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Month: July 2020

Stafford follows $1.5bn Robeco PE unit buy with $532m interim close for timberland secondaries fund

Stafford Capital Partners has hit a $532m interim close for its ninth fund targeting secondaries stakes in timberland funds.

Private equity dealmaking suffers big weekly drop as Covid-19 continues to weigh on negotiations

Global private equity dealmaking slumped 14.5% in the last week of June as the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic continues to weigh on transactions across the world's markets.

EQT eyes €12.5bn for new infra fund, just a year after closing €9bn predecessor

EQT has set a mammoth €12.5bn goal for its latest flagship infrastructure fundraise - just a year after it closed its €9bn predecessor fund.

Special situations investor Intriva Capital agrees Lending Works buyout

Special situations-focused private equity investor Intriva Capital has backed UK consumer credit and peer-to-peer lending business Lending Works.

How Wirecard went from tech star to bankrupt

Prosecutors are probing whether the electronic-payments giant used fictitious revenue to inflate its sales and fool investors; a missing $2bn

KKR buys into Indian pharma company JB Chemicals, deal could reach $500m

Global private equity giant KKR has agreed to buy a 54% stake in Indian pharmaceutical business JB Chemicals, in a deal which could ultimately see it commit $500m to the company.

Paceline Equity picks up railroad maintenance equipment leasing business RELAM

Paceline Equity Partners has picked up railroad maintenance equipment leasing specialist RELAM and its affiliated business.

KKR to buy controlling stake in JB Chemicals & Pharmaceuticals

Private equity firm will offer to acquire another 26% stake in the Indian company

Former Barclays CEO grilled in case against private equity financier Amanda Staveley

On the first day of Varley's testimony, Staveley’s attorney pressed him on the blue chip bank’s negotiations with Qatar

PE specialist McKeeve, financial restructuring expert Conner latest senior hires at Avonhurst

Private equity specialist Raymond McKeeve is among a pair of new senior hires at Avonhurst, a political strategy and legal advisory firm dedicated to representing sophisticated capital.

Warren Equity picks up tree, vegetation management services Gunnison, New Urban Forestry

Warren Equity Partners has bought tree and vegetation management businesses Gunnison Tree Services and New Urban Forestry.

Mosaic, Y Combinator help regtech player Veriff closes $15.5m funding round ahead of larger Series B

Mosaic Ventures and Y Combinator have helped regtech platform Veriff close its latest funding round on $15.5m.

Hedge Fund’s Run at Tribune Publishing Ends, for Now, With a New Board Seat

Journalists have been wary of Alden Global Capital, which is known for gutting newsrooms to eke out profits from struggling publications.

AMB :- Coronavirus crisis: PE industry mulls more realism and longer holding periods

Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: More realism, longer holding periods and an advantage for investors with a long-term focus - these are the main changes that investment managers in the German private equity market expect as

AMB :- Angelo Gordon surges to $1.5bn hard cap for third Europe property fund

Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: US-based alternative investment firm Angelo, Gordon & Co. has hauled in more than $1.5 billion in commitments for its latest European real estate fund, exceeding the target and hitting the...Article Link

H.I.G. Carves Out Piece of Genuine Parts

Publicly traded Genuine Parts Company has completed the sale of its S.P. Richards (SPR) operations through two separate transactions. GPC’s first transaction was the sale of SPR’s Cleveland-based Supply Source Enterprises (SSE), comprised of The

KKR to Acquire a Controlling Stake in J.B. Chemicals & Pharmaceuticals

Investment to Further Strengthen and Expand J. B. Chemicals & Pharmaceuticals’ Presence in High-Growth Branded Formulations Markets MUMBAI, India--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Global investment firm KKR today announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to

Centerbridge Sells KIK Piece to Voyant

KIK Custom Products, a portfolio company of Centerbridge Partners, has agreed to sell its KIK Personal Care (KPC) business to Voyant Beauty, a portfolio company of Wind Point Partners. Centerbridge acquired KIK in August 2015

Evolution Managers Backs Another New Manager

Evolution Managers Capital (EMC), an investor in emerging private equity firms, has made its second fund investment to date by backing Greens Farms Capital. EMC was formed in October 2019 by Chicago-based HC Private Investments

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