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Month: December 2020

Providence in talks to buy Groupe La Centrale from Axel Springer

German publisher said in a statement it would retain a minority stake in the French car classifieds company

Private equity fundraising will hit record $330bn next year, PitchBook predicts

Private equity fundraising will bounce back from its coronavirus-induced wobble to hit an all-time high of more than $330bn in 2021, data specialist PitchBook is predicting.

FSN to acquire 45% stake in Obton

Norwegian private equity firm FSN Capital has signed an agreement to acquire a 45% stake in Obton Group, a Denmark-based solar power and real estate investor, alongside the founders and management.

BPEA bags $570m across new flagship fund, dedicated healthcare investment vehicle

Boston-based buyout house BPEA has raised $570m across its fifth flagship fund and a dedicated healthcare vehicle.

Carlyle secondaries arm raises over $10bn across new flagship fund, co-investment vehicles

Carlyle's secondaries and fund of funds investment arm AlpInvest Partners has raised more than $10bn across a new flagship fund and co-investment vehicles.

A lawyer’s view: ‘ESG should pervade everything we do’

Jeroen Ouwehand, Clifford Chance senior partner

Ex-Kleiner Perkins, Amgen execs seal $500m double fundraise targeting transformative life science companies

Westlake Village BioPartners has launched a pair of funds totalling $500m targeting life sciences companies with transformative human therapeutic technologies.

Ross Fubini’s XYZ Venture Capital collects $80m for Fund II final close

XYZ Venture Capital, the early-stage investment house launched by prolific investor Ross Fubini, has closed its second fundraise on $80m.

Covid-19 drives the rise of the interim CEO at portfolio companies

Senior leaders who led businesses through that credit crunch and recession are perhaps the most in-demand of all

2021 Preview: Southern Europe looks for 2021 rebound

The general uncertainty spread by the coronavirus pandemic hit both dealflow and fundraising activity across southern Europe in 2020 – but local players are still looking forward to a gradual recovery in 2021, writes Alessia

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