KKR closes second European real estate fund at $2.2bn
Eurazeo has entered exclusive negotiations with French infrastructure investor InfraVia for the sale of its 41% stake in Grandir, an operator of nurseries and schools.
The $420bn-managing investment giant StepStone Group has bought venture capital major Greenspring Associates in a deal worth up to $800m. The post Investment giant StepStone buys VC major Greenspring Associates, deal could reach $800m first
Investment giant BlackRock has picked up more than $250m for the first close of a new fund focused on investing in climate infrastructure across emerging markets. The post BlackRock’s $500m-targeting climate infra fund attracts big
Private equity veteran Brentwood Associates has sealed a growth investment in diet programme and nutrition bar provider L-Nutra. The post Buyout veteran Brentwood Associates backs nutrition bar, diet plan specialist L-Nutra first appeared on AltAssets
Chinese securities house Shenwan Hongyuan Securities bagged $500m from its five year bond sale on Wednesday.
Commerzbank has tapped Jack Jiang as head of capital markets and advisory for Asia.
Chinese toll road operator Zhejiang Expressway has sold its inaugural dollar bond, raising $470m.
China Modern Dairy Holdings, a milk producer, has raised $500m from its first international bond.
Italian buyout house Aliante Partners has completed a €160m preferred equity transaction for its Aliante Equity 3 fund, with Pomona Capital as the sole investor.
Unquote's latest Fundraising Report, analysing key trends and presenting proprietary data on the European fundraising market, is now available to download.
B. G., Opalesque Geneva: Opalesque has just called on Prime Capital, one of the large independent alternative asset managers in Germany, for a Virtual Manager Visit. With more than €10bn (US$11.8bn) in alternative ass...Article Link
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: European investment major Eurazeo has closed its fourth secondaries program on €1bn ($1.18bn). The capital raised includes €700m for Idinvest Secondary Fund IV, exceeding its initial targ...Article Link
B. G., Opalesque Geneva: Opalesque has just called on Prime Capital, one of the large independent alternative asset managers in Germany, for a Virtual Manager Visit...Article Link
Agence France Trésor, the French sovereign debt office, has appointed a new chief executive to replace Anthony Requin, who has stepped down after six years in the role.
A new private equity firm, Continuim Equity Partners, has been founded in Pittsburgh to invest in family and founder-owned manufacturers and industrial businesses. Continuim’s investment team is led by Managing Partner George Pilafas who has
Gridiron Capital has added Jon Bostock to its team as an operating partner and CEO in residence. Mr. Bostock has more than 16 years of senior management experience in the areas of marketing and branding,
Blackstone has agreed to acquire Sphera, a provider of environmental, social and governance (ESG) software, data, and consulting services, from Genstar Capital. The buy of Sphera from Genstar values the business at $1.4 billion. Blackstone
Crest Rock Partners has acquired CloudNine, a provider of e-discovery software used by corporations, law firms, governments, and legal service professionals. CloudNine’s software is used to process, review, produce, and perform legal discovery. The company
Hipgnosis Songs Fund, the £1.6bn music royalties investment company, has wrapped up its seventh equity raise since its London Stock Exchange IPO in July 2018.
