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Month: July 2021

AMB :- KKR raises $2.2bn for European real estate fund

Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: The global investment firm KKR has raised $2.2bn for its second value-add and opportunistic European real estate fund. The fund focuses on value-added and opportunistic real estate investment...Article Link

AMB :- Hedge fund optimism on the rise amid double-digit returns

Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: Amid double-digit returns and increasing assets under management, hedge fund managers have grown even more optimistic about their business prospects over the next 12 months. According to the ...Article Link

Bain Capital, Thrive lead €126m round for Pleo

Bain Capital Ventures and Thrive Capital have co-led a DKK 940m (€126m) series-C round for Danish fintech company Pleo.

Bridgepoint backs PharmaReview

Bridgepoint has invested in PharmaReview, a life sciences compliance and copy review company.

Appian weighs fund launch for late 2021

Appian Capital, a private equity firm focused on the mining sector, is starting preparations for a potential third fund later this year, founder and CEO Michael Scherb has told Unquote.

HIG sells Weru to trade

HIG Capital has sold Germany-based window and door producer Weru to Danish market peer Dovista.

ASI raises $556m for fourth secondaries fund

Aberdeen Standard Investments (ASI) has held a final close for its fourth private equity secondaries fund, Aberdeen Standard Secondary Opportunities Fund IV (SOF IV) on $556m, exceeding its target of $500m.

Bridgepoint confirms intention to list

Bridgepoint has confirmed that it intends to list on the London Stock Exchange, one week after announcing its expectation to float.

Growth firms see plastic waste as an investment opportunity

A growing number of firms are investing in companies that contribute to what they call the circular economy

Secondary boom creates advisory talent crunch

Rising secondary deal volume in recent years has prompted more asset managers and financial institutions to set up their own secondary advisory teams

Private equity firms and their bankers race to handle surge in deals

Globally, the value of deals was $939.49bn this year to 17 June, compared with $247.65bn in the same period last year.

ACP raises €814m for flagship fund-of-funds

Access Capital Partners (ACP) has held a final close for Access Capital Fund VIII Growth Buy-out Europe (ACF VIII) on €814m.

GP Profile: Summa Equity

Following three exits in 2021 so far, ESG-focused private equity firm Summa Equity's managing director Reynir Indahl discusses the effect of the pandemic on its portfolio, plans for buy-and-build, and the need for GPs to

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