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Month: September 2022

Apposite closes third healthcare fund on GBP 200m

Healthcare specialist Apposite Capital has closed its third buyout fund above target on GPB 200m.

Trio of secondaries PE majors help Deutsche Private Equity raise €708m continuation fund

A trio of major secondaries private equity players have helped DPE Deutsche Private Equity raise a €708m continuation fund to take on a pair of investments from its 2016 vintage Fund III. The post Trio

MCF Corporate Finance buys Cubus in debt advisory expansion

MCF Corporate Finance (MCF) has acquired Cubus Partners, a Frankfurt-based debt advisory firm, as the financial advisory firm seeks to meet growing demand for combined M&A and debt advisory services.

PAI to expand North American consumer investments with hire of Vestar’s Song

PAI Partners has brought in Vestar Capital managing director Winston Song to lead its North American consumer investment activity. The post PAI to expand North American consumer investments with hire of Vestar’s Song first appeared

Charterhouse Capital buys into Corpfin’s kid-focused English tuition business Kids&Us

Charterhouse Capital has agreed to buy a majority stake in Kids&Us, a Spanish company that teaches English learning with a focus on children and teenagers. The post Charterhouse Capital buys into Corpfin’s kid-focused English tuition

GoldenTree’s new $3bn distressed fund is already performing at over 30% net IRR

Credit investor GoldenTree Asset Management has capped a rapid return to fundraising with a $3bn hard cap close of its latest distressed investment vehicle. The post GoldenTree’s new $3bn distressed fund is already performing at

Trind VC closes new seed-stage fund on EUR 55m

Trind VC, an Estonia-based seed-stage venture investor, has held the first and final closing of its second fund at EUR 55m.

Biggest fund yet from Industrial Opportunity Partners sees firm haul in $650m

Industrial Opportunity Partners has raised its biggest fund yet with the $650m final close of its fourth flagship investment vehicle. The post Biggest fund yet from Industrial Opportunity Partners sees firm haul in $650m first

Goldman Sachs raises $9.7bn for biggest PE fund since Global Financial Crisis

Goldman Sachs has raised $9.7bn for its biggest private equity fund since the Global Financial Crisis. The post Goldman Sachs raises $9.7bn for biggest PE fund since Global Financial Crisis first appeared on AltAssets Private

Secondaries Preview: Strong LP stakes dealflow, strategy specialisation to come in 2023

Secondaries market players are expecting to see increased opportunities in LP stakes alongside a cooling off of GP-led deals in 2023, accompanied by an uptick in secondaries investors launching new strategies, attendees at IPEM in

Centerbridge sells majority Ahead stake to co-investor Berkshire Partners after two years

Centerbridge Partners has sold its majority stake in enterprise cloud services company Ahead to co-investor Berkshire Partners, just two years after buying into the business. The post Centerbridge sells majority Ahead stake to co-investor Berkshire

UK waste specialist Biffa accepts cut-price Energy Capital Partners buyout offer

UK waste management major Biffa has accepted a cut-price buyout offer from US private equity firm Energy Capital Partners amid the pound crashing to its lowest ever level against the dollar. The post UK waste

Greenbriar eyes big fund size increase with $2.75bn sixth fund – report

Services and manufacturing-focused private equity specialist Greenbriar is reportedly already back in the fundraising market eyeing up to $2.75bn for its sixth flagship fund. The post Greenbriar eyes big fund size increase with $2.75bn sixth

Trind VC targets C2C deals in Estonia, Finland with target-beating Fund II

European seed-stage investor Trind VC has beaten its target for its second fundraise through a €55m final close. The post Trind VC targets C2C deals in Estonia, Finland with target-beating Fund II first appeared on

Onex Partners aims for USD 8bn target with sixth flagship fund

Canadian GP Onex Partners is looking to raise around USD 8bn for its sixth fund, with a first close expected before the end of 2023, London-based senior managing director Nigel Wright told Unquote.

LPs and GPs draw battle lines over expenses, transparency as market turmoil impacts sector

Public markets investors have been slamming on the brakes for the past 12 months as macro factors continue to weigh heavy on the global dealmaking and trading environment. But is a different picture appearing in

Blockchain VC firm Theta Capital eyes October second close for $250m-targeting Fund III

Blockchain venture capital investor Theta Capital Management has eyes on the end of October for a second close of its new $250m-targeting fund of funds. The post Blockchain VC firm Theta Capital eyes October second

Kharis, Verlinvest lead USD 80m round for Not So Dark

Kharis Capital and Verlinvest have led a USD 80m (EUR 82.9m) Series B funding for Not So Dark, a French online food delivery services provider; the round, which also had the participation of Conviviality Ventures,

Private equity players warn of fundraising “shake-out”

The increasingly tough European PE fundraising environment is likely to lead to a fundraising “shake-out”, with European generalist buyout strategies touted as some of the first potential casualties, attendees at IPEM 2022 in Cannes told

Thoma Bravo, Apollo, Silver Lake megafunds among $1.1bn of new Maryland pension commitments

The $64.6bn-managing Maryland State Retirement & Pension System has picked a trio of major private equity fundraises among its latest $1.1bn of commitments. Thoma Bravo’s mammoth new software-focused private equity fund picked up $125m from

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