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Month: August 2022

Actis hires Lynnette Mays to deepen relationships with partners in the Americas

Global sustainable infrastructure investment major Actis has hired Lynnette Mays as director, Americas within its investor development group. The post Actis hires Lynnette Mays to deepen relationships with partners in the Americas first appeared on AltAssets Private

Nordic PE firm Summa Equity picks California for its first office outside Europe

Nordic private equity firm Summa Equity is opening its first office outside of Europe in Palo Alto, California. The post Nordic PE firm Summa Equity picks California for its first office outside Europe first appeared

StepStone scores big fund size increase with new $2.36bn co-invest vehicle

Private markets investment giant StepStone Group has hit a $2.36bn final close for its fifth dedicated co-investment fund. The post StepStone scores big fund size increase with new $2.36bn co-invest vehicle first appeared on AltAssets

ArchiMed seals 4x return selling Bomi Group to UPS – source

Healthcare-focused buyout house ArchiMed has scored a 4x return selling Italian healthcare logistics provider Bomi Group to UPS, AltAssets has learned. The post ArchiMed seals 4x return selling Bomi Group to UPS – source first appeared

Vista agrees $8.4bn Avalara buyout at huge discount to last year’s share price

Vista Equity Partners has agreed an $8.4bn take-private dealf for tax compliance automation business Avalara. The post Vista agrees $8.4bn Avalara buyout at huge discount to last year’s share price first appeared on AltAssets Private

How Private Equity Lobbying Watered Down the Corporate Minimum Tax

The new corporate minimum tax is not law yet and is already rife with exceptions for the businesses that might have to pay it.

KKR Announces Sale of Chicago Industrial Warehouse Portfolio

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- KKR, a leading global investment firm, today announced that KKR has sold a portfolio of distribution properties located in Chicago to a global investment manager. The portfolio consists of 13 assets with

GP Profile: Greenpeak Partners on emerging manager fundraising and specialisation

As Greenpeak Partners wraps up the final close of its second fund, managing partner Daniel Beringer speaks to Unquote about the Munich-headquartered GP’s latest fundraise and its focus on healthcare, business and real assets services

Summa opens North American office

Stockholm-headquartered impact-focused GP Summa Equity is opening an office in Palo Alto, California, which will be led by several of the firm’s existing partners.

AllianceBernstein closes latest real estate debt fund on $1.3bn

US investment firm AllianceBernstein has closed Commercial Real Estate Debt Fund IV with $1.3bn of capital commitments. The post AllianceBernstein closes latest real estate debt fund on $1.3bn first appeared on AltAssets Private Equity News.

Pinova expects final close for Fund 3 before year-end

Munich-headquartered private equity investor Pinova Capital is “well advanced” towards reaching the EUR 250m target for its third fund by year-end, partner Herbert Seggewiß told Unquote.

Macquarie Asset Management agrees €2.4bn deal to buy Suez Recycling from Veolia

Macquarie Asset Management has agreed €2.4bn deal to acquire 100% of the share capital of Suez Recycling and Recovery UK Group from French waste management giant Veolia. The post Macquarie Asset Management agrees €2.4bn deal

Warburg Pincus picks $2.25bn Montana Renewables as latest energy transition investment

Warburg Pincus has agreed a new funding round in $2.25bn-renewable fuel business Montana Renewables. The post Warburg Pincus picks $2.25bn Montana Renewables as latest energy transition investment first appeared on AltAssets Private Equity News.

Ropes & Gray promotes Jaewoo Lee to managing partner in Seoul office

Global law firm Ropes & Gray has promoted private equity partner Jaewoo Lee to managing partner  in its Seoul office. The post Ropes & Gray promotes Jaewoo Lee to managing partner in Seoul office first appeared on

Carlyle CEO Kewsong Lee steps down after two years

Global private equity giant Carlyle's CEO Kewsong Lee has abruptly stepped down with immediate effect months before his employment agreement concludes at the end of the year. The post Carlyle CEO Kewsong Lee steps down

Siguler Guff closes largest small business buyout fund yet on $1.97bn

$16bn-managing investment firm Siguler Guff has closed its largest small business buyout fund to date by collecting $1.97bn for its Small Buyout Opportunities Fund V. The post Siguler Guff closes largest small business buyout fund

The Carried Interest Loophole Survives Another Political Battle

The latest effort to narrow the preferential tax treatment used by private equity executives failed after Senator Kyrsten Sinema objected.

Carried Interest Is Back in the Headlines. Why It’s Not Going Away.

Changes demanded by Senator Kyrsten Sinema will preserve a tax loophole that Democrats have complained about for years.

Sinema’s Puzzling Defense of the Carried Interest Loophole

Senator Kyrsten Sinema had one main request before she would support a key spending bill: Preserve a tax loophole that mainly benefits people in private equity.

Tikehau-backed Aerofondo set for first acquisition

Tikehau Ace Capital is set to make the first acquisition via its Spanish aerospace fund having agreed on the purchase of Acatec, an aerospace precision machining company based in Arganda del Rey.

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