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Month: October 2022

Apax Partners launches development fund, hires new partner

French sponsor Apax Partners has kick-started fundraising for its second development fund and hired Stanislas Panhard as a new partner.

LP loyalty sees Bregal Sagemount bring in $2.5bn for hard cap Fund IV close, 66% above 2020’s Fund III

New York-based buyout house Bregal Sagemount has hit a $2.5bn hard cap final close for its fourth flagship fund, making it 66% larger than its predecessor vehicle. The post LP loyalty sees Bregal Sagemount bring in

Big Texas pension fund investment round sees Bregal, PSG, Insight Partners pick up commitments

The $34.8bn-managing Texas Municipal Retirement System has picked a raft of private equity funds as part of a new slate of alternative investment commitments. The post Big Texas pension fund investment round sees Bregal, PSG,

Seeds provider Advanta hits $2.25bn valuation thanks to KKR investment

KKR has agreed to buy into seeds provider Advanta Enterprises in a deal which values the business at about $2.25bn. The post Seeds provider Advanta hits $2.25bn valuation thanks to KKR investment first appeared on

Argos Wityu to exit Juratoys to trade

Argos Wityu has agreed to sell Juratoys, a France-based designer and distributor of toys and games, to family-owned Maped group, a French school and office supplies manufacturer.

Secondaries dealflow sees boost from primary fundraising, macro climate – Coller Capital

Coller Capital is expecting liquidity constraints brought about by increasingly frequent private markets fundraises to drive LPs to turn to the secondaries market, partners François Aguerre and Michael Schad said in a media roundtable.

Advent brings in ex-CEOs from online dating giant Match Group as operating partners

Private equity giant Advent International has brought in former Match Group CEOs Shar Dubey and Mandy Ginsberg as operating partners in its consumer tech practice. The post Advent brings in ex-CEOs from online dating giant

Temasek investment arm Vertex Ventures said to eye almost $500m for China tech fund

Temasek-backed Vertex Ventures is reportedly eyeing almost $500m for a new fund dedicated to Chinese tech investing. The post Temasek investment arm Vertex Ventures said to eye almost $500m for China tech fund first appeared on

Digitalis Ventures targets breakout healthtech with new $300m fund close

Health investor Digitalis Ventures has hit a $300m final close for its fourth fund. The post Digitalis Ventures targets breakout healthtech with new $300m fund close first appeared on AltAssets Private Equity News.

CIVC follows massive client growth at Magna Legal Services with sale to Odyssey Investment Partners

Veteran buyout house Odyssey Investment Partners has agreed to buy litigation support services provider Magna Legal Services from CIVC Partners. The post CIVC follows massive client growth at Magna Legal Services with sale to Odyssey Investment

Three Hills Capital surges past €1bn to close biggest fund yet

Three Hills Capital Partners has soared past €1bn for the final close of its fourth flagship fund, almost doubling the total it collected for its predecessor vehicle. The post Three Hills Capital surges past €1bn

StepStone strikes €100m first close for fund giving European investors access to core private markets strategy

StepStone's Conversus investment platform for high-net worth and accredited investors has hit a €100m first close for a new core private markets fund. The post StepStone strikes €100m first close for fund giving European investors

EU’s pending foreign subsidies rules put PE deals in the spotlight

The EU’s pending Foreign Subsidies Regulation (FSR) will impose a heavy compliance burden on private equity firms and other financial sponsors that engage in M&A activity in Europe, lawyers told Unquote sister publication PaRR.

Sobera Capital seals 17x return through TM3 Software sale

Berlin-based private equity firm Sobera Capital has scored a hefty 17x return selling professional logistics software business TM3 Software. The post Sobera Capital seals 17x return through TM3 Software sale first appeared on AltAssets Private

Is Wall Street Really to Blame for the Affordable Housing Crisis?

Affordable housing has become harder and harder to find. Could corporate speculators be the culprit?

Private equity pair pick up substrate polishing precision machinery specialist PSS

Angeles Equity Partners and Bison Capital Partners have picked up Lapmaster Parent, a manufacturer of specialized precision machinery for lapping, grinding, cutting, and polishing substrates. The post Private equity pair pick up substrate polishing precision

Vista completes Ping Identity exit to Thoma Bravo at $2.8bn valuation

Vista Equity Partners has completed its exit of enterprise identity software supplier Ping Identity to fellow software private equity major Thoma Bravo through a $2.8bn take-private deal. The post Vista completes Ping Identity exit to

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