed and hard cap close of its fifth fund, Sterling Group Partners V LP, with $2 billion of capital. The new fund was raised after just four months of

Osceola Closes First Fund

Osceola Capital has held a hard cap and above target close of its inaugural fund with an oversubscribed $125 million of capital. Limited partners in the new fund include public pension plans, financial institutions, a

HQ Capital closes its largest fund at $750m

The fund of funds, which surpassed its target of $600m, is set to invest in Asia, Europe, and the US

Capricorn ICT Arkiv makes third successful exit through sale of BlueBee

Capricorn ICT Arkiv has completed its third successful exit with the sale of genomics data analysis solutions provider BlueBee to Illumina, a fellow life science business.

Providence in single-asset restructuring for HSE24

Providence Equity Partners is to complete a single-asset restructuring deal for HSE24, the operator of German TV channel Home Shopping Europe.

EQT sells credit business to Bridgepoint

Swedish firm EQT Partners has sold its credit business, focused on special situations and direct lending, to Bridgepoint. 

KKR acquires European holiday parks operator from PAI for €1bn

Founded in 1965, Roompot is the number one operator of holiday parks in the Netherlands

Hoxton closes second fund on almost $100m

Hoxton Ventures has closed its second fund, Hoxton Ventures II, on almost $100m.

Adara Ventures leads $5m round for CounterCraft

Adara Ventures has led a $5m funding round for CounterCraft, a Spanish cybersecurity technology developer.

Private equity returns are rising. That may not last

The improved figures will come as a relief to investors who have questioned private equity’s outperformance claim

Tikehau to buy stake in Euro Group

Tikehau Capital is acquiring a 30% stake in Euro Group, an Italian company specialising in steel components for electrical motors, Unquote understands.

Mobeus leads £4m round for MyTutor

Mobeus Equity Partners has led a £4m round for MyTutor, a UK-based platform for interactive one-to-one tuition for secondary-school-aged pupils.

Schroder Adveq hires Unigestion’s van der Kam to head secondaries

Schroder Adveq has appointed Christiaan van der Kam to the role of head of secondaries.

KKR to acquire Roompot from PAI

KKR is set to acquire Netherlands-based holiday parks operator Roompot Group from PAI Partners.

KKR Announces Intra-Quarter Monetization Activity for the Second Quarter

NEW YORK --(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jun. 18, 2020-- KKR today announced a monetization activity update for the period from April 1, 2020 through June 17, 2020 . Based on information available to us as of today, with

Ambienta backs Amutec’s bolt-on to expand sustainable bags business

The acquisition of SCAE Europe, an Italian bag-making machinery manufacturer, will help Amutec expand into the British and North American markets

Idinvest completes secondaries deal for growth portfolio

Idinvest has sold a group of 12 growth-stage companies to a newly established fund, Idinvest Growth Secondary SLP, backed by fresh secondary capital and offering liquidity to existing investors.

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