UK-based small-cap sponsor Key Capital Partners is expecting to see strong dealflow from entrepreneur-backed SMEs in 2023 as it lays the groundwork for its next fund, managing partner James Hall told Unquote.
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France-headquartered Armen, an investor in GP stakes, is reviewing investment opportunities in the European market as it continues to fundraise for its debut vehicle, co-founder and president Dominique Gaillard told Unquote at IPEM 2023 in
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Panels and conversations at IPEM 2023 in Cannes were dominated by sponsors’ and LPs’ need to overcome the tough fundraising and deal-making environment, with a noticeable change in dynamics as the industry works out how
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With sponsors looking to bypass challenging debt markets and macroeconomic uncertainty, funds editor Harriet Matthews hosts private equity reporter Rachel Lewis to discuss how the dynamics of auction processes and GPs’ approach to exits are
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London-based GP Inflexion has hired Andrea Bertolini as head of financial services from Cinven, alongside making new appointments into its Benelux and Northern England teams.
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IK Partners is counting on a robust pipeline of small targets in the UK and Benelux as the pan-European GP rolled out its Development Capital strategy in those markets this week, Pierre Gallix, head of
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New York-headquartered asset manager Blue Owl Capital has held a final close for Dyal Capital Partners V, raising USD 12.9bn for its latest GP stakes vehicle.
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Blue Owl investment arm Dyal Capital Partners has soared to a $12.9bn final close for its latest fund targeting minority stakes in private equity firms. The post GP stake buyer Dyal Capital brings in $12.9bn
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European mid-market GP Equistone has hired three ESF managers in its offices in London, Paris and Munich with the aim of supporting the firm’s sustainability objectives in its current portfolio and new investments.
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DACH-based asset manager Golding Capital has closed its buyout co-investment fund on EUR 273m, with the GP to launch fundraising for its successor next year.
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EQT has transferred its minority stake in Swiss drug delivery manufacturer SHL Medical to EQT Future, the GP's new impact-driven, longer-hold investment strategy.
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Norway-headquartered EV Private Equity is planning to double down on energy transition investments in technology-enabled businesses with its next fund, partner and head of responsible investment Karem Kobayashi told Unquote.
Read MoreInfrastructure and real assets investor Stonepeak has agreed a buyout of GeelongPort, the second largest port in the Australian state of Victoria. The post Stonepeak picks major Australian port as latest investment first appeared on
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UK-headquartered listed GP Bridgepoint is on track to hold a final close for Bridgepoint Europe Fund VII in H1 2023, the firm said in an FY22 trading update.
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The difficult PE fundraising market means that LPs are gaining more power to sway the types of investments made with their commitments as well as to force change in the diversity of GPs and even
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Italian GP Alto Partners has reached a first close for Alto Capital V, with EUR 150m in commitments raised so far against a EUR 300m target, founding partner Raffaele de Courten told Unquote.
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Investcorp is expecting strong dealflow for its GP stakes strategy as sponsors forge ahead with fundraising and deployment to take advantage of opportunities brought about by the current macroeconomic environment, managing partner Anthony Maniscalco told
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German GP Paragon Partners has agreed to sell its investment in Inprotec, a German chemicals contract manufacturer, to Luxembourg-based International Chemical Investors Group.
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European mid-market sponsor Equistone is banking on the multi-cycle experience of its team to carry the firm and its portfolio through the next storm as it looks towards future fundraising and portfolio development, UK-based partner
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Unquote speaks to Agnieszka Pakulska, a partner at Poland-based sponsor Avallon, about the GP’s current outlook and her career, as part of the new Women in Private Equity series.
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