London-based alternative asset manager Alderwood Capital is considering the sale of a significant stake in its business in exchange for a cornerstone investment in its inaugural private equity fund, said managing partner Jon Little and
German buyout house Golding Capital Partners has struck a first close for its debut impact investing fund of funds, with eyes on a €300m total next year. Golding said the currently €65m Golding Impact 2021 will
Private equity funds have been spending lavishly in the year-to-date (YTD) making a record 697 buyouts in EMEA; exits, though, have dipped as those same funds fear cashing out on weaker market valuations.
Private equity's record-breaking comeback from the coronavirus pandemic last year has stuttered in 2022 as geopolitical tensions and inflationary pressures continue to take their toll on markets, new research shows. The post PE’s Covid comeback
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The sale of Main Capital-backed Cleversoft, a German compliance software specialist, is gaining traction in a Rothschild-led sale, according to three sources familiar with the situation.
Butterfly Equity, the food-focused buyout house launched by former Vista Equity and KKR execs, has scored a big fund size increase through the $1bn final close of its sophomore fund. The post Ex-Vista, KKR execs
Big support from its existing LPs has helped Arsenal Capital Partners surge to $5.4bn of capital commitments across two new fundraises. The post Big LP reups help Arsenal Capital storm to $5.4bn for new fund
European energy major E.ON has anchored a €250m-targeting energy transition fund being raised by its Future Energy Ventures arm. The post Energy giant E.ON anchors €250m VC fund targeting energy transition first appeared on AltAssets
Blackstone's 18-month ownership of venerable UK holiday resort chain Butlin's could already be coming to an end amid report of a £300m buy-back offer from the family behind the company's former owners. The post Blackstone
Huge and ongoing uncertainty in the global economic outlook is forcing GPs to get creative with their exit options. Ed Ford and Katie McMenamin, partners at law firm Travers Smith, explain how alternative secondary solutions
Former Royal Bank of Scotland private equity arm Pollen Street Capital has named a new partner for US business development by bringing in former Blackstone, Siguler Guff and Vida Capital exec William Tice. The post
Unquote speaks to Bregal Milestone’s Cyrus Shey and HPE Growth’s Manfred Krikke about the European growth equity landscape, how this has changed over time, and what it means to be a growth equity investor.
A $754m bid from buyout giant Thoma Bravo for Australian aerial imaging specialist Nearmap has sent the company's shares soaring following three years of steady decline. The post Nearmap shares surge as Thoma Bravo offers
France-based sponsor Geneo Capital Entrepreneur is raising an impact mezzanine fund with a EUR 200m target that it expects to close at the end of 2022, Mathilde Paoli, partner at the sponsor, told Unquote.
IK Investment Partners is getting ready to exit its portfolio asset Quanos Content Solutions, a German digital documents and business software provider, according to three sources familiar with the situation.
Alternative investment firm HIG Capital Europe sold German recycling group Der Grüne Punkt – Duales System Deutschland (DSD) to plastic recycling specialisy Circular Resources.
Norway-headquartered sponsor HitecVision has held a final close for its New Energy Fund (NEF) on its EUR 875m hard-cap; the vehicle is its first non-oil and gas fund, with a focus on the energy transition.
Private equity firm Inflexion has sold medical data disseminator Pharmaspectra to US-listed health information company IQVIA, generating a 25% IRR.
Early-stage climate technology investor Contrarian Ventures is aiming for a hard cap of EUR 100m for its second fund following a close in June, founder and managing partner Rokas Peciulaitis told Unquote.
